I'm Thankful

I thought I would just repost this blog I wrote a few days ago on my MySpace page:

As I sit here at my computer -which is where I destress from the day- I am thankful. Thankful it's Friday, yes. But more importantly, I am thankful I have a "Friday" to be thankful for. Those out there who have a sincere love for God, as I do, understand my previous statement. For those of you who haven't yet "got there", let me break it down for you.
At work, our internet usage is censored from certain sites. Oh, not just porn and crap like that, but non-work email accounts, myspace, blogs, entertainment sites, and stuff like that too. So to keep up with the world, I watch cnn.com, where I get a bit of everything. I see so much bad and good there. I like it better than watching the daily news, because I CHOOSE what I want to see. Not like the nightly news where you see 10 minutes of murder, corruption, destruction, stealing, robbing, carjacking, etc etc. Then, after the weather and sports and more weather, you get one good news story at the very end.

Occasionally, I read a particularly sad story. Like a whole family shot on a Florida highway - with the mother holding her children in her arms. Like an 18 year old and her 2, 1, and 2-week old children dying in a fire. Or, very close to home, another young pregnant mother killed brutally and her 3 children murdered as well. Those are the stories that make me realize how BLESSED I am. I have four, healthy, beautiful, smart (see my blog for that definition) and very cute children. I was recently blessed from a 2BR (older) townhouse to a 1650 sq ft 3BR home. I was also recently blessed with a great paying job to cover costs, plus a work-at-home gig to help finance my self-employed (near) future. I have a mother who would literally lay down her life for me. I have two sisters who are more than a mere mortal could ask for. Friends that are like family. A great friendship with my pastor. But most importantly, I have Jesus Christ as my Savior and Redeemer, and the Love of God in my soul.

Who couldn't be thankful for that!!!