Part of the fun of having abundance is being willing and able to share it occasionally.
So with you, the Moms and other family members of those currently actively serving in the Military, I’d like to offer you the chance to win one of ten $100 dollar e-gift cards to amazon.com
Your mate or family member does everything he our she can to protect our country and preserve our freedom.
YOU deserve recognition and appreciation too, for all that you do at home and at work while your loved one is serving.
All you have to do in order to be automatically entered for a chance to win is to leave a comment completing the sentence “The five things I feel grateful for today are (fill in the blank)”
GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. Winners will be announced here at the bottom of the post, and also on Military Moms Talk Radio on Monday October 31st.
PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT IF YOU ARE ONE OF THE WINNERS USING THE SAME E-MAIL ADDRESS THAT YOU ENTERED THE GIVEAWAY WITH, AND I WILL SEND YOU YOUR AMAZON.COM GIFT CARD ASAP:)
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL. Reading everyone’s answers was a joy. We have MUCH to be grateful for:)
Thank goodness everybody’s loved oned that are in Iraq will be coming home safe and sound to celebrate the New Year!
Winners are :
1) #17 Barbara on October 17, 2011 at 7:08 am
“The five things I feel grateful for today are my two wonderful children that challenge my mind & patients on a daily basis, my family that is always supportive of whatever decisions I make, having a job that I absolutely love and look forward to going to everyday and having a home to sleep in, a roof over our heads & food to put on the table. ”
2) #31 Jessica najera-mcfarland on October 17, 2011 at 7:18 am
“The five things I’m grateful for today…
I wake up to the sound of laughter from when my 17 month old twin girls wake up.
Thankful for another day with my husband before he deploys next year.
Thankful for being able to finish my four year contract in the army so I can stay home and take care of my girls.
Thankful for having a Yummy pot roast in the crock pot
And last but not least I am thankful for all the support and friendship I have with all my fellow army wives that I have met that are coming over for a playdate”
3) #58 Melissa carroll on October 17, 2011 at 8:03 am
“The five things I am grateful for is my amazing family who have been there for me through 5 deployments, my wonderful husband who is actually going to be home for the holidays except our anniversary
… Again! I am grateful for dr piccone who took stellar care of my baby girl while she was in the special care nursery at the hospital, in the same thought I’m so happy she’s a healthy chubby cheeked four month old ! I’m thankful that my skin cancer didn’t spread throughout my body! I’m also thankful for all the necessitys that I don’t have to live without like food and clean clothes! One more is the gracious organizations that take care of all the military families with toys for kids or a little extra food!”
4) #60 Michelle Rollins on October 17, 2011 at 8:03 am
“The five things I feel grateful for today are …
My two wonderful boys who bring the sunshine into my day (Hunter 8, Charlie 17 mos) and my adoring husband whom serves his country and local community and makes sure his family is always taken care of, knowing my family has a home to lay there heads, have daily family meals and a yard to play in, my boys are always taken care of with there needs and wants, and we are able to pay our bills each and everything month and spend time with one another. We devote our time to our family as much as we can even with a job and my husband’s profession which takes him away alot. We manage and always make it work. That is what families do!”
5) #103 Jacqui on October 17, 2011 at 10:10 am
“The five things I am most grateful for today are:
1. PCS ing back to my home state
2. Husband not being deployed during the holidays
3. My children and husband’s good health
4. Faith
5. The military providing our family’s basic needs and more”
6) #141 April Brenay on October 17, 2011 at 2:51 pm
“The five things I feel grateful for today are:
Being married to a kind, loving God fearing man
After being told I could never have children, finding out we we’re pregnant twice!
Having 2 healthy, happy boys
Being able to see the world being of my Dad and now my husbands’ careers
Having my husband home after 2 deployments”
7) #146 Tina Steele on October 17, 2011 at 3:18 pm
“The 5 things I am grateful for today are:
-I had an adorable little girl who became an amazing woman at boot camp!
-That she got the best training the military has to offer – U S Marines – so I know she can take care of herself!
-That after spending 2 years halfway around the world she will be coming home October 22!
-That I came from a military family and understand the sacrafices that all military families make so we always apprecaited time spent with each other.
-That a single mom raised a US Marine, a nurse and a soon to be teacher!”
#179 Kiara on October 17, 2011 at 8:23 pm
“The five things I feel grateful for today are:
My family.
My health.
My friends.
A place to live.
Food on the table.”
9) #234 Jennifer Singleton on October 18, 2011 at 8:48 pm
“The Five things that i am grateful for today:
I am grateful that our 14 month old son no longer requires physical therapy.
I am grateful that our 3 year old daughter is very much a daddy’s girl.
I am grateful that we get to spend our anniversary together this year.
I am grateful that we have a year together before another possible year apart.
I am grateful that he came home six months ago from the last one.”
10) #260 Katie M on October 19, 2011 at 2:01 pm
“Thank you for your generosity! Aside from that, I am thankful for the health of my first child, a baby daughter who was delivered two months premature 7/31/11 in Mexico while at a wedding (I DID have permission from my OB to attend). I am thankful for Tricare and SOS International, both of whom got us care overseas and got us back to the states for more intensive care until we came home 9/16/11. I am thankful for my husband who remained calm in crisis and did EVERYTHING he could for our daughter and myself during our Mexico crisis/blessing. I am thankful for all of our family and friends who have reached out to us over the last several months! Last, I am thankful for my husband’s job, despite the time he spends away from home, in that it is both a vehicle for which he can help protect our nation as well as a means for me to stay home right now with our sweet preemie!!”
Hello.
Today i’m grateful because i feel good, and my stomach doesn’t hurts me anymore.
I’m also grateful because God gave me the best husband that could exist…
I’m greatful because we are very happy together, we love eachother like the first day…
I’m grateful because we have a home, and that we don’t pay rent…
In the end I’m grateful for everything that God gave us, good or bad…
TNX
This is a great giveaway for Military Moms.
will repost about this for you! great one honey!
smiles, bee
xoxoxoxooxox
Thank you Bee – you are a sweetheart!
Hope all is well with you and Sarge today:)
((Hugs))
5 Things I am Grateful for are:
Having my spouse home for the holidays this year
My families health
My family in other states
A place to live
Lastly being able to take care of my family
The five things I feel grateful for today are:
The fact that we all woke up for another day to share with each other.
That my son is doing much better since he had his surgery to put tubes in his ears.
That I know God is looking out for my hubs and my family.
That it’s a beautiful day and I’ll get to spend it with my small family.
That I have so many people in my life that I love and that love me as well.
The five things I feel grateful for today are my healthy kids, my husband is NOT deployed, I am doing well in school, my oldest son is making friends at school, and that my mother found a job.”
The five things I feel grateful for today are:
1. The ability to hug and kiss my son
2. The right to express myself freely
3.The unconditional love I am surround with
4. That I can see the beauty that exists around me
5. That I never take anything for granted
Those are five lovely things, Kim:)
The five things I feel grateful for today are, having a roof to live under, having food on the table everyday/night, knowing my husband will be home for this holiday season, my son that was so difficult for us to conceive and have, and all the love and support I receive at all times from my friends and family.
the 5 things I feel grateful for today are My husband being an amazing provider, My children, the fact that this pregnancy is going well and is almost over, my house, and the fact that school is back in after fall break!
The five things I feel grateful for today is my wonderful, sexy soldier, my kids, food to eat, a warm house to live in, and good friends who always have my back
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Thank u!
You are welcome Katie:)
The five things I feel grateful for today are my soldier getting ready to go fight for our freedoms and safety, the growing life inside me that will be hear on Thanksgiving, my two beautiful boys I already have, my family and friends who never stop loving me, my god who blesses us every day. There is so much more to be grateful for because there are still so many good and wonderful people and things in this world to give thanks for.
Amen, Susanna:)
I am greatful for my wonderful soldier, my oldest son (6 years old), my youngest son (8 days old), my life, and my husbands unit who is taking such care of us after our sons birth.
The five things I feel grateful for today are My health, It has always been important for me to stay healthy for my 2 girls, next My girls, 11yr old and 2yr old they may drive me nuts at time but I wouldn’t change a thing, My husband(deployed for his 5th time) He came into my life when I had a choice to make in life. one direction would have been a lonely road and the choice i took was with my husband. I met him online and only intended for him to be a friend. but soon discovered he was what i needed in my life. My family, we may fight but when the time comes to standing up for eachother we put away the bickering and do what is right. and finally the freedom that all the service men and women have fought for(and died) for sooo many years. If it wasn’t for them life as we know it would be different.
Thoughtful and very true, Mary Jones.
Happy Monday to you, and Good Luck:)
I am grateful that my husband will be here for our son’s first birthday, for being given the opportunity to experience the Pacific Northwest (soooo pretty!), that our son just learned how to crawl so maybe my poor back will get some rest (ha!), that the military wife community makes this crazy ride a little easier to understand, and that we were able to afford tickets to travel home for Christmas. Thanks for this contest and early congrats to everyone that wins
You are welcome Audrey – and Good Luck! That was very sweet of you.
I’m Thankful to wake up and see the smiles on my kids face even if they grunt and groan when i wake them up in the am. I’m thankful for the soft lips that kiss me goodbye every morning. (cherish those), Being able to talk to my mom everyday (she truly is my BFF), cant forget waking up (to speak to my heavenly father, Other Military family members that can share their stories with me and me with them. (We are the soldiers in the background)…….Have a great day
“The five things I feel grateful for today are my two wonderful children that challenge my mind & patients on a daily basis, my family that is always supportive of whatever decisions I make, having a job that I absolutely love and look forward to going to everyday and having a home to sleep in, a roof over our heads & food to put on the table. ”
Five things I am grateful for today:
1:: God
2:: the health & safety of my family; my husbands health & safety on this deployment
3:: the ability to laugh at myself rather than get angry
4:: friendships; military life gets lonely
5:: art; without painting I’d have no outlet
Those are very wise things to be grateful for Amanda.
I am grateful for my wonderful husband who works hard everyday to provide a life for us and our four month old.baby boy. I am grateful for my son who brings me so much joy every second of everyday. I am grateful for my whole family who supports me in everything I do. I am grateful for my health. And the last thing I am grateful for is being able to help others when needed.
5 things I’m grateful for- 1. Deployments almost over 2. I have a great extended family who is always willing to listen and help 3. Starbucks 4.. My house smells like fall – I love the pumpkin etc, it always relax’s me. 5.Our 2 four legged kids.
4 legged kids are as full of love as 2 legged kids:)
Happy Monday to you Rachel!
The five things I feel grateful for today are my husband who is deployed and protecting my freedom, our first baby girl in my tummy due January 8th, my family who is my support system while my hubby is gone, my two puppy dogs who make me smile everyday, and for my overall health.
May you have an easy and quick labor Shannon – and the baby be healthy:)
The five things I feel grateful for today are my husband, daughter, & baby due in a month; the fact that my daughter is still sleeping at 7:00am
; my husband still being home at 7:00am on a Monday; our friends who allowed us to have a date night this weekend; and the ability to check my email and the news without interruption this morning.
Sometimes those simple things are the best!
Happy Monday to you Angela:)
the five things im grateful for are my sisters who are there to listen no matter the problem. My loving daughter who may get into almost everything but makes you smile about it at the same time. I’m grateful for my friends who have stood by me threw a deployment and where there to welcome me home like i was only gone a week not 16 months. I’m grateful for my loving husband who threw it all stands by my side and loves me for who i am. but lastly im grateful for all the opportunities i have had in my life that have gotten me to where i am today, a loving wife a mom and a veteran.
