A Month of Thanksgiving Day #28, 29 & 30

Final days in the A Month of Thanksgiving, 2013 Gratitude Challenge, 30 Days of Thanks, 30 Days of Gratitude. I'm impressed with myself for finishing this. I have a terrible habit of not finishing what I start. I'm thankful for those who put up the link-ups to keep us thinking about this. It will definitely be something I hope to continue well into next year.

Today I am thankful for a full 11 months of goodness in my life. There've been a few not so great moments but we must take the good with the bad. In order to realize the good, we have to have the bad. 

I'm very grateful for the teenage son who still wants to give me random hugs and tell me that he loves me. {Note to self: stop being too 'busy' to accept the hugs!}

Thankful for a husband that 'plans' a weekend off of work to spend with his family. Thankful also for all the goodies he insisted I buy for the 'weekend'.

I'm very glad that on Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, we were able to visit some relatives on dh's side of the family. Thankful for moving to Cleveland area; we'd {the kids and I} would most likely never have met them otherwise. Aunt Louise gave the kids each an Action Bible {although I'm not overjoyed with the publication, it definitely has some positive points}. 

Very grateful that dh has been able to get plenty of rest on his extended weekend. Work has been very stressful for him lately. I hope this has been a nice reprieve. 

Thankful for leftover turkey. It seems we have more this year than last year. We've been eating the leftovers each day {so this is the third day} and we still have 1 1/2 containers left. They may not last too much longer. Thankful for the length of time they did!

I cannot believe that tomorrow is December already. It has flown by so quickly this year. But I am so so thankful that in just a short time {that will fly even faster!} we'll be seeing family. I'll get to see my mom, my grandma, one of my sisters and her family, a new niece and two nephews, and all of my hubby's family. We've not seen everyone {with the exception of a couple here and there} for over 2 years! I am sooo excited!! 

I'm thankful that while we are visiting family, our cat will be taken care of, as well as the plants that I was given not long ago. I'm thankful for those plants, even the 'trouble' they cause {you know, having to remember to water them- such trouble lol}. Thankful because I love having plants.

I am thankful for salvation from God that is sure, and not because of what I've done or who I am. I am thankful that that salvation has helped me be a different 'creation', a new person, than I was. I'm not perfect, and I am thankful for God's grace and mercy and the love of my family as well, in spite of my imperfection. I'm thankful for the little family God has placed me with, and with me {haha! they're stuck with me *wink*}. 

I'm thankful for friends that I've had, whether we keep in touch still or not, the friends I do have now {irl and online- which is really 'real life' too!}, and those I know I will come to know. I'm very grateful for all the differences between those in my family and those who are my friends and those who I come in contact with; they make life interesting and enjoyable.