MANY REASONS FOR A WONDERFUL THANKSGIVING!

CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? FOUR MORE DAYS UNTIL THE HOLIDAY SEASON STARTS!
NEEDLESS TO SAY, I FOR ONE HAVE MANY THINGS TO BE THANKFUL FOR. WHERE SHOULD I START? I WILL MAKE A LIST FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR TO PRESENT.
1.) JANUARY STARTED OUT WITH KEVIN & I CELEBRATING 31 YEARS OF MARRIAGE. I LOVE YOU KEVIN. LOOKING FORWARD TO MANY MANY MORE.
2.) JANUARY WAS THE MONTH THAT OUR ONE AND ONLY DAUGHTER, CRISTAL WAS BORN. WE ARE SO THANKFUL FOR HER.
3.) JANUARY IS ALSO THE MONTH THAT OUR DAUGHTER-IN-LAW. AMANDA WAS BORN. WE ARE SO THANKFUL FOR THE WONDERFUL WIFE THAT SHE IS TO NICK AND THE FANTASTIC MOTHER SHE IS TO OUR 3 WONDERFUL GRANDCHILDREN.
4.) FEBRUARY WAS THE MONTH THAT KEVIN HAD A BACK PROCEDURE DONE THAT MADE HIM STAY HOME FOR SIX WEEKS. I CERTAINLY ENJOYED THAT BUT MOST OF ALL, I AM THANKFUL FOR GOD'S HEALING OF HIS BACK.
5.) FEBRUARY WAS ALSO THE MONTH THAT WE DECIDED TO APPLY FOR DISABILITY FOR MYSELF (TAMMIE). LEAVING IT ALL IN THE LORD'S HANDS FOR THE OUTCOME.
6.)MARCH IS THE MONTH THAT OUR OLDEST SON NICK WAS BORN AND HE TURNED 29 THIS YEAR. WOW THE BIG 30 THIS NEXT YEAR NICK. WE ARE THANKFUL FOR YOU AND THE WORK YOU DO FOR THE LORD AS WELL AS YOUR WIFE AMANDA.
7.) APRIL-WELL, I AM JUST THANKFUL THAT SPRING IS AROUND THE CORNER.
8.) MAY WAS A BIG CELEBRATION MONTH. KEVIN HAD A BIRTHDAY PLUS IT WAS MY ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY FOR MY FIRST BRAIN SURGERY THAT WAS A SUCCESS FOR MY ESSENTIAL TREMORS. MY HEALING WAS LONG BUT WELL WORTH IT. I AM SO THANKFUL FOR TECHNOLOGY TODAY AND MOST OF ALL FOR GOD'S HEALING POWER.
9.)JUNE IS THE STARTING OF SUMMER MONTHS. I AM SO THANKFUL FOR SUMMER AS I AM NOT A REAL FAN OF WINTER.
10.) JULY, WE ARE VERY THANKFUL FOR OUR GRANDSON EZEKIEL DANIEL CHURCH CAUSE HE WAS BORN THEN.
11.) AUGUST WAS A VERY THANKFUL MONTH BECAUSE THE LORD ANSWERED OUR PRAYER THAT WE STARTED BACK IN FEBRUARY CONCERNING MY DISABILITY. GOD ANSWERED BY HAVING MY DISABILITY APPROVED WITH NO COMPLICATIONS ANYWHERE AND HAVING NO HELP FROM ANYONE BUT FROM GOD. BY THE FIRST PART OF AUGUST I HAD MY FIRST CHECK PLUS BACK PAY. WHAT A POWERFUL GOD WE HAVE!!!! AUGUST IS ALSO A MONTH OF WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES. BOTH OF OUR SONS, NICK AND AMANDA WERE MARRIED AND CORY AND SHANNON WERE MARRIED. THIS IS ALSO THE MONTH THAT IS SHANNON'S BIRTHDAY, INFACT, HER AND CORY GOT MARRIED ON THEIR WEDDING DAY. GOD HAS BLESSED US TIME AND TIME AGAIN WITH SUCH GREAT WIVES THAT ARE DEVOTED TO THEIR HUSBANDS AND TO THE LORD. PRAISE THE LORD FOR OUR FAMILY. AUGUST WAS ALSO CRISTAL'S ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF WORKING AT JCPENNEY. JOBS ARE HARD NOW AND WE ARE THANKFUL FOR HER DEVOTION TO WORK.
12.) SEPTEMBER WAS A GREAT MONTH OF THANKSGIVING WHEN OUR FIRST GRAND DAUGHTER, ARIANNA JANE CHURCH WAS BORN. THIS IS ALSO THE MONTH THAT MY DAD EXPERIENCED SOME SERIOUS HEART ISSUES AND WITH MUCH PRAYER FROM MANY AND A PROCEDURE DONE THAT HE HAD A DEFRIBULATOR/PACE MAKER PUT IN, HE IS DOING GREAT AND IS EVEN OUT DEER HUNTING THIS MONTH. THANKFUL JESUS!
