Count Your Blessings

I am copying this from Home With the Boys, which is a great blog btw!! So everyday I am going to try to come here to my blog and write a blessing that I have been given. Some may sound silly, but to me It's somethiing I am grateful for. And by no means is the order I list them...the order that they actually represent to me.... so for the BIG


1. Father's Day--it is a day that we celebrate the men in our lives...whether they're are fathers, dads, like dads to us, our husbands, uncles, grandfathers, friends, OUR HEAVENLY FATHER, the men we only know through others...it is the day we celebrate the great fathers. To me these men are the ones who have taught me valuable lessons, show unconditional love, are great romodels for my boys, love my boys, and so many other things. I have been blessed with some great men in my life...my dad, Mardas Jennings. I gotta say it seemed like he was pretty hard on us as kids, but he loved me and was trying to teach us life lessons. my husband, Robert Lesch...gosh he loves our boys. to watch the way he wrestles with them and every night how he reads to them in bed-- love it!! Joe Burdick-- a family friend. He is my friends dad...was so much like a dad to me. Mark Mick--- wow he's been in my life for as long as I can remember...I don't remember there ever being a time without him in it.. He, too, has been there for everything...all my birthdays, graduation, engagement party, wedding, death of Jacob, Navy bootcamp graduation, birthday parties of my kids, and holidays...outside of my dad he's been there the most!
Terry Shephard--he means so much to me...he was there for us in the most difficult time of our lives...Jacob's death. He and his family were at the hospital that night with us, took us to his house after we left the hospital, and was (along with his wife, daughter, and son in law) just there for us. They invited us to their house for holidays since we were away from our family and were just so alone that first year. JD Skeen..my grandpa...I miss that man!! David Mikels--he's only been in our lives for a couple of years now, but we've grown to love him. He has "adopted" us as family, loves our kids as if they were his own grandkids, has given great advice. to be completely honest here..it was hard in the beginning to let him in to our family, but we did and I am so glad we did. Can't imagine our lives without him now! Steve Lesch--cause he is a great father-in-law and a great example for my husband! Cecil Skeen- my father... As most of you know this is a harder topic for me. Let's just leave it for now...as I was blessed by him. There are so so many more men that I admire in my life..so I'll just name a few (not all so please don't get your feelings hurt if your name is mentioned), but I am not going to write down why... Darren Johnson, Jeff Evans, Jeff Gustafson, Mike Larson, and so many more!!