Day 7: Friends, old and new! I am so blessed to have wonderful friends.
Day 8: My Church Family! I feel blessed that I have had 2 wonderful church families in my life- those from Eller Memorial Baptist Church in Greensboro where I grew up and those at Wildwood Free Will Baptist Church in Garner where Tim and I are now.
Day 9: My health! I am thankful for my health. About 12 years ago, it was discovered that I have an elevated platelet count, and that it is somehow related to iron deficiency anemia. For several years I had to be under the care of a hematology oncologist who monitored the situation and finally just determined that this is just the way I am and that it is not attributed to any other type of serious blood disorder or cancer. It was very scary going into that office and seeing all those people who had cancer and looking around and noticing that I was usually the youngest person there. It was absolutely heart-breaking. Fortunately, through God's grace, now I only take iron (lots of it) and my doctor monitors my iron and platelets every few months. My latest report a few weeks ago was very good!
Day 10: Time spent with my family! I have been blessed over the past few days to spend time with my parents, brother, sister-in-law, and niece. My niece is so very sweet and adorable. I got to babysit her a while and hold her a good amount during my visit. She is always so content and peaceful. Both times I was feeding her a bottle, she quickly went right off to dreamland. I like to think it is because she was just so happy and relaxed in my arms. :)
Day 11: My job! Like everyone, there are days when I am not so fond of my job... or any job.. because I just don't want to do work. But, I am grateful that I have a job, especially in these trying times. I am also thankful that my job is getting to teach children, and if only in a small way, impacting lives. I truly believe the Lord has called me to this profession and more specifically to teaching science. I know that sounds a little crazy, given my dislike for science and my love of math, but that is exactly why I believe it is the Lord's will for me to teach science...because it keeps happening, despite my every effort to get away from it (haha!).
Day 12: Our House! Tim and I have a beautiful house. Really, it is more than we need but it is a place that we hope that we can one day soon raise a family. More importantly we are grateful that we have a place to lay our heads and provide shelter from the elements because unfortunately, in this day in time there are many people who don't have anywhere to keep them safe and call home.
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