Thankful Thursdays

This week, in honor of his coming graduation from Cornerstone, I am going to write about one of my big brothers, Eric.

This is why I am thankful for Eric and why I think he is so awesome

-He has always been there for me, and anyone who needs anything for that matter 

-He gives amazing, Godly, Biblical advice

-He is so fun to hang out with and we can talk about anything

-He genuinely cares about other people and what is going on in their life

-He puts his family first and would do anything for them. A.N.Y.T.H.I.N.G.

-He has a great sense of humor

-He will call just to talk and catch up, not just because he needs something

-You can always count on him

-He makes sacrifices for his family

-When I was younger he always took time to hang out with me or go play pool

-He is honest, trustworthy, loyal, genuine and hardworking

-There are so many reasons that I think Eric is so awesome but I can't write a novel for Pete's sake!

I am so grateful for the relationship that I have with my brother. Growing up we were a little too much alike so needless to say we kinda fought a lot quite a bit. But now I am so grateful that we are similar because we get along so well! One of the best decisions that I ever made was to move to NC for 6 months and that is when we really became close. A lot of people can't call their siblings friends, but I am happy to say he is one of my closest friends. He has always been there for me any time, any where no matter what. And when I say always I mean ALWAYS. Even if we had just gotten in a fight, he could put everything aside to be there fore me. I know that I can always depend on him. We have so much fun when we hang out and can talk about anything. He is such a good example of a Godly man and I really look up to him. I am so proud of him for graduating this weekend, he has put in a lot of long hours and hard work. Eric, you are such an amazing dad, brother, husband, son, and friend and I am so glad that God chose to put you in our family. You're the best and I love you so much!

-Oh and of course most importantly he married Raychal and gave my my sweet niece Leah and my adorable nephew Jackson :)

Little update on sleep (fyi I will probably do these until she is sleeping through the night...Lord help us!) Last night after the little squeaks we heard at about 8:45 little one was out until she woke up at 2:30 to eat, then slept until about 7:15. Not too shabby even though anytime before 11 8 is too early for me ha! Naps still need some work...but we'll see what tomorrow holds! 

Thankful Thursdays

Since Mike isn't sitting next to me on the couch telling me why I am thankful for him I guess He will be me person of the week :)

My Husband Mike:

-He gave me our beautiful daughter :)

-He is an amazing Dad

-He STILL, after 4 1/2 months, gets up at night with Ellie. WOW. That in-and-of-itself is AH-MAY-ZING! I don't know what I would do without him because...well...this mama needs her sleep!

-He is always so willing to help with E and is such a hands on father, I am so thankful for that. E is one lucky little lady!

-He is always the first to help anyone out anytime they need anything

-He puts in long hours to provide for our family

-He works hard so that I can stay home with Ellie

-He is extremely loyal; friends and family can always count on him

-He is honest and trustworthy

-He is a great handyman and can fix anything with our cars

-He is always there as a listening ear and like a man always wants to fix my problems :)

After 3 years of marriage and almost 10 (EEEEK!!!!) years of being together I love you more and more every day. We have had our UPS.and.DOWNS but I am so thankful to have you in my life. I know that we can make it through anything. Thank you for always sticking by my side and being an amazing man. You are such a great dad, seeing you with Ellie warms my soul. Thank you for being such an amazing man and I can't wait to see what God has in store for our future!

p.s. For my records an Ellie sleep update...still going strong. Went down for bed easy last night and only was up around 2:30 and 6:30 to eat. Still doing really well with naps....now we just have to show her it is A-OK to fall asleep and get back to sleep without her paci! Lets hope she goes down well for Grandma tonight!

Thankful Thursdays

So for Thursdays I decided that I want to write about people in my life that I am thankful for. This week I was going to start of with my wonderful husband but he is laid up on the couch next to me from his knee surgery so that would just be awkward having him watch and tell me what I should write about him. haha! (See this is him telling me what to write) So he will just have to wait.

SOOOOOOO instead I will start off this week with none other than........my......amazing.....(this is me making Mike wait to see who it is)......MOTHER.

My Mom Ruth Ann

I can't even begin to express how thankful I am to have her in my life. She is such an amazing woman. I am so grateful that our relationship has developed into what it is today. So here are the reasons that I am SO glad that she is MY mom:

*She loves me and has stuck by me through thick and thin. I wasn't always the best daughter and had some rough years and she never gave up on me. That alone attests to how great of a person she is; because lemme tell you I was NOT an easy person to live with ;)

*She is always there for me. Anytime day or night. Literally. She has had to endure many middle of the night phone calls listening to me blubbering about who knows what

*She has this amazing ability to snap me out of a pity party, she tells me what I NEED to hear, not necessarily what I WANT to hear and I am so thankful that she will tell me the hard truth because not many people care enough about you to tell you what you NEED to hear.

*She always encourages me to keep moving forward and do what is right.

*She is so thoughtful. She is always willing to do anything for anyone, and her house is almost always full of people and she is the BEST hostess.

*She is so funny, we have the best time talking and hanging out together. I can honestly say that above everyone else my mom is truly my best friend.

*I know that when she says that she is praying for me, she really is.

*I can depend on her to say what she means, and mean what she says.

*She is such a good testimony to trusting God to do what His word says He will do. She always encourages me to trust my Father and rely on Him.

*She is an honest, trustworthy, caring, kind, funny, loyal, dependable, sincere, encouraging, Godly, hardworking, considerate, GORGEOUS, amazing woman who I love so much and am so thankful to have her in my life. 

 Mom, you are the best and I love you so much!

***Who are you thankful for??