2,009 Reasons to be Thankful

Seriously? You seriously thought I was going to list 2,009 reasons to be thankful on my blog?

And where would I find the kind of time it would take to list 2,009 reasons? I’m at work today, ya know!

Although I will not be listing them all on my blog, I do have at least 2,009 reasons to be thankful at the start of this new year.

Looking back on 2008, I had plenty of reason to be thankful last year as well. I wish I could do a “Year in Pictures” post, but I don’t pictures of a lot of things that we did. I’m really bad about remember when things happened and this is yet another reason to start using that new calendar that I bought this week!

As I was sitting here reflecting on 2008, I tried to come up with a list of memorable events in 2008.

• Our nephew, Carter, was born to my brother and sister-in-law in February.
• My sister, Heather, married her long-time boyfriend, Stephen, in a beautiful ceremony in March in our hometown.
• My parents put their farm up for sale.
• Emily had her 3rd birthday in June, complete with a big celebration at Orr Family Farm.
• Mike’s dad turned 60 in July.
• Mike and I joined the church.
• Mike was baptized in July.
• Emily started AWANA Cubbies and I became a Cubbies leader.
• Emily started gymnastics classes.
• Mike got a promotion at his work.
• I got a promotion at my work.

I feel like I’m leaving some things out, but those are the things I thought of this morning. Isn’t God awesome? He has done so many great things for us in 2008. I can hardly wait to see what’s in store for us in 2009.