It will be Mother’s Day on Sunday, so I’m going to have two Thankful lists this week.  One will be a thankful list to all of the wonderful women in my life…the other one will be a thankful list to the Lord.

Lord, thank you for

• My Mother
• My Grandmother
• My Stepmother
• My mother-in-law
• My deceased mother-in-law
• My Aunt
• My Sister
• My friends Kristi, Kristy, and Corrine
• My children
• Thank you, Lord, for giving me so many wonderful women to look to and lean on.  Thank you for making me a mother.

Women in my life:

• Thank you mom for all that you have done for me.
• Thank you for working so hard for so many years to provide for me.
• Thank you for being there at times when I have needed you.
• Granny, thank you, for so many years of watching me, teaching me, and loving me.
• Pam, thank you, for being a wonderful Step-mom and treating me like a friend.  You are wonderful with my children.
• Nana Jo, thank you, for being a wonderful mother-in-law.  We are praying for you.  You will win this battle with cancer.
• Anna, when you were alive, you shared your love of crochet with me and I truly love you and remember you for that.  You were an outstanding mother to my husband.
• Aunt Kathy, thank you, for loving me so much throughout my life.  You are an inspiration.  You raised an amazing boy.
• Lara, thank you, for being such a wonderful sister.
• Kristi, Kristy, and Corrine…you are been wonderful friends and a tremendous support network.  I know I can count on you for anything.
• Babies, I love you and thank you for letting me be your mother.