Thank You Lord

Dear Lord

I am so glad the road you have taken me to and the things I have learned along the way.

After just walking out of a room where my husband and daughter lay snuggled up together taking a nap, I realize how little I have thanked you for giving me such a wonderful life with a wonderful husband and most precious baby daughter. I never would have dreamed of the love that has filled my heart as of late and I know I owe it all to you. There were so many times in my life that I felt things were not going as they should or how I would like them to go but now I realize that if my life would not have taken each and every road it took then I would not be at the point I am today. Yes...there were times when I wished I had made different decisions or times when I was going through that I even wished I was not born so I would not have to endure the pain in which I was experiencing but now is one of those times when I have had a revelation. I had the realization that if I had not had those rough patches in my life then it would have kept me from being where I am today. So I am glad now that I had those times to go through. There are many places throughout your word that tells us that for each difficult period we go through there is a reason and it is up to us to either see that reason and accept it or just trust you when we cannot in any way see any good that could possibly come out of the situation. There were times in my life that unfortunately I questioned why you would allow things to happen and now I see why and am so glad that you had me travel the road that I did. I cannot imagine being any happier than I am right now and I want to whole heartedly thank you and say I love you which I fail to do as often as I should. Thank you also for putting people in my life whether it be my mother or just an acquantaince because there have been so many examples of Godly people and reasons for me to strive the same way they did/do so that in the end I not only achieve certain things in this life but to know also that I can be at peace in the afterlife and that there is an important reason for us to do the things we do. Please Lord look over my family and help me be the wife and mother I need to be along with the role I can play in other's lives also.

Your child

NOTE: I made this prayer public to be of encouragement to you and to publicly thank God and let everyone know how blessed I feel for what he has done for me. I know many times I get caught up in the ongoings of life and push moments like this away and replace it with other things. When I see someone who has been touched by God and shares it with me, then it gets me thinking in the right direction again. I hope by sharing with you my gratefulness to God for what he has given me that you too may take a few seconds to thank God for something in your life. And thank you to all of you whom have been a source of encouragement, good examples, and love over the years.

Love, Nikki