The 5 things I am most grateful for today are: I get to wake up next to my husband because he come home safely from the war; our sweet baby girl that is growing inside me; I get to spend another day alive and enjoying life; my Savior Jesus Christ; my family who love and support me even though we live so far apart!
What an awesome giveaway. Cute blog too!
Yes to all five!
You are welcome, and Thank you Elizabeth. Good Luck!
The five things I feel grateful for today are being able to experience Europe with my family, having 3 amazing children, having my husband home safely from Afghanistan, having amazing military wives as friends, and to have lost 12lbs!! (Woohoo!)
The Five Things I feel Grateful For Today are God, My Family, Health, that’ we’re still standing after the kids being diagnosed with autism and that my son said to me this morning I LOVE YOU MOMMY.
That was wonderful Raquel. Brought tears to my eyes.
I am so glad he did that, and was able to tell you:)
The five things I feel grateful for today are
1. I get to wake up and see my loved ones (soldier included today!)
2. I have two healthy, beautiful, and thriving babies
3. God has blessed this Earth so abundantly with strong, courageous men and women who brave enough to protect an entire nation!
4. my health, for even though I have my long road of battles coming up…it could always be worse!
5. my soldier…he’s the love of my life, my hero, my best friend, and he’s here for now, that in and of itself is a major blessing!
The five things I feel grateful for today are: my husband being home safe with me, my comfy bed, my two sweet funny kittens, the holidays coming up, and beach days.
I’m grateful for my life,health,strength,family and a peace of mind:)
The five things I feel grateful for are:
My husband
My children
My friends
My job
and this comntry that I call home.
The five things I’m grateful for today…
I wake up to the sound of laughter from when my 17 month old twin girls wake up.
Thankful for another day with my husband before he deploys next year.
Thankful for being able to finish my four year contract in the army so I can stay home and take care of my girls.
Thankful for having a Yummy pot roast in the crock pot
And last but not least I am thankful for all the support and friendship I have with all my fellow army wives that I have met that are coming over for a playdate
Very nice, Jessica! – Have fun:)
The five things I feel grateful for today are:
1. My family
2. My freedom
3. Having a job
4. My life
5. Having a wonderful military to protect and serve our country
The five things that I am grateful for today are that my children are healthy kids, that my daughter is able to get a jump on her education in preschool, my amazing husband supporting me in going back to school, the friends that I have made while living here in Germany so far away from everything that I know, and Last but not least I am thankful for my mother. shes an amazing person.
The five things I am grateful for today are: my beautiful baby girl’s smiles, my best friend who finally moved in down the street from me
, my husband’s worth ethic, getting the dishes done, and a good cup of coffee.
The five things I am grateful for today are:
I am grateful for the time I do get to spend with my husband…I know it may be limited but that time is precious, my daughters ( The one who I can hold in my arms, the one who is watching us from Heaven, and the one who is growing in my stomach), I am grateful for the roof over my head and the food on our table, I am grateful for all the supporters we have in our lives, and I am also grateful for all the military who protect and serve our country (Thank you all).
Thank you! I posted my 5!!!
fingers crossed
Good Luck Amanda!
Five things I’m grateful for today:
1 my husband
2 my son Matthias
3 my daughter Halle
4 my son Malachi
5 my friends who helped me survive our PCS!
The five things I feel grateful for today are my children who teach me new things everyday, my mother who is there to give me a hand when i need it, for pictures so i can always feel close to those who have left me to go to heaven, yahoo which keeps me in contact with my husband, dirty shirts because it gives me the chance to feel as if he is near me again
The five things I feel grateful for today are: That my husband in back in the states (even if we are still apart). That my girls played so well building blocks. That today is such a warm a beautiful day to go take some pictures of my daughters and their great grandparents. That I didn’t burn breakfast. That I was able to lay in bed for 30 min longer than I have in months!
Thank you for doing this give away!
You made me laugh – and you are welcome Meagan – good luck!
The 5 things I’m grateful for are:
My children’s health
Skype so I can see my hubby now that he’s away
Excellent Army wives to keep me company and help me stay sane through this deployment
Family who are always willing to lend an ear
My soldier – I am so proud of him for all he does for his family and his country.
The five things I feel grateful for today are my health, my kids, having a place to call home, great friends near and far .. and last a wonderful husband ..without him.. I don’t know where I would be today .
“The five things I feel grateful for today are:
1. Our daughter’s adoption finalizes in a month “officially” making her our daughter
2. My husband is home for two weeks
3. I’m thankful my husband is a soldier because it allows me to be a stay-at-home mom
4. uninterupted sleep
5. my friend who is donated breast milk to us
The five things I feel grateful for today are:
My Salvation!!
My sweet husband, Sgt. Armando Garza!!
My family!!
The men and women who voluntarily serve this great country!!
People like you, who take the time to acknowledge our servicemembers and their families. We appreciate you!!!!!
Thanks for holding such an amazing giveaway!!! God Bless you!!!
Proud wife of Sgt. Armando Garza (9.5 yrs U.S. Army)
Jenny Garza
You are so welcome, Jenny! And thank YOU – and your Hubs too:)
My husband who is my rock and bestfriend, our FOUR BEAUTIFUL healthy little girls, the ARMY for our stability, the oppurtunities,and future it gives us, my two year old daughter singing “Jesus Loves Me” while dancing in the kitchen this morning (That’s been one of her night night lullabys since she was born) the ability to deeply appreciate the loss and pain endured by others, and as of tonight completing my current college course with an A!!!!
Those are the six things that automatically came to mind just now that I’m grateful for. I know it was for five but I couldn’t narrow it down anymore! Good luck ladies!
Having so many things to be grateful for is wonderful, Whitney!
Good Luck to you too:)
The 5 things I’m thankful for today are
1. Having a God that loves me no matter what I do
2. A husband that loves me and our kids and provides for us
3. Being able to stay at home with my kids so I can provide them with the best education they can get
4. Family that will always be beside me
5. Friends that no matter what are gonna be there when I nedd them
Oh so many more to be thankful for also….
5 things I feel grateful for today is my beautiful 4 month old daughter! My wonderful husband! All my friends and family that still stay in contact with us even though we live far away! All my army wives that have been such great friends my life would be so boring without them! Then I’m grateful for God who has blessed us in so many ways!!
1. My husband may work a lot, but at least he is here
2. All 4 kids are healthy and happy (most the time)
3. We have a home to live in and food to eat when many people don’t.
4.I got enough sleep last night!!
5. Finished my X-mas shopping today.
Whoo-hoo, that’s excellent you got your shopping all done already!
It’ll make the holidays relaxing, Kristin – I’m impressed at your being so organized.
And yes to all five:)
The five things I feel grateful for today are waking up to my son moving around in my stomach, my husband being next to me, our beautiful home being full cleaned after a nice weekend, waking up knowing my grandmother was home from the hospital safe and sound, and knowing all my other family and friends are healthy.
The 5 things I feel grateful for today are,
1.) My husband for being a loving father and husband
2.) Our son, Julian
3.) The fact we can live across country because of the military
4.) 2 of my Aunt’s, one of which is battling with a rare disease but is fighting it, and 1 who is fighting off cancer, you are a strong woman!
5.) friends and family back home helping me keep things together in the transition of living in an another country – not exactly easy without the closeness of friends and family.
1. Having my husband home safe
2. For the job my husband does
3.having a great place to live
4. Food on the table
5. Medical ins.
The five things I feel grateful for today are:
1.)My husband and that he has a job to be able to support our family and everything he does to support this family, he is a wonderful husband and a great dad!
2.)My kids who make me smile when I need it most!
3.)My Parents who are always there for me! and just wonderful people!!
4.)Good friends who help, the time pass when hubby is away! I have some great friends who are there in a second and have helped soo much as I’ve been in the hospital twice this year, and everyone just pooled together and helped us out soo much!
5.)My health, I have had a lot go on this year, and thanks to God, I am doing great now, after having spent a lot of time in the hospital this year, so thankful that I’m able to walk and thankful I didn’t have to spend more time in the hospital then I did, thankful to be out of the hospital and home!
Things I am grateful for today:
1. My family
2. That my husband is in the United States
3. The beautiful October weather
4. That I am able to be in college pursuing an education
5. To live in a country as wonderful as America
The five things I feel grateful for today are that my husband has returned from Afghanistan healthy, that my 4 year old son did so well through the deployment while his daddy was gone, that my father who lies in a hospital bed still finds the will to live, that family and friends have given so much of themselves to help me through some trying times, and finally I am grateful to be alive.
I am thankful for
1. Health – I am able to get up and exercise, walk my kids to the bus and be on the go when they need me to
2. That my husband is home this holiday season
3. our new teenage driver. Never thought I would say that but she helps carting her 3 siblings to events and it takes a ton of stuff off my to do list.
4. Ability to stay home with my kids.
5. A family that shares our triumphs, struggles, and cheer each other on as we go.
I am thankful for so much I am so blessed ,but to name five my wonderful husbend, our two beautiful children, our wonderful familys that support us no matter what and that our baby boy is finally getting better he was hospitized for a week and he is only 2 weeks old it was very scary I am so thankful we are home and he is improving!!
The five things I am grateful for; 1) God, for watching over my soldiers and family everyday. 2) 23 great years with my soldier 3) 23 years that my soldier has been a wonderful father to our 7 brady bunch kids 4) For the sacrifices he makes for his family(no Harley yet) and to his country 5)For the sacrifice my daughter makes serving our country. God Bless America!
The 5 things I am grateful for today:
My wonderful husband whom I love and cherish dearly.
Our beautiful 3 daughters and the little miracle that’s growing underneath my heart.
My mom and her speedy recovery after 2 surgeries within 3 days.
For awesome friends that stand by my side, thru thick and thin, even though we’re thousands of miles apart.
For inventions like internet and phone, that makes it much easier for us Military families to stay connected to the ones we love
Jasmin
Glad your Mom recovered so quickly, Jasmin.
May all be well:)
The five things I feel grateful for today are:
1. God
2. Allowed to remain strong during these deployments especially when I’m so far from family and friends.
3. All of my children remaining strong and stepping up to help out.
4. The love of family.
5. My husband will be home soon!
Good Monday to you Ledonna – it’ll be wonderful to see him, won’t it?
I imagine that first moment of eye contact and hugging is just awesome!
The five things I am grateful for is my amazing family who have been there for me through 5 deployments, my wonderful husband who is actually going to be home for the holidays except our anniversary
! I’m thankful that my skin cancer didn’t spread throughout my body! I’m also thankful for all the necessitys that I don’t have to live without like food and clean clothes! One more is the gracious organizations that take care of all the military families with toys for kids or a little extra food!
… Again! I am grateful for dr piccone who took stellar care of my baby girl while she was in the special care nursery at the hospital, in the same thought I’m so happy she’s a healthy chubby cheeked four month old
Glad your baby is okay Melissa – and that Dr. Piccone took such good care of her!
Happy upcoming holidays to you:)
“The five things I feel grateful for today are …
My two wonderful boys who bring the sunshine into my day (Hunter 8, Charlie 17 mos) and my adoring husband whom serves his country and local community and makes sure his family is always taken care of, knowing my family has a home to lay there heads, have daily family meals and a yard to play in, my boys are always taken care of with there needs and wants, and we are able to pay our bills each and everything month and spend time with one another. We devote our time to our family as much as we can even with a job and my husband’s profession which takes him away alot. We manage and always make it work. That is what families do!
The 5 things I’m most grateful for today are:
1: I have 3 healthy and beautiful children! (Just found out yesterday that I’m prego with number 4)
2: I have a wonderful, supportive family.
