All night last night, I desperately wanted to get back to my keyboard. I had posts running through my head and I wanted to get them out before they left my head. I kept thinking I’d write my Thankful Thursday post and get it up a day early even … then I remembered that yesterday was Thursday and today is Friday. Yep, I’m on top of things this week!

Well, I’ve decided to do my thankful post anyway … a day late. It’s nothing new for me, really. To be late

I am thankful for my hubby, Duck. Last night he was invited to sing at a revival. The revival preacher was the man who married us 12 years ago. Duck and his group got up to sing one more song before the preaching and Duck started. I knew when he started talking that both of us were going to end up crying. Good thing I didn’t have makeup on (sorry Shari!). A piece of the pre-marital counseling we received from this preacher was that Duck is God’s Perfect Gift to me and that I am God’s Perfect Gift to him.

Now that may confuse you because ultimately I think Jesus is God’s Perfect Gift to us all. But the preacher explained it this way — God doesn’t make mistakes. He put the two of us together and in the middle of the bad times that will come, we need to remember that God handpicked Duck for me and I for him. We’ve reminded each other of that many times over the past 12 years!

Duck takes such good care of me and Doodle too. He works hard at everything he does trying his best. I’m so very proud of him too because he worked hard at the contract position he had, and as of October 13th, he was hired permanently at The Big Company. He also took a leap of faith and started working out with my trainer too. He was skeptical at first that he would learn anything or get any good out of it. He’s stuck with it and has actually admitted he’s gotten a lot of good stuff from the trainer.

So enough gushing about Duck. I’m thankful also for my motorcycle and the fact I didn’t run it off the side of the mountain! I think I’m getting my blogging grove back, or at least I’m thinking of things to blog about again.

I’m thankful Doodle is doing ok in school so far. This year has been better than the past years. She’s growing up too fast though - literally. She’s shot straight up. I need to take some pictures and post, maybe I’ll work on that this weekend. She’s asking me some tough questions — like what was life like for me when I was 16. Yikes. Totally not ready to have that kind of conversation with her, because I was not in a good place back then. I’m thankful though that she feels ok asking me those questions and talking to me. I hope that lasts — but I also hope that God gives me the answers I need to give her.

I recommend checking out other people who posted their Thankful Thursdays on time at Iris’ site. Join in as well, even if you’re late like me!