My Heavenly Father,

Help me recognize and be thankful for the little things.  Thank you for every detail of my life – all of them combined is what brought me to this place with you by my side.

Thank you for sending your Son to die for me.  Thank you for wanting to be with me.  The longing that I had for children and family, to know them, watch them grow, be involved in their lives and to see them be AMAZING must be only a fraction of what you want for me.  I am humbled by that.

I continue to see that what the enemy intended for evil in my life you turned into good.  You have always been there to take care of me, even when I was unaware.

Help me to be a reflection of your grace and goodness.  Help me to understand that sometimes what I think is all about me is more about breathing influence into the lives of others – please don’t let me miss those opportunities.

I have prayed for wisdom and health my entire life, to have discernment and to be what you intended me to be. Your ever-loving, gracious hand has been holding mine for as long as I can remember.  I am thankful to have been born into a time and place where I can openly express my love and praise for you.

I am thankful for your grace and mercy, for providing me a family who I fiercely love and who loves me in return.  I am thankful for the doors of my life that you continue to open.  May the most recent one be an avenue for my sister and I to quietly help administer a healing in our family that only you are capable of.

All of this I ask in your holy name,

Amen