3. I’m alive!
4. My husband is home.
5. I have the best friends EVER!
The five things I am grateful for are: 1. My beautiful healthy girls. So many of my friends have kids with disabilities and my girls are so healthy. 2. Great friends. I don’t know how wives do it that are all on their own. I have amazing girlfriends that I can go to for anything. 3. A huge family. We currently live by both sets of our parents and all our siblings. I love that!! 4. My husband. He is so amazing and has given us a really good life. (even if I don’t see him very often) 5. That we have a steady paycheck. We have had our share of hard times and I know a lot of families all over the nation are struggling because they don’t have jobs. We are all so lucky that our spouses have job security and steady pay.
I’m grateful to have my husband home!
I’m grateful for the two beautiful sons we have together.
I’m grateful for being able to help my friends in need.
I’m grateful to live in a beautiful house provided by the military.
I’m grateful to be able to support my husband!
Five things I’m grateful for today are
That I still have a few weeks to spend with my amazing husband and best friend before he is deployed
The strength and independence I have gained since becoming a military wife
My 2 year old son we adopted almost 3 years ago
A loving and supporting family, who without I would fall to pieces
And a God that loves us unconditionally
Today and every day I am thankful for my four children Kaden, Carter, Lily, and Eila and my husband who is safe another day in Afghanistan.
May he be safe today and every day, Danielle:)
The five things I am grateful for today are: my baby girl developing correctly inside of me (almost 7 months along!), my loving husband being here, God for being with me through all my troubles, my grandmother for being an amazing role model, and finally for the Army because no matter how much we can dislike them sometimes, they gave my husband a job and they all fight for our safety and freedom.
5 things i’m grateful for:
My happy healthy vibrant smart 4 year old son
My husband is home safe happy and healthy
My family is not too far away when we need the help
Our unborn child is growing healthy and no issues
That im still sane after 2 deployments back to back but that’s the job and life of an armywife anyways right
5 things that i am grateful for:
For waking up every morning for 30 years in my right mind
For my husband who comes home to me everyday
For my father who just celebrated his 57th birthday
For strength because Lord knows i do not want to get out of bed so early
For God who answers my every prayer
The 5 things I am grateful for today is:
1. My wonderful husband. I thank him for sacrificing all of his wants and needs to make sure that we have what we need and want. This man has changed my life for the better and without him I would be lost. I am proud to be his wife.
2. My wonderful oldest son. Who keeps me laughing no matter the situation. He has brought me great joy and I am proud to be his mom.
3. My wonderful youngest son. Who keeps me in awe with his wisdom and intellect. He brings a smile to my face always with his unique way of thinking…always outside the box. I am proud to be his mom.
4. My wonderful oldest daughter. Though times were tough for the two of us I am proud to say that she is a striving adult and I am proud of her endeavors. Through many tears she has brought me joy and I am proud to be her mom.
5. My wonderful youngest daughter. Well what can I say she is the baby, my baby lol. She is just as talented as her siblings are and brightens my day with her being. I am proud to be her mom.
Without all of these wonderful people in my everyday life I would not be who I am today. They are the fibers of my security blanket and would be lost without them. So I am very thankful that I was blessed with them!
1. A fellow military wife was just diagnosed with breast cancer and I’m thankful that her prognosis is good. Please keep her, her family and their journey through this in your prayers. I think about and pray for her every day.
2. The ability for me to be a stay at home mom… and grandma. I watch our little grandnugget 2-3 days per week while his mommy and daddy work.
3. Our 8 sons… 4 have joined the USMC, 3 have chosen college and 1 is in high school. The Marines have all returned home safely from all their deployments and are working and while the others are still struggling with their career path, they are able to be going to a local college and be home while they do that.
4. My husband. Although he was severely wounded in 2006 by an IED and was hospitalized with physical and TBI injuries for 3 months, I’m happy to report that even though it took a good 18 months, he has fully recovered to his crotchety, wonderful self.
5. While we are all blessed to be living in the greatest nation in the world – military folks are faced with that reality every day… Dads coming home from work, stopping to play with their kids in the yard while still in uniform… everyone standing at attention – whoever they are – while “Colors” is being sounded both morning and evening… the constant booms of artillary going off… getting stuck behind a military vehicle when driving from one end of base to the other… having to show our ID to shop at the PX or the commissary or going through the gate to come home, etc.
This was a fun little thing to do while having my morning coffee. Thank you for reminding me to count my blessings again. <3
Today, I am grateful for some many blessings. But especially for
1. Four beautiful, healthy girls that love their mommy and Daddy.
2. An amazing hubby that makes me feel special and loved everyday…from KOREA!
3. The beauty surrounding us in wonderful Olympia, WA. For a Texas girl, I never thought I would like it, but I do!
4. The love and support of my family. The may be thousands of miles away, but I always have a shoulder!
5. Each and everyone of the little things I so often forget to see as special…a sticky handprint on the wall, a round of giggles at 6:00 am, a cup of coffee that appears by my bed each morning, a hurried kiss from my girls as they go off to school and when they come home. A remembered dream of my husband. All these things that make my life wonderful and special.
I have an awesome family! They fill me with pride and make me thankful each day!
Thank you!
Five things I am grateful for:
4 healthy children
A safe and alive husband
Getting a call everyday from my husband
A safe and comfortable place to live
peace of mind
The five things I feel grateful for today are
1. My two boys are healthy and happy.
2. My husband is on the other side of the world, but we are still able to Skype every few days.
3. I am lucky enough to be able to get my boys Christmas presents without sacrificing a necessity
4. Medical insurance, and a paycheck.
5. A great support system during this deployment.
5 things I am greatful for today are:
We have 2 amazing a beautiful kids
My husband being able to be home and watch the kids grow!
We are all in good health
We are closer to home now
For our family and friends who are always there and support us no matter what!
The five things I am greatful for are:
1. My husband coming home from his deployment safely.
2. The inner strength that was given to me to take care of a special needs child.
3. My children & I will be able to spend the holidays with my husband this year.
4. I have the opportunity to finish my college dregree.
5. Even though we live on the opposite side of the country from family, we’re able to Skype and talk every day
The five things I am grateful for today is 1, my husband, who does everything he can to support his family, and I love him very much for that 2, my wonderful daughter, who no matter what can make me smile and will always brighten my day, 3, my family, without them I would be lost, since they listen to me when I need them to, and will always be there for me, 4, my health, my husband’s health and my daughter’s health, plain and simple, and 5, knowing that e have a place to call home, even if it may be temporary (knowing that the Army can move us whenever), it is still our home for now, and a place that will provide us shelter when needed.
God Bless America, and God Bless all of our Troops!!
I am grateful that…
My awesome Husband who works so hard to support his family. My daughter Kyley who is just about potty trained. My daughter Hayley actually got some good gifts from us for her birthday this year. We have food on the table each day. We have a roof over our heads.
Today I am thankful for:
1. Getting to wake up next to my husband, home safely in our bed.
2. Our 4 healthy beautiful children.
3. The Sun shining in the sky.
4. Hearing our youngest daughter say ” I love you” for the first time today.
5. The roof over our head & the food we have to eat.
Today I am grateful for my 5 kids waking up in the morning. Thank you god for blessing us with another day.
Today I’m also grateful for having food to put in our table.
Today I am grateful that I am healthy and have legs to walk my kids to school.
Today I am grateful for my amazing husband.
Today I am grateful that Im not bald at age 23 and having 5 kids lol thank you God.
The five things I feel grateful for today are:
1) That I was able to move back home and my daughter is getting the treatments she needs.
2) Skype so I can talk to my Husband who is deployed and my sister who is stationed in Germany.
3) That my daughter has such a great Soccer coach!
4) That I have the money to take my daughter to a specialist outside our network, and that there are more options out there than sitting around and doing nothing about it.
5) For always moving forward and never standing still.
The five things I feel grateful for today are my husband for supporting our family, my children, medical advances in diabetes (4 year old daughter has type 1 diabetes), having a roof over my head and food on the table. The military may tell us where to live, but we always find a way to make it home.
The five things I feel grateful for today are my beautiful son, my wonderful husband, my amazing family, my awesome friends, and the ability to stay home and raise my son (which kinda goes back to my wonderful husband).
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I am thankful for my 2 wonderful children.
Thankful that my parents area closer to help us out if need be.
thanksful that it did not snow at my house last nights son I can finish getting stuff done outside, LOL
Grateful for our healthy
Thankful for my friends who area there for me!
5 Things I am greatful for today….
1) That I have been blessed with another beautiful day to spend with my family
2)That we have a roof over our head, food on our table and clothes on our backs.
3)My husband returned safely from his deployment (even though he is already gone again to school but I am okay with this one)
4) That my children, my husband and my self all have our health
5) I am most of all thankful that God has given me such a beautiful family and that I am so rich in love from my husband and my children.
Today, I am grateful for my kids, my amazing husband, my Mom who is always there, some of the most awesome friends in the world, and that God loves me! Thank you for this opportunity!
I am grateful for wonderful husband came home safe!
I am grateful for our two children had being very helpful for their momma while daddy was away.
I am grateful for living life with loved ones and sharing my life with them.
I am grateful for our friends and families are always be there for us.
I am grateful for God that watching over for every single of us every moments.
The 5 things I am thankful for today:
1- My husband is home with us and in good health
2- My daughters are in good health
3- We have a job in this crazy economy
4- My house is clean. Wow.
5- We have wonderful friends and family.
I am a wife and mother of 4 : ). I am grateful for having awesome parents who are great grandparents to my kids. I am also grateful for an amazing man that choose me to be his wife&babymama ; ) I’m grateful for, especially, for the military for all they do and give. I am most grate ful for my kids who give me the strength and motivation to go on in tough times. And I can’t forget my great friends that I have meet along the way on this hard, stressful, amazing journey of life in the military. Thanks to all of you n my life that help make life so great. God bless and always be grateful because we are not promised tomorrow.
I am grateful for my four beautiful children.
I am grateful for my families good health and happiness.
I am grateful that I have the ability to tell each of my loved ones that I love them each and every day.
I am grateful that I found and married my soul mate.
I am grateful for my life.
I am thankful today to have a man that loves me for me, Children that are healthy and happy. I am thankful that we have a roof over our heads and food to eat. And I am really thankful right now that my husband is currently not deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan after going on several tours already.
I am greatful everyday that my husband, son and myself are healthy! I am greatful for unemployment because I haven’t been able to get a job since we PCS to Ft. Lewis almost a year ago. I’m greatful for my husband, father and all of the other soldiers who sacrafice everything for our freedom. I am greatful for the GI Bill because I am using it to work on my degree. I am greatful for give always like these that give military families a chance to win something close to the holidays
1. no more deployments since hubby became a recruiter
2. our 2 children are thriving in their new environment only 3 months after PCSing
3. the job security the Army provides to our family
4. having a job interview today…finally!!!
5. people who are appreciative of military families’ sacrifices, and offer awesome opportunities like this
The five things I feel grateful for today are:
1. The opportunity to travel the world.
2. Meeting interesting people and make awesome friends.
3. My wealth of family and friends … I’m blessed to be so “Rich”.
4. My incredibly intelligent, healthy, active, and beautiful children. Full of life!
5. My wonderful, good looking, generous, loving husband … The half to my whole.
Thank you
The five things I am grateful for today are:
My amazing husband who has proven that soulmates exist and that love is unconditional.
My loving children who know just what to say and do to lift my spirits!
My family who no matter how far we are from each other will always be there for us.
My good health despite miscarrying only 2 short weeks ago.
