36. Thank You, Lord, that the tree branch that fell on Katie and I today wasn't bigger -- and that the biggest part landed between us so that we were only nicked by the little parts.
37. Thank You, Lord, that you protected our friends Zak and Anna and their two kids in a major car accident on Sunday that left their minivan totalled:
38. Thank You, Lord, for AllRecipes.com, which I'm finding to be much more user-friendly than cookbooks that have recipes where I'm always missing one of the ingredients.39. Thank You, Lord, for a dishwasher. We go through SO many dishes a day now!
40. Thank You, Lord, for a washer and dryer. My friend Meredith in Mexico scrubs her clothes by hand and hangs them out to dry. I can't imagine living like that.
41. Thank You, Lord, for the horrified look on John's face when Katie burst out "Go Redskins!" after dinner. I'm still laughing. That's NOT the team he has taught her to cheer for. :-) I wonder where she learned that? *innocent look*
42. Thank You, Lord, for our two children. It was four years ago this month that our first baby died in utero, and we don't take for granted the two gifts you've given us since.
43. Thank You, Lord, for how you used that miscarriage to dramatically strengthen our marriage.
44. Thank You, Lord, for friends we're celebrating tomorrow: Our friend Mike's birthday, and our friends Jen and Wayne's fourth anniversary.
45. Thank You, Lord, for how you turned a mother's horror to humor last night. John and I were downstairs having a TV date at 10 pm when we heard a thought-she-was-sleeping Katie start screaming bloody murder -- "MOMMY!! HELP!! MOMMY!!!!" I tore upstairs to find her in the dark with her nightlight in her hand. She had gotten out of bed, taken her nightlight out of the outlet, and freaked out when it was then pitch-black. When I got down to talk with her about not touching the light, she said, "Go downstairs?" Clarifying what she was asking, I said, "You want to go downstairs?" and she took this as an invitation and began running for the door. She was so disappointed that I wasn't going to let her join my date with her daddy. But I give her points for trying.
I started crying when I saw this photo on here and #37. I don't know how I'd ever survive without Anna in my life and last Sunday was just a horrible, horrible day - getting that phone call. But, I join you in giving thanks to God - along with all of your other things that have me rejoicing with you - for protecting Anna and Zak and those two little boys that we love like our own. God is so faithful and we are so thankful to Him for sparing their lives.
ReplyDeleteI am loving, loving, loving reading your lists, dear friend.