Day 12

A friend of mine once told me that we shouldn't pray for patience, but rather pray for the opportunity to practice patience. So today, I'm thankful for the opportunity to practice patience. It's not easy, that's for dang sure. And being in school and living off one income, Adam and I are getting A LOT of practice in. :) There's nothing I can do to speed up this whole "get through school" process, so I guess I may as well at least try to enjoy it ... somehow. And be thankful for the opportunity.

"So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you."

Luke 11:9

Patience is the key to this one, I just know it!

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Day 11

Today, I'm proud and thankful to be the daughter, granddaughter, and niece of veterans. We are all very blessed, and we all have much to be thankful for in this regard.

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Day 10

Today, I'm thankful for Andy Stanley and his wonderful gift of enlightening Adam and me to be better disciples of Christ. I want to be clear that I'm not idolizing Andy or anything, but he was definitely blessed with something special, and I'm so glad he recognized it and embraces it every week.

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Day 9

Today, I'm thankful for my health. I think this is something so many of us take for granted. Yesterday I met a man named Bob Lujano (no HIPAA violation here -- he came to speak to our class) who lost all four of his limbs due to meningococcemia (meningitis in his blood) when he was nine years old. Despite everything he's been through, he still thanks God for life, for purpose, and for his ability to help others. He's also a badass murderball player (wheelchair rugby) for team USA!

Bob definitely demonstrates that even with a disability, life does go on. He is fully functioning completely on his own. But his ability to care for himself didn't come without difficulties and lots of adjustments. No doubt, if something like this happened to me it would be exceptionally difficult, especially now. I have no idea how I would cope, and my life would be forever changed in so many ways. Just thinking about it makes me appreciate my ability to walk with my own two feet so much more! And as I said before, it makes me so very thankful for my health.

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Day 8

Being a grad student comes with a lot of baggage. The biggest, heaviest, grossest bag is the debt that I'm accumulating as I obtain this superb education from UAB. Student loans are an absolute necessity, but I'm also extremely thankful for my considerate, selfless, wonderful husband and his job. Adam's hard work doesn't go unrecognized (by me or his supervisors), and there's no way I could make it through this season of my life without his support emotionally and financially. He's the best!

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Day 7

Today, after one last big test, I'm thankful for a huge break in school. Like a break till after Thanksgiving.

This day of thankfulness might last for a few more days. ... .......

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Day 6

I'd like to start this one off by saying that my 30 days of thanks posts are not ranked in any way. I write them based off some sort of inspiration each day.

So last night, my cousin Kevin called me. During our conversation (not knowing that I am participating in the 30 days of thanks "challenge") he informed me that he is not participating. His reasoning was that he is thankful every day of every month, not just during the month of November, which happens to hold the holiday where we all give thanks.

He's absolutely right. It's very important for us to be thankful each and every day for our blessings. One thing I am very proud to share, despite my downfalls as a christian, is that I give thanks to Jesus Christ every time I pray. It's not hard for me to be thankful. Every morning and afternoon when I walk the dogs, I have a beautiful scene to view here in Birmingham. From the back of our apartment building and also from our patio out front, we have a perfect view of a ridge that's currently full of colorful fall trees. They remind me every day of God's powerful creations. It sparks a series of other thoughts of all that's good in my life and all I have to be thankful for. I'm so thankful for my health, my husband, our family, our dogs, our friends, our apartment, our cars ... and most importantly, I'm extremely thankful for my ever deepening relationship with my lord and savior. Which brings me to day 6. Today, and everyday, I'm thankful for Him.

"Do not be anxious, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."

- Philippians 4:6-7

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