My faith in God because without him, life would be unbearable at the moment.
Thanks for organizing this giveaway!
I’m thankful for my awesome soldier hubby, my beautiful baby girl, health, happiness and upcoming new changes!
The five things I feel grateful for today are:
I have two healthy, happy, amazing boys.
My husband will get to spend Christmas with us this year.
I am married to my best friend and soul mate.
I have amazing family and friends supporting me
I have another day here on earth to spend with everyone I love. I learned the hard way, twice, that life is too short to not life, laugh and love everyday to the fullest.
The five things I feel grateful for today are:
1. I get to spend the holidays with my husband here and safe this year!
2. My handsome 11 month old boy, Brayden, who recently just learned how to walk!
3. The new addition to our family who is due to be born on May 27, 2012!
4. All the wonderful emotional support I receive from friends, family, and the military community for being an Army wife!
5. My husband who works so hard to be the best soldier, husband, and father he can be!
The five things I am grateful for are:
.Waking up this morning and seeing my son smile and saying mommy when I take him out of the crib
.bless that the lord gave me another day of life to be a mother and a wife
.thankful that After a year long deployment my husband came back home safe
.thankful for a beautiful home I have for me and my family
.But most of all I’m thankful that we are alive, healthy and blessed by the lord who has kept us strong in this military life we deal with everyday that no matter what we stick together through it all no matter how hard things get.
The five things I feel grateful for today are:
My husband was able to reenlist! He still gets to continue to do a job he loves!
My unborn baby is healthy and thriving!
I got to wake up this morning to peace and quiet(2 year old still asleep!)
The sun is shining! And thats not a normal thing during the fall in the pacific northwest
I was able to sleep in..doesnt happen often!
The five things I fee grateful for today are the following:
1. Having the ability to be able to think positively about how blessed I am in order to be grateful.
2. Our Lord God.
3. Being happily married to a hard-working, dedicated, United States Marine.
4. Being a mom to two healthy children a boy and a girl.
5. Having good enough health to be able to keep up with my young, active children.
I could go on and on but will just keep it at the 5 most important things in my life. Thank you for this giveaway!
You are welcome, Jacqueline. Good Luck:)!
Five things I’m grateful for today are: my two healthy boys, the beautiful scenery around us here, a roof over our heads each night, the bountiful food on our table each day, and the big mug of coffee that will help ms get the morning started!
The five things I am grateful for today are the following:
1. PCS ing back to my home state recently
2. My husband not being deployed during the holidays
3. Good health that my children and husband have
4. Faith, Hope, and Love
5 The military providing our basic needs
The five things I am most grateful for today are:
1. PCS ing back to my home state
2. Husband not being deployed during the holidays
3. My children and husband’s good health
4. Faith
5. The military providing our family’s basic needs and more
The 5 things I feel grateful for today are…
1. My kids letting me sleep in a little this morning
2. The health of myself and my family
3. The awesome memories we made this weekend at the pumpkin patch
4. My soccer team of women who have become great friends when I moved and knew no one.
5. My wonderful neighbors…it’s nice to have good neighbors when we have to live so close together!
The five things i am greatful for 1)god giveing me another day 2)my wounderful husband that works hard every day for our family 3)my 5 children that are going to school and makeing something of themselfs 4) My 2 grand daughter are loveing and considering of others, and 5)is that god blessed me in so many ways ,with my family ,husband annd a great life
The 5 things I am grateful for today are:
1) Getting to talk to my husband
2) Having a happy and healthy family
3) Getting a great deal online while clothes shopping
4) No more morning sickness
5) My amazing friends
Today I am thankful for..
1. my beautiful new baby boy.
2. that my family is all healthy,
3. knowing that soon we will be moving back home where all our family is at,
4. having a wonderful husband who is always ready to help me,
5. and I am thankful the sun is shinging so beautifuly today.
5 things I am grateful for today:
My children are all healthy!
I was able to talk to my husband on Skype
My husband will be home on R&R for Christmas
I am so happy that we received a little rain today!
I am so happy that I get to be a stay at home mom! I love being able to experience my childrens youth with them
* i am grateful that God has blessed me with another day of life
* that my children love me unconditionally even when i know i have let them down
* that my husband is well and another day closer to coming home
* that my pregnancy is progressing well
* for the day God brought together my husband and I which has changed my life forever.
Today I’m grateful for my amazing husband.
That I’m 27 weeks pregnant with a healthy baby after losing our son and 2 miscarriages.
For a holiday season with my husband actually home.
For being on the same page as my husband in everything!
My adorable, headstrong little girl!
Five things I am grateful for are:
1: Healthly,smart, kind hearted, all around best son a mother could ever ask for!!
2: My husband being home for the holidays before heading out for deployment early next year
3: My dad who is my back bone & my hero
4: My job for being flexiable & able to let me be there anytime for my child or husband when needed
5: Amazing & supportive friends to get me thru the rough times & the good times in life especially the military life style
The 5 things that I am thankful today:
1. I am alive and healthy.
2. My solider can/still serve this great nation.
3. I have food to eat
4. I was able to visit Europe.
5. My two kids made me laugh
The five things I feel grateful for today are
my Lords daily blessing of life;
my husband’s love and dedication;
my mother’s friendship, love, wisdom, and patience;
my husband’s military to this country;
my husband being home with me for the holidays this year!
I meant to say my husband’s service for this country
The 5 Things I am grateful for:
1. Coming from a family of strong women that taught me how to be a strong, loving woman, wife, and mother.
2, A husband that places his family and their needs above all else – to include his own.
3. A world better than that of my parents, far better than that of my grandparents, and hopefully when I pass…a world better than ours to our children.
4. My Children…they’ve taught me that what I viewed important prior to them was frivilous and that it’s okay to act silly if it means you can give someone else joy – even if this joy is only for a moment.
5. These words spoken to me by my grandmother:” In this world your gender, your skin color, even your family’s wealth will not determine your happiness….only you will. You must either choose to soar above the clouds or forever be on the ground looking up at them”
5 things I am grateful for today are:
1. Getting a restful nights sleep.
2. Traffic cooperating with me this mornin5g.
3. My job promotion even if it’s not the one I was hoping for.
4. Having a job.
5. A bottle of wine and a new video game waiting for me at home.
Five things I am thankful for today are: my beautiful and perfect little girl and everything about her, my husband who is willing to sacrifice so much in order to give us a better life, the security of knowing where my next meal is coming from (that is something a lot of people take for granted), being able to live in a country that where I am able to pursue the religion of my choice and all my dreams without having to be afraid, and last but not least the support of my wonderful family who inspires me to be a better person everyday.
Those arw wonderful things to be conscious of and grateful for Cat!
I am thankful for:
1)my health
2) my family
3) my friends
4) My smartphone (I couldn’t live without it
5) people like Cinderella 11pm who support the troops and their families! What a great idea for a giveaway!
Thanks! =)
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The five things I feel grateful for today are God always watching over my family, my husband being home with us and not deployed, my children, my family all being healthy, and having a roof over our head with food to eat.
I am grateful today and everyday for …
1. my sons seeing then every morning makes all the not so great things seem not so important
2. my husband not being deployed RIGHT NOW ANYWAY! and knowing that even if he isnt home hes not somewhere dangerous
3.that we have all our necessaties to take care of our babies food, home, vehicles, clothing etc
4. our family that supports us and loves us no matter what !
5. AWESOME friends military friends are friends forever and not matter how bad they know how to help you get out of it even if its putting a box of past with your 1lb of meat !
we are just fortunate to have a good life we arent wealthy and we do want but we have the most important things thank you lord!
5 things I am thankful for this morning… 1 my husband who cheered me up after a night up with the kids, 2 my little boy who smiled and huged me goodmorning even though he is sick, 3 my little girl who is giving mommy a break by taking a nap, 3 the Disney channel keeping my sick little boy on the couch, 4 fresh coffee!, 5 my computer keeping me connected to my loved ones no matter how far away they are or how stuck in the house I am
The five things I feel grateful for today are: my parents are in good health considering their age and ailments; my grandson is healthy and full of joy; my son is happily married and healthy; my SO is kind and loving; and, finally, G-d gave us a beautiful day to enjoy today.
The five things I feel grateful for today are
My beautiful baby girl who makes everyday amazing and fun. I love watching every milestone!
My husband who works hard and sacrifices so much just to take care of his country and his family.
The Marine Corps for taking care of my family and being an amazing support to us families.
Both my family and my husbands family for supporting us and always being there for us. They have helped us so much!
And for every moment. To other people who would get mad about a stain on a carpet or broken furniture. I remember it as a stain that my husbands boot made the first day he was back home or that broken piece of furniture was the first time we had to move in the military and had no idea what was going on.
The five things I feel grateful for today are:
1. That my husband has successfully completed 4 deployments and is home with me now.
2. My son
3. My grandson
4. My family (who have helped me through the deployments)
5. My good friends
Thank you!
The five things I feel grateful for today are my unborn baby
my husband
my sweet puppy
my family
my great job
I am grateful for:
1. My beautiful daughter who is in the Navy, living her life and serving our country.
2. My other 5 beautiful children.
3. My parents who are still living and are able to enjoy their grandchildren.
4. My sweet husband.
5. Daily provision of needs from our Heavenly Father.
Thanks Cinderella!
<3
Jenn
You are welcome Jenn.
Thanks for being such a consistent reader and commenter – and Good Luck:)!
I’m grateful for…
the best husband in the world and the fact that he will be with me for a few more weeks
that I love and am loved
that i can see, hear, walk, and speak
that I have a warm bed to sleep in at night
that I have everything I need
The five things I feel grateful for today are
1. My healthy, happy children. I love how both of them have some wonderment to show me each day.
2. A roof over my head, clothes on my back and food on my plate.
3. being able to be a stay at home mom. Without my military man, it would be impossible.
4. parents that raised my siblings and myself to be the big loving and accepting family that we are.
5. modern conveniences such as the internet and cell phones, because without them I couldn’t be in touch with all of my family and friends as we move around the country.
The five things i’m grateful for:
1. Family
2. Friends
3. Good health
4. Peace of mind
5. Security
I am grateful for……
my healthy and happy 2 year old son
the fact that my husband is home with us this holiday season
living closer to my family again
having a wonderful supportive family
that people like to give give military families opportunities like this to help them out and show there gratitude!!
The five things I feel grateful for today are my sons, my husband, our health, that we have a roof over our heads, and that we have food on our table.
I am thankful for living in this country (U.S.)
I am thankful for my beautiful family
I am thankful for relatively good health
I am thankful for God’s blessing on me & my family
I am thankful for my son and all others who faithfully serve in our military
The five things I am grateful for today are:
1. My and my families good health
2. My amazing friends and family
3. The over helpful stock clerk at Staples that went out of her way to get me an awesome deal
4. That my mother just bought me round trip tickets home for the holidays
5. That my kids are being quiet right now
Yes to all of those Kerri:)
I am thankful for a loving husband who is still with me, even when he is away.
I am thankful for my family who makes me laugh and provides comfort and support
I am thankful for my car which allows me an escape any time I need to get away
I am thankful for mothers who don’t try to be perfect, but live daily through imperfection and grace
I am thankful for forgiveness, for without it, my world would be a much colder place.
The five things I feel grateful for today are:
1) Nap time,
2) My Bissel Steam and Sweep,
3) Dinner with my family,
4) My toddler’s energy,
5) Generous people.
