Sorry, it has been such a long time since I have made an update but a lot has been going on in my life. I fully intend to give a status update sometime in the near future.

In America, it is Thanksgiving Day. The government issued holiday in which we take a day to be thankful for what God has given us.

First, and foremost I am thankful for God. I thank him for creating me. I thanking for his beautiful creation which testifies to his existence. I marvel at his greatness every time I look at the star, the mountains, the oceans and the animals he has created. God is the creator and his creation is a gift to me. I thank him for giving me each day; without him sustaining the universe nothing would exist. I thank him for his Son. I thank him for his free gift of salvation through his Son. I deserved to die because of my adulterous attitude towards him, but because of his divine love and grace he has ransomed me. I thank him ransoming me, I will never know how much it cost him to purchase me but I will forever be thankful. I am thankful for orchestrating my life; I have recently started seeing who every thing in my life is under God’s control. God is amazing how he uses events that have happened to me previously as an opportunity to minister to others. God is so amazing.

Second, I am thankful for my husband and wife. For those of reading this post and thinking that that sounds wierd let me first start of by saying that I am not a homosexual, not bisexual and not a polygamist. I am thankful for Jesus, my heavenly bridegroom. I am thankful for his picture of perfect love towards the church. I am thankful for his example of being a servant. Most importantly I am thankful for his sacrificial death to atone for my sins. I am thankful for my future wife. I don’t know who she is, where she is, what she looks like or how I am going to meet her. Yet, I am trusting God to write my love story. Yet, even though I don’t know anything about her does not prevent me from learning to love her like Christ loved the church and being thankful for her.

Third, I am thankful for my family. I really don’t even know what to write about them but I am thankful for them. I am thankful for my father, I thank him for being able to provide for my family. I am thankful for his love, even though sometimes I didn’t receive it. I am thankful for his discipline. I am thankful that in recent months that God has allowed me to grow closer to my father. I am thankful for my mother. I thank her for being a loving and caring person and for her always being there to listen to my problems and offer her advice. I am thankful for my sister. I thank her for allowing me to be her big brother; putting up with all the torture and still being able to love me. Even though there are times I dislike my family, mad, embarrassed, ashamed of my family; Deep down I am thankful for them and all their love.

Fourthly, I am thankful for the mentors in my life. I am thankful for Mr. Jack, Pastor Newton and The Vechik family. These people have spent countless hours with me imparting their wisdom in me. I can not begin to express how much you have impacted my life. This Thanksgiving I am extremely thankful to The Vechik’s. I thank God for Ken and the time he spends teaching me and instructing me. Ken and I have an interesting relationship in terms of spiritual mentor. I often offer my time and services to help Ken with projects around his house, and in the process of being a servant Ken questions me about what God is teaching me and instructs me and challenges me in my walk with Christ. I also want to thank the Vechik’s for opening up their house to me and making me feel welcome and loved in their home. Their home has become a home away from home to me and I thank them for that.

Fifthly, I am thankful for all my friends. I am going to attempt to name a good few of my friends. I am thankful for Dave Smith, Matthew Carter, Scott Deardon, John Conner, Elise Humbert, Matthew Russell, Joe Knable, Jason Settle, Jenny Thomas, Mike Herkamp, Kathryn Lockwood, Dave Nannery, Andrew Meyer, Ben Shoemaker, Rachelle Rogge, Sara DaVia, Steve Mayes, Nichole Vasu, Albert Sawalha, Lee Johnson, Donnie Swope, Josh Otto and Justin Sullivan. I am thankful for your friendship and what every I might have learned from you. I apologized to those who aren’t named I am thankful that God brought you into my life.

Sixthly, I am thankful for God. I know I said that before but one can never be thankful enough for God.

God help me to be thankful everyday for every blessing in my life and help me to be thankful for every trial in my life. Thank You for everything God.

I hope whoever reads this to take a moment to be thankful for what God has blessed them with. Yet, I urge to be thankful for what God has given you everyday not just on Thanksgiving.