Because of His Loving Kindness...

i am overwhelmed with thankfulness.

on friday afternoon my amazingly sweet paw-paw took a fall at ace hardware. within 30-45 minutes i was at the ER along with his wife, my mom, dad, 2 sisters, and 3 nephews. he was very bloody and beat up. i am so thankful to Jesus that my paw-paw didn't break any bones. they stitched up his upper lip and his cheekbone, ran x-rays, and then sent him home. my mom went home with them and got them settled for the night.

while she was taking care of them i went to see "the help". what a wonderful movie. as if the day weren't already emotional enough... i cried straight through that movie. that movie made me feel a sense of urgency. we don't have time to love half heartedly. we have to give others everything we've got. we have to love them because the world will not and is not. we've got to share our stories of Jesus' love with the people we know.

i saw "the help" with my future family. 2 of will's cousins, sister-in-laws, his mom, grams, and his aunt. i am so thankful for these women and the way the have welcomed me into their family. they take care of me, look out for me, and feel "at home". the love i have inside of me for will ginn is unreal. it comes from way down deep. i love him because he is will but i also love him because i understand he is who God has given me. i cherish him because he is the best gift God has given me. and on top of that i get to become a part of his family.

the next morning i went to my paw-paw's house to take care of them and visit. we watched "soul surfer", napped, and had milkshakes and smoothies. i can't begin to list the reasons why my paw-paw is so great. i am thankful for saturday mornings with him and mrs. palmer.

last night we got a call that paw-paw was having left arm pain. which could be from the fall or could be signs of a heart attack. since he didn't take his blood thinner that day a heart attack would make sense. but he fell on his left side. i'd like to say that i don't worry about him at all and that i just trust the Lord at all times. but i don't. thankful that he is okay and thankful for the prayers that were said on his behalf. i know that God will take care of him and i pray for him daily but still get upset to see him hurt.

last but not least.... this morning i went to the early service at meadowbrook. i was invited by a lady i met in the vegas airport the day i was flying to alabama to be in landry's wedding where i would end up meeting will ginn. wow, long sentence, breath, horrible sentence structure? ha. i have been church hopping since april and honestly i am over it. i am thankful for the "random" meetings Jesus orchestrated that weekend in june of 2010.

thankful for His loving kindness.