Thankful Tuesday

Thanksgiving is approaching and I thought it would be fun to post 24 things that I am thankful for.  Since there are 24 days until Thanksgiving, I thought that I would post one thing for every day of November up to Thanksgiving.  Here goes.....

1.) I am thankful for my amazing and loving husband!  I am thankful for the wonderful marriage that we share.  He is more than anything that I could of ever hoped for in a husband.  He never ceases to amaze me!  I often take for granted how blessed I am to be married to him and loved by him! I need to do a better job of thanking God for a godly husband and thanking Josh for his love and all he does in and for our marriage! It's such a gift to be treasured everyday.

2.) I am thankful for my caring and supportive parents!  I am so grateful to them for their love throughout the years.  God has blessed me with such a wonderful family.  My parents love and give selflessly more than anyone I know.  Most of all I am thankful for their diligence in taking me to church, teaching me the Gospel and showing me the love of Jesus!

3.) I am thankful for my mother and father in law and the gracious way they welcomed me into their family!  These two wonderful people express joy with their whole hearts and they share that their joy solely comes from the Lord(which is so inspiring).  I am thankful for the way they raised Josh to be a loving, caring and godly man. I couldn’t ask for better in laws, their love is a true blessing!

4.) I am thankful for my brother, Nathan.  I love him more then he will ever know.  He is such an amazing person.  He lives in FL, so I rarely get to see him.  So I miss him VERY much!

5.) I am thankful for my beautiful sister, Ashley.  I look up to her in so many ways!  She is bright, creative, neat and well all the things I'm not.  I love her more then she will ever know.  My sister has gone through more than anyone ever should have to go through.  I have seen so much faith, strength, perseverance and hope in her life through her trails and this simply just makes me love her more!  Click here to read The Sirianni Family story.

6.) I am thankful for my little lover boy, Myka.  This handsome boy is my first adopted sibling.  He was adopted from Hong Kong in November of 2005.  I had the privilege of going to Hong Kong with the family to get this cute little boy and bring him home to make our family complete.  Myka is 6 years old and will be 7 in April.

7.)  I am thankful for this little stinker, Faith.  This girlie is my second adopted sibling.  She was adopted from FL in July of 2006.  Did I say that Myka completed our family?...Well that's just what we thought until God said to my parents, "This little girl belongs in your care."  And you know what, God knows best.  Because we all don't know what life would be like without this little precious girl.  She is the sweetest stinker in the world!  Faith is 4 years old and will be 5 in December.

8.) I am thankful for this girlie girl, Mari.  This doll is my third adopted sibling.  She was adopted from Haiti in November of 2009.  The moment my parents saw this princess, they said, "yes, please!"  Mari has brought so much joy into our family!  I know Faith and Myka would agree also.  The three of these kids together is just plain fun craziness!...And I mean that in a very good way!  Mari is 7 years old and will be 8 in January.

9.) I am thankful for my wonderful grandmom, June.  I am thankful for who she is to me and the example she is to me.  Her passion is for Christ and from being with her, you will experience this passion quickly.  And if this picture doesn't say it enough, she just loves her grandchildren.  She spoils us all with love!

10.) I am thankful for my Uncle Doug, Aunt Amy and my Cousin Brooke.  These guys are the closest family I have outside of my immediate family.  Doug, Amy and Brooke light up whatever room they are in.  I'm inspired by them all. 

11.) I am thankful for my home church, Grace Community Church.  I am also thankful for the body of churches we are associated with through Sovereign Grace Ministries.  I am so thankful for the people that draw me out and the way they minister to me on such a personal level.  I love living life with my church family.  Each and everyone of you are a blessing!

12.) I'm thankful for my cozy little home!  (Sorry I don't have pictures of the whole place.)  This place is such a blessing to me!  I love it! 

13.) I'm thankful for my iPhone.  It's kinda funny, my husband just looked at what I was doing and he said, "I'm surprised you didn't put this at #1".  I do love my iPhone! ;)

14.) I am thankful for ice cream!  Not just any kind though...I'm thankful for Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough ice cream.  Not just any brand though...It has to be Turkey Hill! he he!

15.) I'm thankful for friends!!!  And especially all these beautiful girls!  What a blessing they all are to me!

16.) I am thankful for babies!  I REALLY cannot wait to have my own little ones and to start a family with Joshua!  I think that babies are one of God's greatest gift's!  (BTW, I got this image off of google. And why, yes, I would love to have this many babies;) )

17.) I am thankful for music!  (Especially when my husband serenades me!)

18.) I am thankful for my bible and the freedom to read it!

19.) I'm thankful for love!  It makes my world go round!

20.) I am thankful for amazing grace that I don't deserve. 

21.) I am thankful for Christmas time!  For it is, "the most wonderful time of the year."

22.) I'm thankful for Jamaica and the lovely honeymoon Josh and I were able to go on!  I can't believe we have almost been married for a year!  (I'm thinking Jamaica round 2 for our one year anniversary...ay?  I guess that's wishful thinking.)

23.) I am thankful for sleep!  Yes, sleep!  I love it!  Can't live without it! 

24.) I am thankful for Thanksgiving and the reminder it brings.  (This cartoon says it perfectly!)

What are you thankful for? :)