Thanksgiving Thankfuls! :)

Since Thanksgiving is in about a week I decided to Blog about everything that I am thankful for.

* First and foremost I am thankful for my Husband- though we may not get along all the time, and have been going through some pretty tough times together lately, I am completely thankful for him! Tough times ALWAYS come in marriages... it's the getting through it and past all of the MAJOR differences that makes the marriage all worth it. I am not much for religion of any kind but I do believe in God, and praying has helped us both so much! I know that I truly LOVE this boy! He has a wonderful heart! I am so fortunate to have this amazing man in my life!:)

* What would life be with out the most wonderful parents ever!? I am eternally grateful for my parents! They are always there for me! Their unconditional love, sympathy, support, friendship, listening to me vent, help, and their natural, wonderful, perfect ability to be the best parents EVER! So many times have I looked to my parents as role models and for support, and gotten what I needed! My parents are one in a million and completely irreplaceable! I want them to know how much I love and care for them! I am truly BLESSED to have such wonderful parents! :)

* Siblings! My sister.... now that girl is someone SPECIAL! For those of you who know her you can testify to this. Ashley has always been such a great sister! Over the years we have grown closer. She is currently expecting a baby... and that I am thankful for too! My brother Josh. This boy is great!!:) he is so talented and the funnest boy ever to be around! Joshua has a great personality and has a knack for making a person smile or laugh!:)

*My Father and Mother in law! Fred and Lisa Grisham! I could not have chosen a better family to marry into! These 2 are such amazing people!! Fred is great for a laugh... that man always has something to say that will make you laugh.... if not saying it he is good a practical jokes :) Lisa is such a giving thoughtful person! She always has something made up for Brian and I when we go to visit! Such cute useful things! Giving is wonderful and shows that you have a wonderful heart, and that she has!:)

* All of my extended family...Grandparents, bother-in-laws, sister-in-laws, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins! Each and every one of them is so unique and have special personalities and talents! Where would a girl be without all of her family??

*My home! Its so nice to have a place to call home. Best thing is it is MY home!! To have worked so hard to be able to have this is a great reward. Anyone can have a house but it takes a place full of love, hard work and happiness to make it a home!

*KODA- of course I am thankful for her! Like I have mentioned in previous posts, I had a dream about koda the night before I got her. She is MEANT to be a part of our family... for what reason I don't know, but there is a reason and one day we will find that out. :) She is ALWAYS happy to see us come home... she loves us unconditionally and always shows that love! EVEN the slobbery kisses she gives! :)

* My jobs! Yes this varies day to day.. some days I would rather not go into work and listen to all of the stuff that comes along with being a dispatcher and on the Ambulance. HOWEVER, I remember that my jobs are a service to everyone! Some days I save lives, others I watch or hear as they are lost. What comes along with these two jobs is lots of the time very negative and kinda depressing. Some of the things you see, you hear, you learn of, and the people that you deal with. I have experienced some true tragedies in my 3 years of being with the police dept and on the ambulance. On the flip side of that, I am here to help save lives, and have.... I am here to be a listening ear to a person who is totally depressed and thinking about taking their life. I am the voice on the other side of the phone that is here to help! I LOVE my line of work, and truly am thankful that I have the ability and opportunity to be a part of it! :)

* Friends! Where would a person be with out friends? Friends are essential in life! People to hang out with, to confide in, to be goofy with, to go shopping, out to lunch, call in the middle of the night, listen to, and to love!:)



Thankful
By A. R. Gronos
I'm thankful for all good with which
I've been blessed throughout life.
For hardships, and for heartaches, too,
For failures, trials and strife.
I'm thankful for each little prayer
Someone has said for me;
For loving thoughts, for friendliness,
For all good will I see.

My thanks for hands, with which I could
Scribe someone on life's way;
For all small deeds of kindness
I'm allowed to do each day.
I'm thankful for all happiness,
Each long hour of deep sorrow;
God thus in his great mercy gives
More wisdom for tomorrow.