Thankful heart...

Yes, I have an overwhelming thankful heart for so many things right now...I wanted to share them with you all...

Thank you Lord for protecting, healing, watching over, and caring for Abby Grace during her surgery and recovery...

Thank you Faith E Free for your loving support, prayers and financial help during this trying time in our lives. Thank you too, for preparing us by faithfully teaching us the Word of God which has helped us to walk by faith and trust in the Lord at all times...

Thank you Howard and Jeanne Hendricks for your wonderful doctor referrals. Wow! What wonderful help we have received...we are so thankful that you knew who to connect us with to help Abby get the care and help that she needed...

Thank you family of God for your prayers! Wow what a privledge prayer is and what miraculous things happen when His people pray...

Thank you mom for watching the other kiddos and taking care of things around our home while we were with Abby...

Thank you friends at the seminary for your prayers, gifts, and encouraging words...we truly feel blessed to be here and have been overwhelmed by the "family" feel we have felt here...

Thank you to Brent's Greek class for always checking in on him, for praying for us and for your kind gifts that you gave to our family...

Thank you to whoever left the "anonymous" gifts left by our door and in our mail box...

Thank you to my homeschool friends for the wonderful care package of food and goodies that you delivered to the hospital on the day of Abby's surgery...and for helping our family to feel a part of the community with your friendships

Thank you to the families who have brought our family such wonderful and delicious meals this past week...

Thank you to the bible study group that last night "showered" our family with gifts for Christmas...what an unexpected and overwhelming blessing that was to us...

Thank you family and friends for your kind words, notes of encouragement, gifts, and love...we love you too...

Thank you Dr. Fearon, Dr. Sacco, Cindy, and Dr. Blakely, for taking such wonderful care of our baby girl. We are forever grateful for your giftedness and the careful attention that you paid to our Abby...

Thank you to Dr. Lunn and Dr. Blair for being such great pediatricians...

Thank you Drew, Sam, and Lizzy for being such great big brothers and sister to Abby...and for the JOY you bring to my life...you are all such wonderful gifts...you too Abby...

Thank you Brent and daddy for the wonderfully beautiful white roses that you brought to Abby and I in the hospital...and for the nice card...our little girl is blessed to have a daddy that cares so much for her and I am blessed to have a husband that knows what will encourage my heart when it is heavy...

And finally thank you Jesus...for coming to this earth...for being our Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Our Prince of Peace...for your death and resurrection...for making a relationship with God possible by paying the price for our sin. We love you and want to live our lives for You!! Thank you Jesus!

Merry Christmas and THANK YOU!!!