I’m extremely thankful for
1. Every blessing of health God has bestowed upon my family and myself
2. The blessing of a baby for my husband and myself
3. My husband and his friend’s safe return from Afghanistan
4. Extremely thankful that there are men and women willing to put their lives on the line every day to ensure our freedoms (even though you’ve never met them)
5. For all the love and support from my family and friends through the good times and the bad. It brings happiness on so many levels!
I am thankful for…
1. My husband, an active duty Marine, who is deploying in three weeks. He is amazing and I am looking forward to homecoming next June already!
2. The baby in my tummy that I will get to meet March 15.
3. Skype and telephones, which will allow my baby to communicate with his daddy before he gets to meet him next year for the first time.
4. Family, their support, and love to keep me strong.
5. God, who has blessed me with all of the above.
5 things i am greatful for:
1. A loving and supporting, selfless person who has touched my heart and brightened my way through life who I am so blessed to call my husband. He has picked me up in the darkest of times, and held my hand through the brightest.
2. The baby growing inside of me.
3. The time that I have with my husband, I cherish every second because I never know when it might be the last.
4. The friendships I have made through the military that have been the truest, strongest, and most understanding friendships I have ever had. Without this blessing, life just wouldn’t be the same.
5. Finally, I am greatful to be one of the many military wives who have learned how to be a strong person for your family, and to charish the times that most people take for granted. It has opened my eyes to how many things I am capable of, and how many things I can get through. Before this experience I wouldn’t have believed it was possible.
The 5 things I am grateful for today are:
1) Having my husband home for the holidays this year
2) having 3 beautiful and healthy children
3) Rockstar energy drinks!!
4) the older kids behaving and the little one actually sleeping!
5) my family
I am grateful for a husband who works so hard to provide for us
I am beyond blessed to have four beautiful healthy babies
I am grateful to have a roof over our heads and food on our table
I am grateful for the ones who have paved a way for our military families
I am beyond grateful for friends and families that have helped us, while hubby has been away.
I’m grateful for…
1) A wonderful,strong,loving husband that goes out of his way to make me happy.
2) Beautiful children that make me smile everyday.
3) A great group of friends that make living in the middle of the desert (29 Palms) not so boring.
4)The ability to get outside and run. I’m new to running and I wish I would have tried it years ago.
5) Caffeine it keeps me going!!!
The five things I feel grateful for today are:
Being married to a kind, loving God fearing man
After being told I could never have children, finding out we we’re pregnant twice!
Having 2 healthy, happy boys
Being able to see the world being of my Dad and now my husbands’ careers
Having my husband home after 2 deployments
The five things that I am grateful for…
1. Gods forgiveness and Grace
2. God has helped myself and my husband beat a Meth Addiction
3. God restored my broken Family
4. The ability to do Gods work in our Ministry Center. Training Addicts and getting the to Church and addiction class
5. That our wonderful son is a proud U.S. Marine, and that makes us proud!!!
The five things I feel grateful for today are my health, family, job, friends, and home.
The five things I feel grateful for today are: Our three beautiful children:)
The fact my husband will soon be home!!!!!:)
We have a running car this year!!!!
My best friend got her gastric Bypass she has been wanting!!!!
AND… I have friends who are awesome and stick by me every single deployment!!!
The five things I feel grateful for today are having groceries done before payday hit, both kids are at the age they actually play together and give me 2 minutes of time to myself (which is to put dishes away, ect), my son excelling in preschool, my daughter starting potty training today, and best of all having daddy HOME and not deployed! Oorah!
The 5 things I am grateful for today are:
-I had an adorable little girl who became an amazing woman at boot camp!
-That she got the best training the military has to offer – U S Marines – so I know she can take care of herself!
-That after spending 2 years halfway around the world she will be coming home October 22!
-That I came from a military family and understand the sacrafices that all military families make so we always apprecaited time spent with each other.
-That a single mom raised a US Marine, a nurse and a soon to be teacher!
Have a wonderful homecoming reunion with your daughter Saturday, Tina!
And yes to ALL of those:)
The Five things Im grateful for: 1. My Soldier 2. My kids 3. Family/ friends 4. My job 5. Most of to be alive Thank You. Nikki Worsley
The five things I feel grateful for today are:
1. My family is healthy
2. We have a roof over our heads
3. My husband is home
4. We have food in our cupboards
5. The country we live in
“The five things I feel grateful for today are ~ My health, Being pregnant with our first child, A roof over our heads, Food and for Jehovah “GOD”
1. My husband
2. My children
3. My family
4. My church
5. My friends
I am grateful for the belly laughs that my oldest daughter gives my youngest.
I am grateful for an amazing attentive husband who does so much for me without question.
I am grateful for the mess my house turns into after a long day of playing with my kids.
I am grateful for bedtime prayers, cuddles, and kisses.
I am grateful that after bedtime, it’s Mommy time. Bathtub here I come! =]
“The five things I feel grateful for today are..”
My beautiful children, my wonderful husband who is deployed, my fulfilling job, my helpful friends, and my body that moves and gets things done even when my brain wants to rest!
I am thankful for:
1. Being healthy and being cancer free now.
2. My husband who loves me no matter what
3. My children that are a blessing to me
4. My family who is always there for me when I need them
5. A best friend back at home who will always lend me her ear when I need some comfort.
Today I’m grateful for:
A giggly little girl
A husband who gets off work early
Friends to play with at the park
The smell of fall
Hot tea
The 5 things that I am greatful for today are
1. The opportuinty to pick my kids up from school and hear all about thier day
2. Being able to see my husband before he goes to work everyday.
3. Doing college classes online
4. Taking a nap
5. Taking the kids to school.
Five things I am grateful for
God in my life
My mom (no matter how old I am I will always need her)
My husband
My kids
And my “military” family. When we are miles away from your blood family it is nice to have others around.
Today I am grateful:
For the love I share with my husband, family, and friends
For the freedom and opportunity to pursue an education that will help me realize my dreams
For my home and those I share it with
For the fact that my husband is safe, whole, and home with me again
For the sacrifices that others have made and continue to make so all of these things are possible
The five things I feel grateful for today are my family! I love them so much!
The five things that I’m grateful for are..
#1.Our big Man up in heaven that makes everything possible for us, without him we wouldn’t have anything we have
#2.My family and friends
#3 Our world and the wonderful land we live on
#4 The men that sacrifice their lives to make this world a better place
#5 My wonderful mother that has made me the great woman I am today and all the great mother’s out there that have sacrificed their lives and worked hard to make out of their children the best they can be
1. That I have an amazing church to go to
2. Grateful that I have three, beautiful children that are handling deployment well
3. That I have good communication with my husband while he is deployed
4. That my parents are coming for a visit this week!
5. That we have fun plans for Christmas!
The five things I feel grateful for today are my parents, my boyfriend, my sight, smells and all my limbs
Sweetlikecandy1688@gmail.com
That’s a lotta happiness you are spreading, Princess. You rock!!! Keep up the good work.
Big hugs, honey…
My wife
My child
We do not go hungry
We have a home
We are blessed so much that we can share those blessings with others.
That is very nice Peter.
Good Luck!:)
Five things I am greatful for:
My Marine is coming home in 4 days
My miracle daughter who is 5, who came after 13 years of trying
That I can stay home with my daughter and enjoy seeing her grow up
My friends who don’t understand the military life, but support me when my Marine is gone
That I won’t have to cut the grass anymore
Glad that your honey is coming home safe and sound to you Leigh:)
Everyday there are so many things I am thankful for, but for today I am thankful for my little girl she is a blessing in my life. I am thankful that although my husband had to leave to Japan leaving behind my daughter and I, we are still in communication and holding on stronger than ever. I am also thankful that we have wounderful opportunities like these, it feels great to be recognized as a marine wife, thank you! Though we are not the ones out there fighting, we are the ones who make our men look forward to coming home, we keep them spiritually alive while they face so many though situations, and I am thankful to God for letting me have a big heart that makes me capable of doing this. And lastly I am thankful for my life, although there’s no such thing as perfect, this is MY kind of perfect and it’s good enough for me.
Loved what you had to say Evelin. Yes, yes, yes, yes and yes:)
Many ongoing blessings to you and all those you love.
And you are very welcome:)
The five things I feel grateful for today are
1) That I am blessed to have a wonderful relationship with God, through who I gain strength, guidance and encouragement.
2) My family, including (and in no particular order) my husband, children, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, in laws, nieces, nephews, brothers, sisters, and friends.
3) The job my husband has that allows us to have a roof over our heads, food in our mouths and clothes on our backs. I am thankful for that every day… there are reminders everywhere that tell us we are only a hair away from losing it all.
4) I am thankful that I am losing weight because I have been working SO hard to eat healthier, and I’m thankful that it’s also having a positive nutritional effect on my family.
5) Last but not least, I am thankful to my son for choosing to be a US Marine to protect our country and provide for his wife and step daughter. His wife cheated on him with her daughters dad and my son carried on. I believe being in the Marine Corps gave him the strength to get through that and gave him the tools to be successful in life with great morals and character. I’m thankful to ALL our military, and I’m very appreciative to those that recognize that the families sacrifice as well. We do. However, if HE want’s to dedicate 4 (+) years to serving our country, it IS our duty to support!!!
Thank you for giving us all a moment to reflect on what we’re thankful for. Amazon gift card or not, it’s sometimes a good thing to just sit and reflect on that.
Today I am thankful for…
and they always keep life entertaining.
God. My faith and beliefs guide me and comfort me.
My husband. I am so thankful he choose me to spend forever with.
Our children. They fill my heart with love and our home with laughter
Our health. Nothing is guaranteed and I am thankful we are all healthy!
Our military friends. We have made lifelong friends who have stepped into all the important roles our family has to
Miss due to the military lifestyle.
I really could list 100 more because each day os full of
Blessings
The five things I’m grateful for are:
my two incredible boys; they light up my life in so many ways.
my husband who is home for at least another six months.
our wonderful extended family and friends.
being able to stay home with my kids for the last four years.
our current duty station – we’ve had some rough ones and are really enjoying where we live.
5 Things I Am Most Grateful For
1. Living in a country that protects ALL freedoms, even those to protest the military that is protecting them.
2. Walking my kids to school and spending the time chatting with them.
3. Knowing that my deployed husband is making a difference in many peoples’ lives.
4. Taking time for myself early in the morning.
5. That we are raising wonderful little people.
The five things I am grateful about today are getting together for breakfast with my girlfriends, my sons’ great education, the new exercise equipment I just bought, football, and the world’s greatest husband. Thank you for the giveaway!
The five things I am grateful for right now.
1 rediscovering my creativity.
2 listening to my little girl across the room discovering hers.
3 the smile on my husbands face as he walks past us.
4 the knowledge that my friends are jumping to help us when we need them.
5 the security of both mine and my husbands familes, should there ever be need, they are there for us.
Five Things I Am Grateful For:
1. My husband coming home from Afghanistan last Friday.
2. My baby girl who gives us so much joy in life.
3. My health, and my family’s health.
4. Thankful we have a place to live, food, money, etc. basic necessities in life.
5. Thankful for modern medicine keeping us healthy.
“The five things I feel grateful for today are……
1) Having a healthy family.
2) The safety of my husband while serving in the military.
3) Having security.
4) Having God in my life.
5) Having Love in my life.
5 Things I am Grateful for are:
My youthful complexion
My Health
The health of my family
My safety
Nothing had aggravated me today.
1. A loving husband who will and does anything he can for his family and fights for our country.
2. Two beautiful children
3. Having God in my life
4. Being blessed to be able to make cakes
5. Having a close family who is always there for each other
The five things I feel grateful for today are music, sunlight, carpeting, Pop Tarts, and love.
I am grateful for my life.
