Thankful for More Than the Turkey

"Give thanks to the Lord, call on His name; make known among the nations what He has done."
Psalm 105:1

We had the community wide Thanksgiving service at our church last night. We had a wonderful time with some good ole soul preachin' (if you know what I mean)! :) As the preacher was talking about how we should be thankful for everything, my mind started racing with everything I have to be thankful for. (These are just a few. I'd be here all day if I tried to list everything.)
We sang a song last night about thanking Jesus for the cross. For this, saying thank you just doesn't seem to be good enough. The cross was such a selfless sacrifice that saved us from eternal damnation.
I am thankful for my husband. He is so perfect for me. Throughout the years, God used life experiences that molded us specifically for each other. I love him more than words could ever say. I am thankful for our loving and trusting relationship. I am thankful that he works so hard to support me and Jacob so I can stay at home with him. This means so much to me! I am thankful that he is the spiritual leader in our household. I pray that we have many years together in this world.
I have never received a gift as perfect as our son. Jman means the world to us. When he was first born, I was so nervous! It was really insane. I have never been nervous with babies, but everything about this little bundle made me shake....literally! Sherri Sexton was at our house one night the week after he was born, and I confided in her just how nervous I was. I was always making sure he was still breathing, and driving us all crazy while doing so! Sherri told me one night that every time I get scared or nervous, I should just stop and thank God for our precious boy! I have done this ever since, and I am not a nervous wreck anymore! I cannot thank God enough for our little man!
My husband and I have wonderful families! I am so thankful for our parents, siblings, grandparents....so on and so on. We have so many people that love us so much and would do anything for us. We love you all! You each have a special place in our hearts!
During the service, I was sitting next to a dear friend of mine. A couple of weeks ago, she got some horrible news from the doctor. She had a spot on her bone, and they were sure it was cancer. They point blank told her and her husband that it wasn't good. She had surgery Friday, and they now are really positive about the entire thing. The official results have not come in, but what they once thought was cancer, they now think was some kind of cyst. Praise God! I could not be happier for her! I am so thankful she will have many more years with her husband and her precious little girl!
Since I haven't done this before, I am going to take a moment to brag on our church family! I don't know what we would do without them! They are always there for us! When we had lil man (I had a horrible delivery...refer back to my very first post), for a solid week, we had dinner brought to us every single night! What a blessing! My mom was in town to help out, and it was wonderful that she was able to focus on helping me and getting to know her new grandson! Thank you all very much! I cannot thank you enough.
We have so much to be thankful for. Down to the fact that we have a house to live in and food on the table every night. Many people don't have this. All I can do is thank God for everything He has given so freely to us. Like I have said before, he is constantly blessing us more than we deserve!