13.) OCTOBER IS A BUSY MONTH WITH BIRTHDAYS. LOTS TO BE THANKFUL FOR AS CORY, MYSELF (TAMMIE) AND OUR GRANDSON CIAN ANDREW CHURCH WERE ALL BORN THAT MONTH. CIAN IS FIRST BORN SON OF CORY AND SHANNON. THIS WAS ALSO WHEN WE FOUND OUT THAT CORY AND SHANNON WILL BE BLESSING US WITH ANOTHER GRAND DAUGHTER AROUND THE FIRST OF MARCH. HER NAME IS TEAGAN LEE. HOW COOL IS THAT! OCTOBER WAS ALSO THE MONTH THAT I HAD TO HAVE MY SECOND BRAIN SURGERY FOR MY ESSENTIAL TREMORS FOR MY OPPOSITE SIDE. PRAISE THE LORD IT WENT WELL. WHAT WOULD WE DO WITHOUT THE LORD'S HEALING POWER? I FOR ONE AM SO THANKFUL FOR MY LORD AND SAVIOUR. TO GO THROUGH BRAIN SURGERY TWICE TAKES A LOT OF PATIENCE AND CARE FROM FAMILY AND I AM SO SO THANKFUL FOR MY LOVING HUSBAND WHO HAS DONE EVERYTHING TO TAKE CARE OF ME AND THE HOUSE AS I HEAL. I AM SURE HE WILL BE GLAD WHEN I CAN GET HELPING ONCE AGAIN. I AM THANKFUL FOR MY DAUGHTER CRISTAL ALSO AS SHE HAS TAKEN CARE OF THINGS WHEN KEVIN HAD TO GO BACK TO WORK. THANKS TO BOTH OF YOU AND I LOVE YOU LOTS!
14.) NOW IT IS NOVEMBER---THE MONTH WE OBSERVE THANKSGIVING! WITH THE YEAR 2008 COMING TO AN END I AM THANKFUL FOR ALL OF THIS AND SO MUCH MORE. AS I THINK UPON THE MONTH, I AM THANKFUL THAT CORY HAS A JOB NOW WORKING AT A HIGH SCHOOL IN SOUTH DAKOTA. THANKFUL FOR HIS DEVOTION TO HIS FAMILY AND LOVING THEM. KEVIN AND I ARE SO THANKFUL FOR OUR 4 GRAND CHILDREN WITH ONE ON THE WAY (IN MARCH). THEY ARE THE APPLE OF OUR EYE AND THERE IS NOTHING IN THE WORLD LIKE HAVING GRAND CHILDREN. OF COURSE, THERE ARE MANY MORE THINGS THAT WE ARE THANKFUL FOR BUT THIS IS JUST A LIST OF THINGS I WANTED TO JOT DOWN.
SO IF ANY OF YOU KIDS READ THIS: PLEASE KNOW THAT YOUR DAD AND I ARE SO VERY PROUD OF EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU. WE COULD NOT BE MORE PROUD OF EACH OF YOU AND WHERE YOU ARE IN YOUR LIVES. GOD BLESSED US WITH 3 GREAT KIDS, WITH 2 WONDERFUL DAUGHTER-IN-LAWS THAT WE CONCIDER DAUGHTERS AND 4 PLUS ONE ON THE WAY GRAND KIDS THAT ARE THE BEST IN THE WHOLE WORLD. WE LOVE AND MISS EACH OF YOU!!!!!!

BUT THE MOST I AM THANKFUL FOR IS FOR MY LORD AND SAVIOUR. MY SALVATION FROM SIN. I AM THANKFUL THAT HE HAS SAVED EVERYONE CHILD OF OURS INCLUDING THEIR WIVES AND SINCE THE DAY EACH OF OUR GRAND CHILDREN HAVE BEEN BORN WE HAVE PRAYED FOR THEIR SALVATION ALSO, SO BRYSON, EZEKIEL, ARIANNA AND CIAN AND OUR FUTURE TEAGAN PLEASE KNOW THAT WE ARE PRAYING FOR YOU TO GIVE YOUR HEART TO JESUS SOME DAY WHEN YOU TRULY UNDERSTAND WHAT IT MEANS. YOUR PAPA AND MEME CAN'T WAIT FOR THE DAY WHEN WE RECEIVE THAT PHONE CALL SAYING "I JUST ASKED JESUS INTO MY HEART". WHAT A GLORIOUS DAY THAT WILL BE.
GOD HAS GIVEN US MUCH AND WE COULD GO ON FOR EVER AND EVER BUT MOST OF ALL HE GAVE US THE CHOICE TO HAVE LIFE WITH HIM.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO EVERYONE!