because I cannot keep silent...

Thankful.
This is quite possibly my favorite post of the year.
I should do it everyday...not just Thanksgiving day.
However, today I am thankful for so many things.

Here goes...my heart.

Jesus Christ. For His unending, never-failing love. For His guidance and protection. For His goodness and mercy. For being faithful when I am not. For providing for all my needs. For shedding His precious blood. For being my Savior and friend.





Daddy's patience, wisdom, & love. Mama's friendship and faithfulness. Britta's determination and drive. Ability to type this. Pictures. Thaxton Baptist Church. Mamaw Mabel's passion for the food pantry. Papaw's hard work. Beezie's heart and soul and "that's what I say." Special Education kids. Mamaw Margie's sense of humor and contentment in life. My car. My guitar. Running water. Electricity.



My handsome boyfriend and best friend, Paul. Contacts, for without them I would be blind. Shoes. Dishwasher. My camera. Paul's sweet family. ICC BSU. Tahoe City, CA. Operation Christmas Child. Cherokee Cove. Bro. Jimmy & Mrs. Janice. Chris' friendship for the past 19 years. Jacob's awkwardness & Bible wisdom. My Acteen girls. Mississippi State. Costa. Mission trips. Debo's Sunday School class. Debo in general. Washing machine and dryer. Tv. Laptop.



Diet Coke. Madison, Katilyn, & Payton and the joy they bring into my life. Payton's "Ashey, Mickey, Moon, Pukie, Paauul, peez, & hey baby" plus all his other words. Good health. My bed. My 5 senses. Andrea Rodgers. Ceiling fans. Earrings. Cell phone. Karen Kingsbury. Dr. Coffey's classes. My boy cousins (Morgans + Warren). Paul's ability to make me laugh no matter the circumstance.



Katy Lynn Kimbrell. Straighteners. Doctors. Nurses. Policemen--Paul & Michael. Firemen--Andrew. Paramedics--Chad McCoy. Milk. Cookies. Splenda. Car washes. Snail mail. The Gillentine Family, for opening their home to me and loving me. The Lewellen's. The Webb's & Hooker families. Leslie Michelle Ross. College friends. Clairee Mattox, for all the sleepovers this semester :).



Kelly's Korner and her sweet mama. Sunshine. Rain. Bonfires. Camping with Cory & Cassie. The miracle of a newborn. The Comer's and their sweet kiddos. Lamps. Thanksgiving. Christmas. Sushi. Dates with Paul. Surprise parties. Breath. Ability to blink. Soldiers and their families--Ash & Chris Cox. LP. Sara Beth & Kiersten. Girls nights. Cowbells. Scarfs. Sunglasses. Dollar Tree.



Teachers. Lauren, Ash, & Am. Church choir. Food in cabinets. My Bible. Whitney. Lunch at Beezie's every Sunday and Wednesday night. Bro. Steve & Mrs. Missi plus their sweet kids. Oven to cook. My dog T. Internet. My big block family. Pontotoc student teaching. Passing all 3 Praxis'. Coupons. Memories. Front porch swings. Peace. Crickets in the country. Stars in the night sky.



This doesn't even begin to touch a fraction of the MANY things God has blessed me with. I know I left TONS of things out. I have SOOO much to thank Him for. If there is any good in me or my life it comes from my Heavenly Father. He is the giver of everything good and to Him I say thank you.

Start you a list. You'll be surprised at all the little things you forget to say thank you for.

Happy Thankgiving to my blog readers! I am most certainly thankful for you!

Until next time.
Love God. Love people.

It's almost that time again :)

And by THAT time...I mean Christmas card time.
Mama usually puts me in charge of those duties, which I don't mind.
I have used Shutterfly for several years now, and they have the CUTEST stuff!

I always make a family photobook from the year. It's such an easy, fast, simple approach to "scrapbooking."

They're giving away 50 free cards to bloggers who write up a post.
How could I not!?
Seriously, check it out.


Idea #1


I love the cute font, bright colors, and the single picture.

Idea #2



Okay, I looove simplicity. I think it just makes the picture pop! And I like pictures. How cute and simple is this?!

Idea #3


Okay..so maybe I think these girls are more adorable than the card! It's just a fun card in general. :)

This might take me FOREVER to decide! There are seriously SO many cute, adorable things to choose from. This year we are planning on doing a picture of the four of us! We also took some outdoor pictures at my great-grandmothers too. We took a group family photo, and we might opt for using that picture. I think it turned out pretty good. We shall see, and I'll try to post pictures of the final result...which might be a variety of different cards :)

Ahh, I love this time of year. Mama and I just put up the main living room tree today. 1 tree up, 4 more to go.

Thanks Shutterfly!! You never let me down! :)

Until next time.
Love God. Love people.

VOTE!

Go VOTE!

There are men and women fighting today so that your voice can be heard.




“Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.”- J. Q. Adams


Praise God for the FREEDOM we have today!


Until next time.
Love God. Love people.