For the gift of been a mother, wive, sister and daughter.
For the opportunity to have my husband @ home
For been able to continously develop and grow myself into a better han been.
For the freedom to freely express myself
My husband enlisted into the MN National Guard a few months ago and will be leaving for bootcamp/AIT shortly for 10 months!! I’m not very familiar with what ‘actively serving’ means, but if it doesn’t count, I don’t need to be entered into the giveaway… Things I am thankful for:
1. My amazing, adorable, charming, social, smart little 19 month old son
2. My hardworking husband
3. A roof over my head
4. Good health
5. A supportive family that will help me through the lonely days/nights while my hubby is gone!!!
The five things I feel grateful for today are:
My family.
My health.
My friends.
A place to live.
Food on the table.
austma7@aol.com
Five things I am thankful for today are…
1. I have a soft bed to lay my head on tonight.
2. Knowing that there is a heaven where I will be able to meet my unborn babies some day.
3. My beautiful son drinking his “nana nilk” (or vanilla milk to those of you who don’t speak Ethanese)
4. Being able to sit on the couch with my husband doing absolutely nothing.
5. Watching my husband and son play together.
“The five things I feel grateful for today are..
- my 2 loving children
- the beautiful weather
- the fact that my vegetable garden is blooming
- my Mother’s return to good health
- the best extended family in the world.
marypres(AT)gmail(DOT)com
The five things I am freatful for today are, my mother, father, two healthy sons, my husband, and just being alive.
I am greatful for:
Jehovah God for giving me one more day of life.
My wonderful husband who’s so patient with me and our baby girls.
My two healthy daughters who at times test my very last nerve but are my world.
My mom and dad who raised me to be a responsible adult.
Let’s face it, the Military. Although we complain about it (especially when our husbands are gone), we know that our husbands have a steady income, that in hand, helps create a stable household .
The 5 things I am grateful for:
My 2 boys, ages 2yr old and a 2 month old. They are my world!
My husband, that sacrifices so much to provide for his family.
I’m grateful that God has blessed me and my family with good health.
That my father who recently had a heart attack, recovered so well!
For my family that will provide so much support when my husband gets deployed.
The five things I feel grateful for today are:
My AMAZING husband who is the best Marine I know.
My awesome sons, even if one is a teenager now.
My creativity for allowing me to make jewelry that inspires people.
Being able to walk on my spiritual path the way I want to.
For the most beautiful blue sky today.
Being able to walk your spiritual path the way that you want to is a blessing indeed, Kelley. Such an important freedom.
If only all religions were peaceful in their practices, what a wonderful world it could be.
1. I am grateful I have relief from my back pains for now
2. That I have a loving and wonderful husband
3. My wonderful family
4. That we are still living in our house
5. We still have money to put food on our table
… family, friends, health, a semi peaceful mind, and the ability to laugh (or chuckle)
I loved reading all of these…thank you so much all of you military moms!
1. my family 2. my job 3. my friends 4. my health 5. another beautiful day
whit1966@gmail.com
1. My son who is currently home and not in Iraq.
2. our heroes
3. my family
4. my job
5. my health
I am grateful for:
These last days to enjoy before my husband leaves.
My two year old sons laughter and joy and health.
My family support
Support to be able to attend college.
Life
The five things I feel grateful for today are:
1. I woke up today.
2. I still have my 82 year old mom.
3. Knowing my daughters turned out to be such caring and thoughtful women with excellent values.
4. For authors.
5. My newset doggie (rescued by my nephew and came to live with me) is doing so well and adjusting to life with my two other little doggies
mamabunny13 at gmail dot com
Glad the new doggie has a safe and loving home with you, Mammabunny:)
The five things I feel grateful for today are:
-the ability to skype with my husband while he is deployed to afghanistan
-2 healthy baby boys (3 1/2 years, 2 1/2 months)
-a great relationship with my family, my side and my husband’s side
-being able to be a stay at home mom through this deployment
-all of my military friends/sisters that have helped me through this deployment so far, and that I can help them as well
The five things I feel grateful for today are:
1- My husband. He is a wonderful person. A great husband, a loving father and an amazing friend.
2- This giveaway. It always makes me smile to see when the military is being acknowledged.
3- My son. I never knew a love like the love of being a mommy. Watching the wonder in his eyes is enough to bring all the sunshine I need on the darkest of days.
4- My family and friends. Talk about being supportive while hubby was deployed. A first time mom dealing with a first time deployment, not easy… but they got us all through it.
5- Waking up today knowing my husband and my son were here… It just makes me smile like no one knows!
Thanks for the giveaway!!! and HUGS to all military families everywhere!
Today
im grateful for my kids
im grateful for being alive
im grateful that i am able to provide for my kids being a single mom
im grateful for my family and friends
im grateful for the stregnth God has given me to deal with the challenges of life
The five things I feel grateful for today are..friends, family, life, God, and the ability to be working on a higher education.
My health and continued ability to cover the bills.
the five things i am thankful for!
1) a loving husband
2) a family who cares
3) running water
4) a job
5) food on the table
The five things I feel grateful for today are my Husband, my sons, my dogs, my family, and having a roof over my head.
Kari(at)shining2save(dot)com
I am grateful for more than 5 things in my life. Lately, my life has come to a hault, I lost my father…I have this pain in my heart, sometimes its hard to breathe…as tears begin to form…I want him to know I think of him always and miss him terribly. I’ve held the ones I love much closer and much longer lately…life is short and can change at any moment. “Be grateful, appreciate each day,” I tell myself…my father’s passing has brought my family closer…and I have to admit…if I knew what I know now back then…I would’ve tried harder to keep in touch with the ones I love and not be so caught up with everything else that didn’t really matter. So, I am grateful and appreciate the blessings in my life, my family, my friends, my health, and the ability to take care of my kids.
~toneda~
The five things I feel grateful for today are:
1- My Husband to have him here and safe and be able to love him everyday
2- My military family because with out them I don’t know where I would be
3- My Daughter … She makes my life so full and eventful … She is the laughter in our lives
4- Grateful for everything I have in my life that we have worked for to have and the things my family goes through to make sure we get to keep those thing … Thanks for that to My husband and the many other who give those rights
5- Grateful to know that I get to wake up every day to family and friends and know that they are here and safe
Thanks
The five things I feel grateful for today are:
1) My husband isn’t deployed.
2) My daughter had a wonderful homecoming weekend.
3) I am slowly but surely learning to walk again.
4) Beautiful fall weather (need I say more??).
5) The wonderful blogosphere! I’ve had such a wonderful outpouring of love since this latest surgery. Nothing beats all these virtual girlfriends!
6) BONUS — and speaking of the blogosphere, YOU for doing this lovely giveaway!
You are welcome, and very happy for you Shari:)!
The five things I feel grateful for today are
I am grateful for my husband and all he does for this country
I am grateful for my parents that make this deployment better for me
I am grateful for my husband to be coming home soon 7months is too long
I am grateful for my puppies that give me love while my husband is gone
I am grateful for god that has kept my husband safe this deployment
I am grateful for: my kids laughter, my dogs tail wagging, sun on a cold day, monster energy drinks, and colorful leaves.
I’m grateful for a loving husband, a beautiful family, a home, my faith in God and Jesus Christ, and my sweet baby that is on the way! I’m also grateful that my brother and his wife, who are both Marines who have served in Afghanistan, have always come home safe! Love them both!!
I am grateful to see my husband sitting on the couch watching tv. It means he is home and safe. I am grateful for the two little ladies I have sleeping above my head. I am grateful for my snoring dog behind me. She helps keep us save and is on duty all the time. I am grateful for God and all his blessings today on my family. I am grateful for the way the falling rain looks in the street lamp tonight. It reminds me we are so close to the falling snow.
I may not be a mom to my own children yet, but I am a military wife and mom to the lost privates my husband brings home, and the five things I’m grateful for today:
That my husband and I have good healthcare.
That it’s still a good bit of time until the next deployment.
That today’s weather at our current post reminds me so much of my childhood with my grandparents.
That I found a cheaper version of the herb planter I was wanting.
That finally, we’re starting to feel stable after the first 2 years of pre-deployment and deployment stress.
And one extra: that we might get a weekend free from our baby soldiers this week
The five things I feel grateful for today are:
1- My kids, My Husband and I are healthy
2- We have a roof over our heads and food to eat
3- I have an amazing husband who loves and honors his family and friends
4- My children are smart and make good choices
5- I am a better person today than I was yesterday (and hopefully that will continue every day!)
Very nice Amanda!
Good Luck:)
The five things I feel grateful for today are:
1. That I have been blessed with a beautiful son, who is my world.
2. That this year my marriage has made it through the ‘for better or worse’ part of our wedding vows.
3. I am thankful for my family’s health.
4. I am thankful for having food on my table every night.
5. I am thankful for the little things my son finds amazing, everything is new to him. To be able to get that happy about something is magical.
The five things I am most proud of at the moment are~
My soldier son, who is just now returning home from helping another Non Profit Organization with their desire to have a soldier attend in uniform, while collecting Pop Tops from a local Elementary School.
My teenager, who is currently on the honor roll and running for his school’s Senate seat; he is also an incredible star football player.
My toddler who came home from school today with the big news he can now count to 100 without assistance.
The staff of my own Non Profit Organization, who have worked tirelessly to help us with four upcoming events in November; I am incredibly proud and blessed to have such amazing volunteers.
The last thing I am proud of, is myself~with extreme pressure, deadlines, and motherly duties, I have learned over the last two years to be patient and time management!
5 things im grateful for
1. my family
2. my husband
3. food in our bellies
4. a roof over my head
5. good health
The 5 things I am most grateful for today are:
1: my good health
2. My family who loves me
3. The ability to have memories with loved ones who have passed, especially my Mom
4. for awesome people like you who pay it forward as I try to do on a daily basis as well
5. food & shelter & clothing
Wonderful things to be grateful for Joey, and
you do!
The five things I feel grateful for today are my husband, my home, my friends, my health, my security.
Five things that I am grateful for today:
1. I am grateful for Spanx. Seriously. I wore them under my dresses on my wedding day, and to meet my husband each time he returned from deployments. They helped hide the damage done by nervous eating.
2. I am always grateful for coffee. I don’t understand how people can wake up, have a glass of water, and start their day. Not this mama.
3. I am grateful for stylish hats. My hair is naturally curly and is a hot mess in the morning. Hats help me get to Kindergarten and preschool drop-offs looking slightly less deranged.
4. I am grateful for Dora the Explorer. One of her wacky adventures is enough to entertain my kids just long enough for me to get dinner on the table.
5. I am grateful for this way of life that isn’t always fun, or pretty, or even particularly rewarding. Sometimes it’s sad and lonely and ugly. But, it’s the life we chose, and it’s the life we love.
I am grateful for God, my husband, my children, my health, and our home.
Five things I’m grateful for:
My children, after four deployments, I admire their strength, and understanding when it comes to Daddies deployments.
My husband, he recently, re-enlisted for life, to not only serve his country, but to also ensure that his family are taken care of.
The Army, sometimes it gets a bad rap, but they have been good to us, and taken care of us. We may not be rich, but we have a roof over our heads, and food on our plates.
I am grateful for our health, we have been very lucky to be overall healthy.
Lastly, I’m grateful for my friends, without them, I wouldn’t manage this Army life too well. We are family in more ways than one, and I’m extremely grateful to have them in my corner when needed! =)
Steph4575 at msn dot com
o wow so many things:
a healthy, happy family that is together
ability to get around and be with the family
comfort of home
pets that keep us company
friends near and far
I’m grateful for my two children; my beautiful wife; our comfortable home; our sweet and loving little dog; and the friends in our lives.
