my sweet and healthy little boys.
my sweet and caring husband.
my family & friends.
During this busy busy season it is easy to overlook all the important things. We are busy getting ready for holiday parties, christmas shopping, christmas decorating, etc. Sometimes I am too busy with all that stuff and I don't take the time to just relax and enjoy my family. A lot of that is my personality, I want everything to be just perfect, the house clean, the laundry done, perfect, perfect, perfect. I am working on letting things go a bit and just enjoying them while they are young and are at home and want me to play games with them or color with them. I know too soon they will be grown and out with their friends and won't really want mommy around all that much! Until then I need to slow down and enjoy them more!
I am also thankful for my salvation. For a God who loves us, cares for us, forgives us, and sent His son to die for us. This past summer AJ made Jesus his 'Forever Friend'. He was saved and baptized in June. Jake and I were able to baptize him. Jake had been baptized when he was younger so he talked with my dad about things and decided he would like to be baptized in our church. It was so awesome. Me and my dad baptized Jake, then Jake and I baptized AJ. That was definitely the highlight of 2009 for our family :)
I am so thankful that AJ came to the realization that he needs Jesus in his life. We have gone to church, prayed with him, and read the Bible with him his whole life but the day he came to us and said he wanted Jesus to be his Forever Friend and wanted to be saved and baptized was just awesome! I am sure Reece will come to that realization soon...... although after AJ and Jake were baptized he said he wanted to be baptized too so he could swim in the water. SO--until he realizes the meaning of it all we will wait a bit with him!
Happy Thanksgiving!