Thankful

It seems that everyone is posting something about what they're thankful for this month.  This post has nothing to do with that, and everything to do with the fact that I am thankful tonight for some things I'm always thankful for, and others for which I'm not normally thankful.

Tonight I designed our Christmas card.  I wasn't doing those this year, but I got 15 free, so I thought I may as well.  Shutterfly asked me to embed my card that I made on the blog, so here it is.  You get to see it for free, too! :)  I'm so thankful for my family.  My husband makes my day almost every single time I see him.  He's such a wonderful, calming man that has had my heart over 9 years.  I'm thankful for my children.  Hannah is so intense and intelligent.  She's such an obedient girl that has such an honest heart.  Seth is so sweet and gentle.  He's such a little gentleman.  He loves to love.  Baby Boy is already tugging at my heart...quite literally.  He seems to already love his brother and sister because every time they sit with me or near me and start talking, he starts kicking toward them.  He knows them.  What a blessed family we have.  See on the sidebar?

Another thing I'm thankful for is that my aunt finally is at peace.  She died tonight, about 45 minutes ago, and is finally, truly resting.  So thankful for her salvation.  So thankful that the family right now is able to sadly celebrate her existence, but also her departure.  There's a sense of relief instead of a question of why.  So, so sad that she's gone.  She was a treasure, and will be so greatly missed.  I'm thankful for her humor, for her love, for her witness, and for her Lundemo-ness.  Thank you, God, that I knew her, and blessing us with her existence for the short time she had on the Earth.

Very different things to be thankful for, but all given by the same gracious, merciful God.  What a wonderful God we get to serve.