The five things I feel grateful for today are
My health,
My friends,
My optimism
My family,
Kind people that give to/help others
The five things I feel grateful for today are my wonderful son, my adorable husband, my caring mom, that I’m still pregnant (I’m high risk for preterm labor), and that we are all healthy (thank God!)
I’m grateful that my Husband is on his way home……and we can finally be a family again.
1. my family, 2. the fact that i have a loving supportive husband, 3. the fact that I’m able to get up and go to work every day, 4. I live in a community I love, 5. I’m strong enough to make the decisions that are right for me
5 things I feel grateful for today are….
1. That my God is in control and always provides!
2. A much needed date night with my husband
3. Our two sweet little boys
4. A husband who works hard and provides for our family so I can stay home with those sweet boys!
5. Being able to spend time with my family before we PCS half a world away!
1. my grandpa making it through surgery
2. having a best friend that anyone could ask for
3. my husband
4. having opportunities
5 having a great sister
The five things I feel grateful for today are my children, their good health, my best friend/mother, my hard working Marine husband and my wonderful life!
The five things I am grateful for:
1) The sacrifice of my husband
2) Life
3) The smiles on my children’s faces
4) The opportunity that I have every day to make a difference in my life, the life of my children, husband, friends and family and any one that I may cross paths with
5) Freedom of speech and religion
I do not have to worry about food or clothing because God will take care of that for me.
The five things I am grateful for are my husband, family and friends, health, love, life! I am grateful that he gets to spend this years holidays with me and the kids since it’s been two years since we’ve had a Christmas or Thanksgiving together. I am grateful that I get to spend time with my best friend, and know she is here for me no matter what and no matter when. Especially during the hard times when our husbands leave, and I am here for her as well. I miss my family back home, but am grateful that I can call them and talk to them as much as I want, and hopefully this year, get to see them too, even if for a day or two around the holidays, with my husband on my arms.
The five things that I am grateful for today:
I am grateful that even though my husband is far away, our kids are happy and healthy and seem to be coping with this deployment well.
I am grateful that we have such good friends, who may not understand what life is like for a military family, but are willing to help or listen if needed.
I am grateful for the close bond that I have with each of my kids.
I am grateful that we have the opportunity to spend my husbands 2 weeks of R and R in Hawaii with him in Feb 2012.
And I am grateful that we made it through another crazy, busy day!
The five things I feel grateful for today are my God, my husband, my five children, my warm home, and all my books!
The five things I feel grateful today are that I was able to help a military family in need who’s home had a fire, Initiated a Civilian/Military School Pen Pal Program for our local Mil Base School, That my husband will hopefully be home for the Holidays this year, That my 3 year old helped me decorate our front yard for Halloween while my wonderful 10 year old watched my 13 month old lol and that my kids are calm and quite watching Yo Gabba Gabba before a peaceful bedtime
The 5 things I am grateful for are: my family, my friends, our good health, my kids happiness and our upcoming trip to Hawaii
The five things I feel grateful for today are:
1. My faith
2. My family
3. My health
4. Jobs to put food on the table
5. A cozy warm home
The five things I feel grateful for today are:
1. My God who helps me purpose in my heart to give the worry and anxiety to him as my son serves in Afghanistan.
2. My son in Afghanistan who is standing in the gap for all of us back home, willing to give his life to keep us safe. I miss you Marcus. His heart is HUGE.
3. My daughter and her family who try to keep me busy while we wait for him to return, and for the lovely woman that she is.
4. My darling grandkids who remind me when I forget how to see precious moments, you show them to me. You remind me how being childlike helps us to see what truly is important.
5. My wonderful husband who takes care of me emotionally, physically, mentally, spiritually…..he makes me laugh until my belly hurts everyday. When everyone walked out, you so graciously walked in. I am forever grateful for the impact you have had on me and my children. You, my husband, are truly my dearest friend.
Could “blessed” look any better than this……and this is my day everyday!
The Five things that i am grateful for today:
I am grateful that our 14 month old son no longer requires physical therapy.
I am grateful that our 3 year old daughter is very much a daddy’s girl.
I am grateful that we get to spend our anniversary together this year.
I am grateful that we have a year together before another possible year apart.
I am grateful that he came home six months ago from the last one.
1. My selfless husband who has battled cancer, multiple deployments and always giving of his time to anyone who needs him.
2. My miracle boys (Logan-7yrs old and Dalton-4yrs old). When ALL of our doctors said we could not conceive a child, we prayed and had faith that God would provide-He did!
3. My home. We are very aware that many are homeless and have so much less than we do.
4. Our drinking water! It’s heartbreaking to know that all over the world children have to drink dirty water-some with bugs in it while we are so fortunate to have an abundance of clean water for all our needs.
5. My family and friends-without them, it would’ve been extremely difficult to get through each deployment and each challenge that came with them! I love you guys!
Five things I am thankful for are….
My husband’s deployment (yesterday!) was cancelled.
the rain I hear falling on our windows
Our house, that is our home
my children, my children, my children
Did I say, for my husband’s (cancelled!) deployment?
We are blessed.
As a military mom I am thankful for the following:
1. My husband will always be able to look at our children and tell them he truly did all he could to ensure the best world possible for them, even though that meant missing a lot of time with them.
2. I am thankful that my children are healthy and that Besides the occassional ER trip, I do not have to face poor health to either of my children while my husband is away.
3. I am thankful that my husband and I have been able to be so consistent with our kids despite coparenting from opposite sides of the world, that when we told our 7 yr old about a 3rd deployment in 4 yrs, she said, “Oh, ok. Is he going to Iraq again?” so adjusted!
4. I am thankful for the amazing family you find within your other military wives and the support youcan find in them because they understand like others do not.
5. Lastly, and most important, as a military mom, I am so incredibly grateful that I have never received the knock on the door with a handful of men in blue suits while my husband has been deployed-thankful that he has come home safe, and in one piece to be able to be my husband, my children’s father and the strong soldier he is!
Your answers brought a smile to my face, Shirlee.
Glad all is well:)
1. Jesus is my Lord and Savior
2. My husband and I have our health
3. My husband has a job.
4. Our son is serving our country and is safe on a base.
5.We have a house and food on the table.
I am a 25 year old mother of two children and wife to a US marine.
Today, I am grateful for:
5. The on base Library. As a mother of two children ages 1 and 3, the library has been hours of entertainment for us every week because we can check out endless books and Disney movies for FREE! My kids’ favorite time is story time.
4. “Pinterest”!!! I do not know if you have heard of this website, but it has been a source of inspiration for recipes, kids’ crafts, holiday homemade decor ideas, and all kinds of interesting things that has got me on a crafty kick and I <3 IT!
3. My chocolate lab, "Bear". My dog has been by my side providing me loyal and happy company all those lonely nights when my kids are asleep and my husband is working all night. I do not know what I'd do without his companionship.
2. I am grateful for this time of year because of all the holidays which provides me with the opportunity to give back to the marines who fight for my freedom. For example, every year I open my home on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years Eve to any and ALL marines (usually PFCs living in the barracks) with no place to go and I give them a seat at my dinner table and a blow up mattress in my living room to sleep on. Providing Marines with a home-cooked meal is the smallest way I can show that I appreciate them and think of them during the holidays.
1. Lastly but above all, I am grateful for the man God gave me to love the rest of my life. Without my husband, I would have never known true and unconditional love or given life to the two most beautiful little sweetie pie munchkins whom I adore and constantly steal kisses and hugs from.
Thank you,
KellyannC
Kellyannc,
So glad you take your kids to the library. Reading is SO important!
I’ve never done Pinterest, butsome of my friends love it:)
Best friends like ‘Bear’ are wonderful.
Wonderful what you do for others during the holidays!
God is Good:)
The five things I am greatful for are; my husband and all he does for our family, my boys, being forgiven every day just by asking for it, good friends, and the fact that it is finally football season again!!
Today I am greatful for.
*my little growing gift, (we have been trying forever and are high risk)
*the amazing women and friends who will be by my side when i deliver while hubby is deployed,
*skype so hubby can be there as much as his job allows,
* the housing maintence techs who fix my house and change lightbulbs so i dont hurt myself
* the doctors who saved my life in 2009 so i can live my dreams now.
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The 5 things I feel grateful for today are…
1. our baby girl is 2 month and she is healthy
2. able to talk to my husband for an hour
3. having such wonderful family and friends
4.My yorkie , teddy bear. he brings so much joy in everyone life
5. Another day closer for my husband to come home:)
Only 5?…
1. Skype: may not seem like THAT big of a deal to most, but my husband is currently deployed- he wasn’t able to come home for the birth of our first child, BUT he was able to “be here” via skype and was the first to see her as it was a c-section. What a blessing.
2. My parents: they let me move back home while I was pregnant (and hubby was deployed) so they could take care of me as I was very sick/bed rest…. they both have full time jobs, yet found the time to take care of me… and let us stay through the first few months my daughter was born. My mom was also in the delivery room, which was such a blessing to my husband and I.
3. My daughter: she’s a miracle. hands down. We tried for a bit, and through much prayer, fertility drugs, and a never-give-up-faith/hope, she was born
4. My husband (and the MILLIONS of things he does for us): he’s deployed (only a little bit of time left now!) but emails, writes, calls when he can and is financially supporting us so that I can stay at home with our baby. (which is another thing I’m thankful for!)
5. It’s OCTOBER: actually, the middle of October. This has been the hardest year of my life- having my husband deployed, having our first child/raising her as a “single parent”, and finding tumors/having surgery next month- all without my better half here… but we’re getting to the end of this deployment and we’re so incredibly blessed by the answered prayers, miracles God has given us, and that my husband is safe- even amidst the turmoil where he’s at- every day closer is a grateful thing!
Your answers really touched me Sarah.
Many healing wishes sent to you in all directions of time – tumors begone!
I’m Thankful that my Soon to be Navy EOD Son-in law survived stepping on a landmine,
I’m also Thankful for my Coast Guard daughter being so strong for him,
I’m Thankful for my Retired Navy husband that served our country until he retired,
I’m Thankful for my Son serving in the Army in the E.R in NC
I’m Thankful for God to give me this family
The five things I feel grateful for today are –
1: My husband hit the snooze for 20 minutes. Cuddles!
2: I made an awesome pot of coffee
3: I heard from an old friend bright and early.
4: Having a job I love to get to every morning
5: Helping people smile around the world and their comments they leave makes a great morning.
All this and it’s only 8AM!
A wonderful morning, Emily:)
The five things I feel grateful for today are:
1) my children, who bring me a constant flow of love and joy 2) my husband, who is a wonderful, loving husband and father 3) my parents and siblings, who have given me great happiness, support, and laughter over the many years of my life 4) my life, which has allowed me to experience profound growth and maturity through experience 5) the human spirit, which is so enduring and powerful at this time on Earth – we are blessed by all the humans who have given so fully of themselves….we are surrounded, truly, by human angels.
Thank you to Military Moms Talk Radio for giving me this opportunity to remember the blessings of my life. Gtatitude is a healing force ~ love you all, Susan H.
You are indeed blessed Susan.
Good Luck!
I am grateful for
1. My children
2. My son surviving three deployments
3. That my husband comes home safely after each 24 hour shift at the firehouse
4. our home
5. My desire to live.
Trish,
I used to be madly in love with a firefighter. I still think about him and it has been more than 20 years!
