Thankful Thursday

Ok, so I've done a couple of these and I do enjoy reading everybody else's so I've decided I need to make it a weekly thing. I also think it will help me with my word of the year - CHERISH: to show great tenderness for: to treasure, to consider something or someone precious or valuable.

I am thankful for:

1. My Husband: He is a great man. He is kind, loving, generous- everything you'd want in a husband. He loves me no matter what and he's there for me whenever I need him. He is a great father and our kids just adore him. I am extremely lucky and blessed to have found such a wonderful, godly man.

2. Jarrod's job: While it may not be in the town or state I'd like it to be in, his job has been a blessing to us. It has been almost a year since he took the job and it has been really nice to be able to finally pay all of our bills. While we have had to have some help every once and awhile with things that happen to spring up like dental stuff and a new baby, we have been able to pay all the other stuff and it has been great.

3. The kids: While they may drive me crazy sometimes and they have been having trouble getting along, they are extremely sweet kids. They are kid and loving to everyone they meet and they are just sweethearts. This afternoon, Jude wanted some of Mia's chips but she ate them all, so she gave him her empty bowl. He looked at it and said, "thank you Mia" and put it in the sink for her. What kid does that? Most kids I know would have thrown a fit, but not my sweet Jude (atleast not at that moment)They are well behaved when we visit people and go places and it makes me proud when people compliment us on how good they are especially when we have so many. Believe me, they have their moments as all kids do, but I wouldn't change any of them for anything.

4. Our newest bundle of joy: Coen has been great. He truly does eat, sleep and poop with the majority being sleep. He is a cutie patootie and the kids absolutely adore him (which is something else to be thankful for). Jude loves him sooo much. Anytime he's out of his sight Jude is running around going "where baby Coen go" and if he cries Jude wants to know "what matter baby Coen". It is so sweet, I absolutely love it! The girls think he's cute and just love to hold him.

5. Our health: We have all stayed unsick so far during this crazy season people in MT call winter. I had a healthy pregnancy and Coen is completely healthy. So, we have definitely been blessed in this area and I thank God for that.

Well, that looks good for this week. Stay tuned for next week.