November? Woah.

I'm not gonna sit here and act all like I'm gonna post what I'm thankful for daily on the ole' blogaroo or facebook. That's just silly for me. I'll forget. I'll miss a few days. The good news is that I can still be thankful with out announcing it in cyber space :)

Since it's Saturday morning and I love Saturday mornings I'm going to sit here holding my precious sleeping baby while he makes sweet baby noises and I'm going to write out a few things I'm thankful for.

The first two are people that I love and could really learn a few things from.

1. My hubs. He is so full of grace. I can be selfish, irritable, and just plain ugly and he is SO quick to put it behind us and love me. He just forgives. It makes me feel so good that he pays more attention to the good in me than he does the bad. He is always in my corner but speaks truth into my life. He also doesn't say much and I say way too much most of the time(typical man? typical woman?). When he does speak, he's full of wisdom. He enjoys the simple things. He works hard. He's so cute out in the pasture riding that tractor around. He has stepped it up around the house while I've been busy nursing, nursing, nursing. He is a leader. He is strong and steady. So, I'm thankful for the old soul that I get to grow old with. Oh, and he's the father of my child :)

2. Mother. Growing up I thought my mom was kind of a push over. Sometimes I'd just want her to get mad and stand up for herself. Well, now I'm older and I get it. She isn't a push over. She always told me that if I didn't have anything nice to say to not say anything at all and she LIVED it in front of me. How many folks do you know who actually practice what they preach? She isn't going to fly off the handle at you because she knows once it's said you can't take it back. She isn't going to fuss about silly things because she knows relationships are more important than her pride. So while some may think mom needs a backbone I'd like to tell them that I wish I could have the kind of backbone she has. She is so gentle, kind, self controlled, patient, and forgiving. I'm thankful for her and the way she has encouraged me as a new mom. She took such great care of Hank and me in the beginning when we hit a few speed bumps. She is so supportive and encouraging and it has made our mother-daughter relationship even sweeter. I won't ever stop needing my mama. I'd say I want to be more like her but she's striving to be more like Christ so I'll just cut out the middle man and make those same strides.