Thankful...

(I hijacked my sister's laptop so I could post :-) 


I have had so much on my heart and mind the last few weeks coming into the holiday season.  My emotions have run the gammut of complete indifference to overwhelming gratitude and thanksgiving.  It's no secret to anyone who knows me that one of the deepest desires of my heart is to be married and have children of my own.  So each holiday season that comes and goes without a spouse gets tougher.  I see the blessings of Godly spouses and sweet babies that the Lord has given to my friends and siblings and it makes me want it even more.  But at the same time, in the last year the Lord has revealed Himself to me in ways I could have never dreamed of and I know that my identity is in Him and not in my marital status.  He has been my Rock, my Redeemer, my Comforter, my Provider, and most of all I have peace in knowing that He is a promise keeping God.  Over and over in the Bible, He shows His faithfulness to His people and to the promises He has made to them.

So here I sit, in this beautiful beach house, and am overwhelmed with gratitude and thanksgiving that the God of all the universe, sent His son Jesus to die on the cross for my sins, and blessed me with these wonderful, amazing, crazy people to love and do life with!!  It's not always easy, it can get really messy sometimes, but they are the tangible love of Christ in my life and I don't know where I would be without them!!