1. Jesus. How could He NOT be at the top of my list?! Without Him I have no hope. He is my savior, my rock, my redeemer, my comforter, my healer, the one who listens when no one else will, the only one who totally understands me, my protector, my everything, my God!
2. My husband
3. My children
I can write paragraphs on #'s 2 and 3. For right now I'll leave it at that.
4. Our families. Without them Josh and I might never get to spend any time alone. Ha! In all honesty though we love and appreciate them for all they do for us. I only hope we are as good to them as they are to us.
5. My sister, Jessica. Love our conversations together. The older we get the more we "get" each other. So thankful we've both grown up and out of our selfish teenage ways to see what's most important in life.
6. My bffae, Amanda. I've been informed by my sister taht bffae stands for best friends forever and ever, which in our case is pretty true. We've only been friends for about 10 years but she and I have prayed together and for each other through infertility, babies, marriage, divorce, sickness, and even the death of her mom. Not to mention we have tons of fun when we get together. Our relationship is kind of like Meridith and Christina on Grey's Anatomy except without all the wierd parts. I love her as if she were my own sister and I'm so thankful I will spend eternity in Heaven with this chick :)
7. My church family. Wow! We have an awesome church family. Not that I don't think God couldn't lead us to another church as wonderful as Trinity, but I am perfectly aware that there are not many churches out there that have the kind of commitment to leading, teaching, discipling, serving each other and loving their members that ours does.
8. The Word of God. Every part of it is God-breathed and useful in one way or another—showing us truth, exposing our rebellion, correcting our mistakes, training us to live God's way. Through the Word we are put together and shaped up for the tasks God has for us. (2 Tim 3:16)
9. D's expression of faith. He is a new born in his faith but he is teaching me so much about the simplicity of it all that we take for granted. Through him I've come to understand why the lost have such a hard time accepting it for what it is. I pray daily that he will grow in his faith and that it will be bold. I pray that he will be courageous enough to stand firm in what he believes when it's most important. I pray that he will be a man after God's own heart!
10. My family's health. It seems once Josh and I turned 30 and had children our bodies began to "fall apart". Immediately after D was born Josh spent a night in the hospital. Then L was born and I got sick and spent 3 days in the ICU. L has had multiple ear infections, sinus infections, eye surgery, tubes, and over Christmas Break she'll have her tonsils and adnoids removed. This seems like a lot but I also know that things could be much worse. I'm thankful that we have the insurance to afford these hospital stays, surgeries, and drugs to make us well!