I am not entering the drawing but posting what I am grateful for…
1. I am grateful for the ability to get myself out of the messes i create!
2. I am grateful for my children who make me laugh and grow me far more than i could ever on my own.
3. I am grateful for my friends and family who support me in all i try to do.
4. I am grateful for God who guides my life daily and is always there for me.
5. I am grateful to have had such a wondeful mother who watches over me from Heaven.
Yes Sandra – all true:)
I am most thankful for the wonderful life God has given me, my husband who loves me unconditionally, my baby boy who brings so much joy and love to my life, my friends and family that are there to support me and the beautiful home we have to live in.
Five things I am grateful for today:
1. A Beautifully Sunny SoCal Morning
2. My loving husband who gets me to the vanpool on time every morning.
3. My 4 beautiful, healthy children.
4. Our oldest son in the army who grew up to be a Godly man.
5. There are so many things to be greatful for, it’s hard to narrow it down to just 5 things!
Yes to what you wrote on number 5. May we all feel that and know that
!
I am thankful for my son’s commitment to serving our country. He is currently in Afghanistan, but will be home in towards the end of this year. His service, along with his fellow soldiers, has allowed this country to remain free.
peace at this moment
my family
my loveable dog
sunshine
health
The five things I am grateful for:
1. My daughter. After struggling for 8 years with fertility problems we were blessed with beautiful, healthy little girl.
It provides a break from reality at times and sometimes that’s what I need the most!!
2. My husband. He is my rock, he makes me laugh (and yes, cry sometimes), he is my best friend, my lover, and my hero.
3. My family. My family is amazing and very supportive.
4. Our new duty station. After spending 6 years at Ft Drum and dealing with every other year deployments, it’s nice to be someplace where my husband will not be deploying.
5. The television
The five things I am grateful for are:
1. Good friends who have been through deployment before to help me through it.
2. Family
3. The freedom we enjoy in the U.S.
4. A wonderful job I enjoy
5. THE MOST IMPORTANT- MY SON’S DEPLOYMENT ENDS IN 5 MORE MONTHS!
The five things I feel grateful for today are
1- God
2- My Church
3- My husband
4 -my kids (4) of them
5- Family and friends
Today and everyday I feel grateful for…
1. A happy and healthy family that I love dearly
2. My friends that I can count on no matter what
3. The little things in life
4. My sanity is still intact
5. The grace of God who has delivered all of my family and friends back into my loving arms time and time again while serving our great nation in the military.
I have so many things to be grateful for, I have to prioritize. Extremely grateful my son has made it back safely from two deployments: 15 mos in Iraq and 12 mos in Afghanistan. Extremely grateful my husband is doing pretty well 6 weeks post lung transplant. Extremely grateful we have so many friends praying for my husband and our family. Very grateful my 3 year old grandson recovered so beautifully from his eye surgery and to the military’s health insurance that let it happen with next to no expense for my son. Extremely grateful to the donor family that donated so my husband and others could live and enabled other families to celebrate life! God has indeed blessed us!
Yes Susan, yes:)
Today I am thankful for: a peace in my relationship with God, the priviledge of living in and serving our great country , a clear memory for childhood and young adult joys so I can delight in the past, that my son with Down Syndrome and autism brings us such joy through simple things like eye contact and shaking hands today, and for precious grandchildren that give such hope for the future.
The five things I feel grateful for today are…
1. the God given life that surrounds me daily in my four children (4,2,1, 14 weeks pregnant) and the smiles and tears and funny faces that abound daily
2. the knowledge that we will get to have a full holiday season together as a family! (For me fall, Thanksgiving and Christmas all together are the best stretch of the year!)
3. That no matter how messy the tornadoes…ok they may not be that bad…kids make my house at least they are having fun and i am able to actually clean it up even if i don’t want to
4. That i am able to stay home and read books with three little listeners on dreary days like today…or read while they play
5. My family (genetics wise and military) is never far away and always supportive no matter what the Corps/life may throw my way!
That was beautful Tabitha
Thank you for your generosity! Aside from that, I am thankful for the health of my first child, a baby daughter who was delivered two months premature 7/31/11 in Mexico while at a wedding (I DID have permission from my OB to attend). I am thankful for Tricare and SOS International, both of whom got us care overseas and got us back to the states for more intensive care until we came home 9/16/11. I am thankful for my husband who remained calm in crisis and did EVERYTHING he could for our daughter and myself during our Mexico crisis/blessing. I am thankful for all of our family and friends who have reached out to us over the last several months! Last, I am thankful for my husband’s job, despite the time he spends away from home, in that it is both a vehicle for which he can help protect our nation as well as a means for me to stay home right now with our sweet preemie!!
You are welcome Katie – and may your baby girl grow healthy and strong, and the hardest part be behind you!
The five things i am most grateful for 1) would be my children for me to love and who love me, and remember that at least some of the time, they do get along.2)My Faith so i can believe things happen for a reason and there is a better ending to my story i havent discovered yet.3)Songs to listen to when i need to hear them the most.4)Hot showers: Need I explain? They’re especially great after a good workout, like zumba! or a long hike. Heck, they’re great anytime.5)My friends and family to get me through deployments and just being there for me when i need them the most
The five things I feel grateful for today are:
1. my health
2. my husband Skyping with our children
3. our bills are paid
4. no battles fought with the teen today !
5. I’ve lived to see another day
Five things I am grateful for today are:
My husband
My friends
My sons
God
My health
“The five things I feel grateful for today are my wonderful husband, my adorable baby boy, the neighborhood I live in with all the beautiful trees this time of year, good food, and the holiday season coming up soon.
I am grateful for:
- My beautiful boys and all the joy them bring me
- That my migraine FINALLY went away today
- A blissfully quite house at 10 PM at night
- A wonderful, supportive family
- My incredible husband, who puts up with me (which isn’t always an easy thing to do)
I am thankful for my children who keep me filled with love; my husband who fills my life with laughter; the UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS for protecting our country day in and day out without question; my friends who are never afraid to lend shoulder to cry on or ear to listen; and the LORD almighty who constantly provides.
The five things I feel grateful for today are 2 beautiful boys, loving parents, great friends, good health, and a job to go to.
…Having lived a full life up to this point.
The people I met over the years.
Friends.
Family.
A devoted wife.
I feel grateful today for:
-My family
-My friends
-The food on my table
-My dog and my cat
-My education
I am grateful for my amazing husband who does everything he can for me and everyone around him!
I am grateful for my amazing daughter.
I am grateful for my amazing family.
I am grateful for everything in my life.
Lastly, I am grateful to be alive!
The five things I feel grateful for today are 1) My children 2) My husband’s dedication and support for me through all these years 3) My family and extended family 4) Good friends 5) The great experiences with my husband and children over the past 17 years. (There are so many)
The five things I feel grateful for today are
My God!
My Free COuntry!
My children
My freedom
Warm House and food
Lauren from Shooting Stars Mag sent me.
Five things I feel greatful for today are:
My beautiful baby girl
My amazing husband
My dogs
My families health
Having a good home over our heads
The five things I feel grateful for today are:
- Getting hugs from my son, especially knowing that I will have to leave him for 15 months come May because of military obligations (I have an unaccompanied short-tour)
- Having a husband who I know will be a great single dad while I’m away even though he’s in the military too
- Having a family (although far away) who I know will watch my son in a heartbeat if we both have to deploy at the same time again
- All moments with my family even though we have our rough days because just being with them and having time with them is too precious not to appreciate
- Finding things like this which show me that there are people out there who realize that this life although worthwhile is not easy. Being appreciated matters, so thank you.
You are welcome Gloria.
Blessings to you:)
I’m so greatful today for the internet working on my end as well as on my husbands end in Afghanistan so I was able to talk to him today!!
Today I am very greatful for my amazing son who reminds me very day of his dad that we miss so very much.
I am so greatful for the dedication my husband has for his military and his family because of this he is overseas doing what he needs to to suport his family and country.
Today I am greatful for all the friends and family that are keeping us in their prayers and checking up on my son and I. ( I love you guys)
I am very greatful today that all of my family members and in good health so that they all can enjoy life to the fullest of their wishes!
Today I am thankful for an abundance of blessings.
1. My 7 year old child has developed an interest in healthy food! He begs for plums, pears, bell peppers, squash…all wonderful additions to his diet. He is also impacting his friends who now think his lunches are “so cool!” and “so colorful!”.
2. Since moving here, the search for employment has been incredibly challenging. It seems no matter how much I build an impressive resume, I’m the runner-up. The applicant pool in California is so large that there will always be one applicant who is more qualified then I am. In my abundance of down time, I’ve prayed in hopes for an answer to my ‘purpose’. I’ve discovered now that my time is not being spent in an office because it is not where I am most needed. Along with the constant job-hunt, I have been blessed to spend multiple days in my child’s classroom. I get to see him grow socially and mentally and be on-hand for hugs and kisses whenever wanted or needed. I feel useful and fulfilled helping his overworked teacher (she has 34 students and three boys of her own at home) and am blessed to have such an opportunity. Our finances at home are tight with only one working parent, but the memories we are making together are priceless.
3. It is autumn! All though the scenery is not as vivid in change as our Oregon/Washington, we have brought the spirit with us. Football, school starting, leaves falling, Thanksgiving, Halloween decorating, corn mazes, jack-o-lanterns, and of course…pumpkin flavored everything! We love it all and embrace every moment of it. We purchased leaf garlands to replace the real leaves usually in our front yard and paired them with scarecrows on our front porch. Our home is where the military sends us, but our spirit travels wherever we go.
4. New friends! Transition to a new duty station is hard on each one of us. Military wives can sometimes be closed off, children have to adjust in a big, new school, and the Marine has a new unit to impress and make his mark on. We are very lucky to have discovered an incredibly upbeat, loving neighbor with a child the same as ours. She baked cupcakes the other day and brought one over made just for him! We have developed a wonderful friendship and she’s given me the much needed “girl-talk” we ladies need sometimes. Our Marine has made his mark on his unit through demonstrating great leadership and dedication…we are so proud of him! He is an excellent role-model. And our son? He is broken out of his shy little shell and is now quite the “charmer”. He’s found a talent in making others laugh and we couldn’t be happier.
5. And last but not least, my significant other is my best friend. I know, I know…everyone says that. But mine? He really is! This is the man who will be the first to tell me when I’m wrong. However, he’s also the first to snuggle up and watch bad reality TV with me….all while wearing a matching lime green facial mask/goop. He’s the first to tell me when I need an attitude check, yet he’s the first to hold me when I need a “pity party”. He’s the perfect balance of friendship, passion, and love. I couldn’t ask for anything more.
Thank you for your generosity and for the opportunity to end my night remembering the little things that really matter
. “We may not have it all together, but together we have it all!”
You are so welcome Shannon – and yes!
You have a wonderful attitude, and I really enjoyed reading all of what you shared!
5 things i am grateful for
1) my amazing and loving soldier / husband
2) cameron my 3 year old
3) austin my 9 year old
4) it isnt snowing yet in fort richardson alaska
50 my family from back home in NC will be here this summer
The five things I feel gratefull for today are that my husband will be home soon from a 5 1/2 month deployment, that my son-in-law is headed to dive school and won’t see the war, that the Navy allowed me to travel around this country and see it’s history, that I have the best group of Navy wives for support in the past 28 years of service, and that I have a house over my head and food in my frig.
The five things I feel grateful for today are
1. that it is friday and i would have more time with my husband the entire weekend
2. that my baby is growing fast than most babies
3. that we are almost done paying one of the credit cards
4. that i have the chance to win a $100 amazon gc
5. that i am beginning to lose weight finally
The five things I feel grateful for today are my amazing 6yr old children and my wonderful husband!