things I'm thankful for parts 2 & 3...

I'm a few days behind on this whole Thankful November, so today I'm doing parts 2 and 3.  These two really go hand in hand, because they are completely intertwined.

First up- Micah... my sweet, godly, husband- the best husband in the world, I might add.  You know, when I married him 5 years ago (that's a long time- good grief!) I never would have dreamed where our life would take us.  If you read in Ephesians where it talks about the husbands love for his wife, it's described as Christ's love for the church.  Micah is the picture of that sacrificial love.  Seriously.

Not only does he love me more than himself, he shows that love to everyone around us.  He is wise and discerning; he is caring and always puts the needs of his family before his own.  It's obvious that his family is the priority to his life after the Lord.  These aren't just words.  This is HIM.

So to sum up thankful thing number 2- Micah, a man who loves the Lord and loves me.  I couldn't have asked God for a better man.

Thankful item number three is my precious baby... What a whirlwind came into our life 3 years ago when John Mark was born.  I've always said that you don't realize how selfish you are until you get married- and you don't realize how selfish you STILL are until you have a child.

Being a mommy has taught me so much- about faith and prayer... about love and sacrifice... about the importance of life and love and showing the love of Christ in everything.

I will never forget the first time I held John Mark.  I was struck with the realization that as much as I loved him and as much as my heart was wrapped up in that tiny (or not so tiny, as our case was!) body- he's not mine.  He was placed on this earth as a gift entrusted to me from the Father.

I pray that the love he receives from me, the love he sees between his daddy and me, the love that surrounds him everyday points him to Christ.  Because that's what matters.

I have been blessed by my precious boys beyond my every hope and dream.  Isn't our God good??