Happy Thanksgiving

In the middle of all the hustle and bustle of preparing for Turkey Day I wanted to pause for a minute and reflect on a few things I am thankful for. I am so blessed in my life that it is hard to know where to begin. To start I am grateful for God's continual love and blessings, unconditionally, no matter how many times I turn away from him. I am grateful for a husband that challenges me to be my very best and is always ready to make me laugh. No one can change my mood faster than my dear sweet Eric. I am grateful for all of my children with an extra bit of gratitude for the healthy arrival of our 6th this year, Autumn Elise is a treasure, that last piece to make our family complete for now. I am grateful for friends, I have not had many in my adult life because we have moved so many times it has been hard to sustain a real friendship so the friends I have are very precious to me. I am thankful for parents that are healthy and loving and open their arms & house to us at any turn for any reason, they are a true blessing. But if I had to choose what I am most grateful for this year, if it is just one thing I can put to the top of my list it would have to be my sister. She has been there for me so many times I can't even count. She has gone above and beyond the call of sisterhood and has taken rank as my best friend (aside from my husband, of course). She dropped her life for me as my due date approached this summer. She left her husband home alone while she came to stay with me indefinitely to make sure I was not alone during the birth of Autumn. She never hesitated, she never mulled it over, she just did it. She is always a phone call away with a kind word or a sarcastic comment to make me laugh. We talk every day, usually several times a day and I think I just take for granted that she is always there. So I wanted to take a minute and write down how truly blessed I feel to have her as my sister and my friend. She is my never ending source of cheer and comfort, even in the worst of times. I am not eloquent enough with words to express how beautiful she is as a person, friend, sister, mother, wife, daughter, woman. Everyone who knows her is blessed just to share time with her and I am lucky enough to be her sister. I have so many things & people to be thankful for this year but Christina tops the list.