Time for me to sit down and get some blogging done since it has been awhile since I've posted! We celebrated Thanksgiving day (Emma's 1st) in Clovis with my mom and dad this year. We went over Wednesday night and went to church with my parents and Grandma held Emma thru church and sang the songs to her, which she of course LOVED! Her favorite song right now that Grandma sings to her is Home Of The Soul....very possibly the OLDEST church song ever...lol...BUT she loves when Grandma sings it to her. She either stares at her and concentrates or she goes right to sleep. We woke up Thanksgiving morning and Mark and Emma played all morning while Mom and I cooked dinner. Nana and Jack came over to eat with us and Nana held and loved on Emma the whole time she was there except when we ate. Emma loves her Nana and thinks she's a pretty funny old gal. Thanksgiving dinner was great and Emma even got to lick a finger dipped in whip cream! She wasn't sure about that taste! Mark had to leave right after lunch and head back here to Lubbock to be at work at 6PM. I hated to see him go to work but this is the life we signed up for and I'm so grateful he has a serving heart that desires to help people when needed. He loves his job and that makes me a happy wife. Friday morning, Dad went in and got Emma out of bed so I could sleep in a little while and apparently he took her in to lay her on the bed with my mom and Grandpa and Emma were talking and she belly laughed for the first time. I wished I could have heard it but Grandpa was a very proud man that day!!
Today, I have so much to be grateful for. I am so thankful for Mark and our marriage. People say that marriage can be hard and maybe we just aren't old enough yet, but it seems pretty darn blissful most of the time. Do we disagree sometimes? Yes. Do we irritate each other sometimes? Sure. But we always seem to smile when we look at each other and can't help but just love on each other! God has been so good to us and we are thankful to Him for leading us to each other.
We are amazingly thankful for our sweet Emma Grace. She has blessed our lives over and over. We were not planning on getting pregnant when we did and we both were in shock and in panic after finding out but we wouldn't take it back now for anything. She lights our world up and makes each day so much happier! When we get off work, we love to come home and see her smile when she sees us. We love to love on her, spoil her, teach her, watch her grow, help her thru hard times, and we thank God for giving her to us to raise in Him.
We are thankful for our families. They are there for us thru good and bad. They pray for us, encourage us, support us, and love us. Mark and I were both blessed to be raised in Christian homes with our mom and dad together and we lived in peace. We understand and know that not everyone gets that luxury and we are thankful for getting that! Our lives are enriched in so many ways because of them.
And lastly, we are thankful for our dear friends. All of our friends who we have known so long we cherish. They have been thru so much with us and loved us in the middle of it all. We have made so many memories to laugh at and think back on. Those will be treasured forever. To our friends who we are becoming so close to. They will be lifelong friends and our hearts are overjoyed at the memories we are making right this minute. God knew what He was doing when he led us all to the same place, at the same time, going thru the same life experiences together.
I am just so blessed in SO many ways and I will try to think of those things not just today, but everyday!
