My Dad!

In honor of Father's Day, I thought I would post a picture of my dad and a quick couple of stories!  

I now live over 2000 miles away from my parents. I miss them dearly! One time before a trip “home” with my husband and kids, I was talking to my dad on the phone. I was excitedly talking about the trip on which we were about to embark, I exclaimed that I hoped I wasn’t forgetting anything. My dad replied saying, “Sarah, don’t worry. If you forget something you can borrow mine. If I don’t have it, I will buy it. If I can’t buy it, I will steal it!”  Of course, my dad would never steal, what I understood him saying was, "Don't worry, you will be fine!  I love you!"

Dad always made me feel so special and loved.  Last time I went "home", as my mom was pulling in the lane with Grace and I as her two passengers, all of the sudden fireworks shot over our car!  Dad had prepared a big fireworks show to welcome us home!  I felt like a princess. 

I love that guy!

Thankfulness

I was inspired by a post on Willette.  It is all about thankfulness and not complaining about the petty things in life.  What a great post it is!  It is something that I needed to hear and have thought a lot about in the past few months, but haven't really acted on it.

Willette's post has challenged me to be thankful in all things.  One of the main areas I need to focus my thankfulness is my current place of residence.  For eight years I have, off and on, longed to move back to the great state of Iowa.  (No snickers!  It is the greatest state!)  My husband has reminded me the importance of being content and making the best of any situation.  And really, how hard is it to make the best of sunny California, especially in the middle of January?!  Along with having some of  my husband's loving family living right next door!?  Still, I find myself antsy at any opportunity that approaches that may mean we could move to Iowa.  Instead, I want to be thankful for where I am now and thankful that God knows me and loves me and I will trust in Him! 

Make me be accountable to Paul's direction to the Thessalonian's: "Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." 

(1 Thessalonians 5:16-18)

Here are some of the things that I am thankful for:

• My Savior, Jesus Christ 
• Being able to worship my God freely and openly
• My husband and his adventuresome spirit and love for me and the kids
• My two kids and the baby on the way
• Our health
• Living close to extended family as well as feeling loved by extended family that do not live close by.
• Having a job that has blessed me and my family