Happy 25th Birthday!

Here are

25

reasons why I'm

thankful

James M. Smith

was
Born:

1. He brings a smile to my face everyday.


2. He eats whatever I don't want.


3. He practices patience very well.


4. He sets a prime example of being slow to anger.


5. Through him, God has taught me so much!


6. His quirks are good for the world, and even me.


7. He isn't afraid to go against the grain.


8. I needed a country, land-lovin, sky watching man!


9. He speaks from his heart and doesn't hide the truth.


10. He balances my personality better than anyone I know.


11. He pursues his dreams, even if they seem impossible to some.


12. He makes me laugh, mostly when he isn't trying to.


13. He puts other people before himself, almost too much.


14. Someone had to keep my cold-being warm!


15. He desires to connect God's people, regardless of denomination.


16. He's tall, dark, and handsome, not to mention his inner beauty.


17. I would have no reason to be living in NY.
    
18. I enjoy being apart of his life and wouldn't want it any other way.


19. He has taught me almost everything I know about strawberries.
    
    
20. He is the life of the party, at parties, but calm and collect otherwise.
    
    
21. He's my favorite person to teach new games to.
    (because it takes him a while to catch on,
    so we can to play and play and play,
    which most people get bored of, but not me!!)
    
    
22. He's always there for me, even when I'm not ready to talk.
    
    
23. He keeps me on track and accountable to my actions.
    
    
24. People are his passion and his drive.
    
    
    and...
    
25. I love him so much!
    My life wiould be drastically different
    without him in it. His life is close to my heart.
    And I take him for granted a little too often!
    
    James, thank you so much for being who you are in Christ. For seeking to glorify Him in all you do, for making your life worth living! You're a blessing to me and I thank God I am able to celebrate your life with you today! May He bless you with many more of these days so we can love as Jesus loved and live life as He intended it to be lived!
    Happy Birthday, Bubba!

Thankful Thursday

1. I am thankful that James noticed my tire was flat last night and filled it with air at 6:00 this morning before I had to leave for work.

2. I am convinced that I had the Swine Flu, but very thankful that it never got unbearable.

3. Even though I'm not a fan of it, I am thankful the snow began to fall as beautifully as it did today, because THAT means spring is next!

4. I am ever so thankful that God provides, ALL THE TIME. I may not have thousands in my savings account, but that doesn't matter. I know I can always count on God to provide the things that I need and believe that He WILL provide.

5. I am thankful, and counting down the days until, I get to greet and hug all the ones I love back in MN in just 19 days! I am also thankful that James will be joining me on my first commercial airline flight. What a seriously great thing it will be for me to be home for a short time!

I am participating in "Thankful Thursday"
with Samara at Simplicity in the Suburbs
for the Month of November.
Please join us during this time of thanksgiving
in the comments, if you will.