Giving Thanks
November 24th, 2007 Posted in Family, General, Random ThoughtsI have taken a few days off from blogging with the holiday. Here are a few things I am thinking about being thankful for:
- I am thankful for my personal family. I have a brother, mother and many extended family members that are a blessing.
- I am thankful for my GREAT relationships with in-laws. They are more like family than in-laws.
- I am thankful for the BEST wife in the world. She puts up with me (that is enough) and she is a great mom!
- I am thankful for Church at the Grove. It is a dream to be able to be a part of a church like ours.
- I am thankful for Craig, Sandy, David, Rosemary, Nathan and those that helped us start CATGrove.
- I am thankful for the incredible people that volunteer every week to make Church at the Grove a reality. Set-up teams, hospitality teams, greeter teams, sound and worship teams, children’s ministry teams, breakdown teams, trailer pulling teams and on and on…..
- I am thankful for Summit, NorthStar, Ken and Linda Coggins, Larry and Milton, SMBA and New Work, Concord, Appalachee and all the others that have helped make CATGrove a reality.
- I am thankful for Terry Little that has been BIG in encouraging and coaching me.
- I am thankful for Nana, Philip, Becca, Walter, Mercy, Bliss and Thomas……they are just like family!
- I am thankful for Mammie and Eddie who influenced me toward Jesus!
- I am thankful for Doug, Scott and IMPACT that gave me a passion for ministry.
- I am thankful for Mike, Ike and NorthStar and the chance they gave me to grow in leadership and ministry.
- Did I say that I was thankful for Jill, my best friend, companion and encourager.
- I am thankful for so many friends that have allowed me to share life with them.
- I am thankful for Martin Luther and the Gutenburg printing press.
- I am thankful for six UGA wins in a row over the Jackets. (Let’s make it seven!) See this blog for some great UGA-TECH pictures.
- I am thankful for the joy of being Josiah’s, Abigail’s, and Caleb’s Dad.
- I am thankful for food to eat, shelter over my head, and the blessing of living in a country that values freedom.
- I am thankful for the soldiers in the past and present that have sacrificed for our freedom.
- Whew!!!! That is a lot, but we have a lot to be thankful for!
Let’s live grateful lives everyday!
