Wondering

If you are reading this post you are most likely wondering, as am I, why it takes me (us) until November to really think about the things we are grateful for. Really it doesn't. I am very grateful for many things all the time. I just haven't taken the time to write about it. Obviously I am not fulfilling my goal to write each day. It's a lot harder then one thinks when starting something like this.

I am thankful for much, but I could do a lot better. Unless you truly have a grateful attitude you miss out on so many things to be thankful for. I must admit that lately my attitude hasn't been aligned correctly. I really need an adjustment. I just need to stop and take time to think about those things in my life that are of the greatest importance. In doing so I will see the great blessings in which I should be grateful.

A while back I remember hearing a quote or something similar to this:

- There are many good things in our life, even great things. Many of the good and great things we do are fun and recreational. There are also many important things in our life. We need to make sure the important come before the good and great. - 

Example - It's great and fun to go golfing (if you like that, if not choose another hobby/sport/etc...), but it's important to be there for your family. It's important to support your children and your wife. It's important to help them realize there dreams. It's important to be there for them.

Later in life your golf game will mean nothing, but your family will be everything. If you are not living that way now, then change. Make it a priority. I'm not perfect (in fact I've got a lot of work to do), no one will be perfect, but try.

I am so grateful for my loving family. My wife and kiddos, my parents and siblings. It's good, great and important. I love it!

Long Time

Ok, so I'm not so good at keeping up to date and fulfilling my goal to post a thankful thought everyday. In fact, I'm rather awful at it.

In the past 10 months I've had a lot of trials thrown in my face. I won't touch on all of them, but one of them caused my family and I to have to sell our home. We lived there for almost 9 years. We had many, many friends and great neighbors. We now live about 5 miles away from that home we loved so much. It's not far but it really tears at the heart.

Although this move was very difficult, I am so thankful that we found a nice home to raise our children. We've met many of our neighbors and it seems to be a good place. It will take some getting used to, but this is where we are to be. We really have been blessed!