Thankful for the little things

It's that time of year
Fall is here
The holidays have officially arrived


And we ALL think about the many things we are thankful for
The emphasis to give thanks is now, but shouldn't that be a daily habit?
I think so...


I am guilty of it not being
However, I want to live life, each moment of each day with a thankful heart
Thankful for the little things that mean so much
How about you?


When I think about what I am thankful for I can't help but think about the little things along with all my blessings...
Here is my top 10 ( I am sure I could do top 100 but I don't want you to be reading forever)


1. I am thankful for our sweet Savior-goodness he is so gracious, just, forgiving, and loving when I am so undeserving. Thanks Jesus for your grace and love!
2. My Family-I'm convinced I have the BEST family in the world. Really, they are awesome! Last weekend we were ALL together, you heard me right-all 6 of us-I was one happy girl!
3. Friendship: Along with that great family I have some seriously solid friendships. Friends that aren't complacent, friends that love me enough to tell me the hard truth sometimes, friends that hold me accountable, friends that love me unconditionally, friends I can cry with and laugh with! Fun Friendships. Thanks Courtney, Kristin, Sarah Beth, Margaret, Molly, Charlotte, Lucy,Bets and Meggy. Love y'all!
-Could be a new one but i said 10 so i will stick in with this one :) I am thankful for new phases of life. They are hard and unfamiliar and sometimes they are no fun but this the start of something new the Lord is doing in my life! New friendships have come (Go Dawgs) and I am learning so much in my new, grown-up (bleehhh-it's so overrated) phase of life :) 
4. I have a job! It has its ups and downs but I am thankful
5. My little rascals-goodness my sweet little 4 and 5 year olds bring so much joy to my life. I just adore them
6. Running-I am so grateful I have legs (and lungs) that allow me to run and enjoy the Lord's beautiful creation. And keep me sane :)
7. Fall-It is my all time favorite season. Although we have had a bi-polar fall, I still love the changing of the leaves, the cool mornings, the warm sunshine. Ahhh wonderful
8. My church-I have a great sunday school class of girls and I am thankful for the beginning of something new
9. Home-I have a beautiful home, both in Orangeburg and Columbia, that keep my safe, secure, and warm/cool :)
10. Hugs and Smiles-silly I know but I love good hugs and a smile to brighten your day! Have you smiled at someone today? Given someone a hug? I tell you, its a little thing that I just love so much!


Be thankful for the little things that amount to BIG things! Happy Thanksgiving Y'all!

Happy Birthday CC :)

Let me tell you about my sweet friend CC
Her name is Charlotte Katherine Perrow
Where I got CC from, is beyond ALL of us
BUT, I do believe it started here...

CC and I became good friends when we played club volleyball together
Let me tell you, I have been so blessed by her friendship

These are going WAY back kinda photos
CC is so thoughtful
Has a HUGE heart
Is patient and brave
Caring and loving
Diligent and intentional

I love birthdays and CC has been so good about coming to celebrate with me on my special day
Today is HER special happy happy birthday and she moved to ILLINOIS
Phew, thats a far way away
But I know that she will prosper and that she is being loved well WAY up there

I am so happy to see how the Lord works in her life as she has taken this huge leap of faith
I am overjoyed to see her happy and at peace with her move

CC, and no I will NEVER go back to calling you anything different, thank you for your precious friendship
Thank you for ALWAYS being there for me
For picking up right where we leave off
For being so intentional, for loving me so well and for being so encouraging!
Happy happy 23rd Birthday!
I LOVE YOU! :)

Daddy's SPECIAL Day!

Today is my Daddy's BIRTHDAY
How fun are birthdays...it's a celebration ALL about you

I am so thankful to have a day all about MY dad

MY dad is...
-unconditionally loving
-kind
-a man after God's own heart
-a teacher
-wise
-a prayer warrior
-a great example
-funny
-likes to be a "play farmer"
-is compassionate
-is the best DENTIST ever
-has a HUGE heart
-generous

**my list could go on and on and on**

Daddy, thank you for being such a wonderful Dad and treating me like a princess!

Happy Birthday! 

Too Long...

May 16, the journey began

Mom, Shelby, and I began the 3 day trip to Denver, CO 

The trip was full of laughter, fun, and some serious quality time 
I would not change that time I got to spend with Mom and seester for the world 

The whole time of fun, the fact that Mom and I would fly back to good ole SC without Shelby laid heavy on my heart 
May 21-Mom and I flew home, leaving my sweet sister to start a new journey in the beautiful state of Colorado 

Today is November 8...that is 5 months, 3 weeks and 2 days...I haven't seen my sister 
That is bad news bears-I don't like it ONE bit
Another reason this grown up thing is so over-rated 

BUT....guess what?!?!??? November 17...that's only NINE days...did ya hear me, NINE, I will get to see my sister! 
To say I am excited is the understatement of the century 
I know we should take each day as a gift and a blessing and I plan to do so, however, the next 9 days could not come FAST enough :) 

Counting down the days...Welcome HOME seester :) Hugs and love comin your way, oh YEA! 

:) who wouldn't miss this family :) 

My Heart's Prayer

Yearning for this to be the constant prayer of my heart...

I need you, to soften my heart

To break me apart 

I need you to open my eyes 

To see that you're shaping my life 

Give me faith to trust what you say 

That you're good and your love is great 

I'm broken inside, I give you my life

I need you, to soften my heart 

To break me apart

I need you to pierce through the dark

And cleanse every part of me

Give me faith to trust what you say

That You're good and your love is great

I'm broken inside, I give you my life 

ALL I am, I surrender... 

Transformation through Grace...

It never ceases to amaze me that time flies
Sometimes I feel like days go on and on and weeks will never end...
Then, I blink my eyes and its a new month--it's nuts, seriously!

As we continue to talk about grace, the Lord is uprooting things in me through this wonderful Sunday school class
This week, something so simple that I am SO guilty of...i am down right a people pleaser
I would HATE to hurt someone's feelings, I'd love for everyone to be happy

Wouldn't that make life easy, if everything went as planned
All were happy and you never had to stand up for yourself
Ha-wouldn't that be nice

Too bad it is just not that easy
People pleasers tend to be push-overs, say yes even when we want to say no,
say I "should" have done this, and is absolutely BAFFLED by the concept of take it easy and relax
If that is not Kendall Blair in a nutshell I am not sure what is

Thankfully, the solution is God's grace
Robert S. McGee says "Grace says, I am deeply loved, fully pleasing, totally forgiven, accepted and complete in Christ."
When I focus on giving thanks for God's abundant grace, the focus is drawn off of me and onto others..as it should be

Striving to grasp onto the fact that grace can CHANGE me
and doing that by searching for the "but when God" moments each day (Galatians 1:15)

How is the Lord transforming your life through HIS grace?!

Romans 5: 17 For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God's abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!