a day full of thanks.

i am oh, soo thankful for my life. i truly live a good life. today was a day spent with family. i was so filled with god's joy all day, and it reminded me how much grace he has given me throughout the years.

i am thankful for::

-friends. i am thankful for the friends who encourage me and challenge me. friends who are there for me, and speak wisdom and experience into my life. i am thankful for the friends who aren't really my friends, but come to me for advice. i am thankful for the friends that have forgiven me, and the ones i have forgiven. im even thankful for the people who used to be my friends but hurt me in the end. im thankful for friends that love.

-family. i am thankful for my family, even though it's not the perfect, god seeking family i sometimes wished it was, but my family is loving. they support me and love me no matter what color my hair is, or what piercing is on my nose :)

-school. i am thankful for this big influence circle god has dropped right in front of me. im thankful for the teachers, and the students- even though i dont know all of them. i have a huge heart for my classmates, and i am thankful they are alive, and thankful that god is using me to influence, encourage, love and speak life into.

-USA. i am thankful for our country's freedom. i am thankful that our country has the freedom of religion- the freedom to praise the most high king. i am thankful for the rights and for our circumstances. we truly have it "best". i am thankful that i have a home, and that my parents are employed. i am thankful for my future in this country. and last, i am sure thankful for our past and present presidents. even though neither one of them could fix our corrupt world, i will continue to pray blessing and wisdom over their lives.

-God. I am so thankful for my father, my best friend and my lover. i am thankful that he gave his only begotten son to die the most painful, horrible death so i could live! he is truly an amazing father and has freely given me such beautiful grace over every situation in my life. i am thankful that he uses the foolish things to be part of my testimony. i am thankful for my testimony and for the things i know i have gotten through because jesus was and is with me. he is so ever present, so crazy and so ridiculously loving! i am thankful for the life he has given me!! he is glorious. he is thanksgiving. hallelujah, praise the lord.

happy thanksgiving, everyone!

x