Thankful

This week, I wanted to take a moment to talk about what I am thankful for.  This Thanksgiving is a big contrast to last Thanksgiving, and for that, I am very thankful!  I am also thankful for my family...of course my immediate family...Chad and I have been together for 10 years!  We have had our ups and downs (thankfully more ups than downs), and we continue to grow together.  Grace is now close to 9 months old, and has changed our lives for the better!  We are SO incredibly thankful for her and her sweet, miraculous life.  She has taught us and so many others about God's power and grace.  I am also thankful for our extended families...Chad's and my parents and siblings, our niece (and niece/nephew on the way!), grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins.  They made us who we are.  I am thankful for my precious friends...I won't attempt to list specific names for fear of my crazy mind forgetting someone, but you know who you are!  :)  You have loved me through the hard times and I will never forget that!  I am thankful for my church family, who are literally my extended family.  I am thankful for my job.  I LOVE being a pediatric nurse, and I love it even more since I work part time!  :)  And last but certainly not least, I am thankful for Jesus...my Redeemer, my Savior, the Lover of my soul, my Father.  It is because of Him that I live and breathe.

Anniversary

This past Sunday, Chad and I celebrated our seventh wedding anniversary!  So much has happened over the past seven years, and of course the best thing that happened was the birth of our precious daughter in March.  We are so very blessed! 

Home

We are HOME!  We had our first night together as a family last night.  It went well.  We are learning and having fun!  I will post pictures soon!  :)

Grace Elizabeth is here!! 7 lbs 1 oz. She is beautiful. She looks just like her ultrasound pics. Momma is doing great also and enjoying spending time with Grace. Grace is doing good and showing that she is a fighter!
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Family Photos

Andrea Reed with Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep came to our home a few weeks ago when I was 33 weeks pregnant to give us family photos.  NILMDTS is an amazing foundation...there is a link to the website on the right side of my blog.  The photographers donate their gifts to families like ours.  Consider donating to support their mission.  We will be donating in honor of Grace, as well as Andrea our photographer.

Here are a few of my favorite photos...

I love this quotation from the NILMDTS website: "Dearest Baby, may you know, our greatest blessing was having you."  Grace, you are our greatest blessing.