Christmas Countdown: Jot a Note to You

Day 4: Jot a Note to You

Dear Me,

I just wanted to let you know that you live a very blessed life.  You should remember to be more thankful. 

You have a job you love with 12 of the cutest preschoolers in the world who love you.  You work in an office where the people really do want to reach the community for Christ and where they try to give you anything you ask for that will help you get your job done faster, better, easier, etc.  There is an elementary school willing to work around your schedule just so you can pick up more hours.

You have a great ministry with more adorable kids than you can count and lots of wonderful volunteers to help shoulder the workload.  Your pastors support you in all of your changes and ideas and are willing to give you the resources so you can to make those plans happen.

You have friends who have been with you through life and death.  They are there for you no matter how lousy you feel, how happy you are, or how grumpy you are being.  They are there for you even when you have let them down and weren't there for them.

Your family is one of the best around.  Who else would put up with you 24 hours a day?  Not only that, but how many adult siblings can live together and with their parents in relatively perfect harmony?  Yes, it helps to have individual rooms and bathrooms, I'll give you that.  Plus your mom is a good cook and Kim does a good job at keeping everything running in your car.  Not to mention that you get to live on the most beautiful farm around.

Danny gets his own paragraph.  It's true that your family puts up with you all the time, but they have to.  Danny chose to.  He's pretty special.  You should definitely hold on to him.  He treats you so well and puts you first all the time.  He cherishes you and is willing to protect you even when you don't know that you need protected.  He looks out for your well-being.  How did you ever live without him all those years?

Now for the most important: God.  There isn't room to write what He's done for you, but He did give you eternal life and He has been with you every step of the way since before you were even formed in your mom's womb.  He has a purpose for your life that is bigger than you can see.  His plans for you are good and you can put all of your hope in Him.  He will never leave you because He is faithful even when you aren't.  He never stops loving you.  He never even considers it.

So you see, Jenna, you have a wonderful life.  A blessed life.  A life worth living every day without taking one of those days, one of those people, or one of those opportunities for granted.  Go live it.

Love,
Me

P.S.  The BHG calendar said to promise you a massage when the shopping is done, but since I don't believe in lying to you I thought I'd leave that part out.