Thanks For All You Do

Thanksgiving has just past and Christmas is quickly on it's way, so I sat down to just think for a minute on what I have to be grateful for. You see so many times I am so busy running from one place to the next that I forget to stop along the way and just say thank you. This can be to other people, to good friends, family and even some times to God as well.

I guess this is as good a place as any. I have to thanks to God for all that has happened in my life over the past few months. It has been an awesome time for me. I have been made free for the first time in almost 5 years and it is a great feeling not to walk around depressed and lonely.

The next people I have to thank are my kids. They have been absolutely wonderful. They have loved me through times that I couldn't even love myself. They make me proud to be a dad every day. I believe it takes more to be a dad than just fathering children. It takes love and being responsible for your actions to be a dad. My kids make me want to be that man every day.

I also have to say a huge thank you to my Pastors. Pastor Mark and Pastor Judy have worked with me to see my place in the church and in the world as well. They have also opened opportunities for me to minister to people that had been closed off to me in the past. Pastors you will never know how much this has meant to me.

Lastly to my family and friends who have put up with me so much over the past few years. Thank you for your loving support and all of the help that you have extended my way in my time of trouble. You have surely been a blessing to me and my family. You have kept us from falling through the cracks and that means a great deal to me as well.

Thanks again to everyone for all that you have done and continue to do. May God bless you for you have blessed me.

Paul