Growing Gratitude

“He calls me smart and big and tall!” ~ six-year-old

“He builds me a train track.” ~ four-year-old

A couple of weeks ago, when Doorposts shared Encouraging a Thankful Heart, we sat around the table at lunch time and listed what my husband does for our family. How he blesses us:

• Gets money for the family.
• Has two jobs.
• Fixes everything at home.
• Fixes computers.
• Got the pool key in the rain last year.
• Fixes the cars.
• Pays all the bills.
• Goes to the grocery store.
• Fixes the best macaroni and cheese.
• Goes on late night walks with Mama.
• Tells us funny stories.
• Tucks us in.

Watches over us. Keeps us safe.

• Fixes bowls of cereal.
• Builds awesome fires in the fireplace.
• Lets us play computer games.
• Lets us go with him to the store.
• Buys us things.
• Tells us jokes.
• Sings silly ‘Hush Little Baby’.
• Goes to IKEA.
• Helps with math.
• Writes window love letters for us.
• Mows the grass.
• Remembers his manners.
• Irons on Sunday mornings.
• Makes weekend afternoon coffee.
• Vacuums.
• Cleans carpets.
• Makes us laugh!!!

There’s so much my husband does for us daily. Making this list helped us all realize that!

Honor your father and mother so that you’ll live a long time in the land that God, your God, is giving you. Exodus 20:12

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