Counting My Blessings

Its Easter Sunday and I can’t think of a better way in remembering the sacrificial love of my savior Jesus than by counting my blessings. This trip to start is an answer to prayer. It is almost unbelievable how many things had to be put into place to pull off a 4 month trip around the world with a family of 5. There is so much to be thankful for I will simply make a list hoping to touch on some of my praises to God.
 I praise God for Cari, my partner, friend and wife
 I praise God for my children Jessica, Meghan & Cole
 I praise God for my brother Craig’s support in running the business while I’m away
 I praise God for the love of grandparents for my children
 I praise God for the many people in ministry overseas who have opened up their homes and given of their time to our family
 I praise God for the prayers and encouragement of so many friends
 I praise God for my co-workers
 I praise God for the medical treatment Cari received
 I praise God for the finances to make this trip possible
 I praise God for opening my eyes to the day to day lives of people in third world countries
 I praise God for intense family time that has revealed some of my shortcomings
 I praise God for giving me the time to just be and see from another perspective
 I praise God for His amazing creation and all the beauty we have beheld
 I praise God for His love for mankind and how it is demonstrated through others
I have one short story to add to my praise. Yesterday Cole and I took off in the morning for a day of rock climbing at the famous Railey Beach limestone rocks. Our time together was off the charts. To see my son climb 75 meters up a rock wall and really give it his all was something to see. I realized that even though as a family we do almost everything together that I rarely do the one to one time which is so badly needed with my kids and with Cari. Needless to say it was a day of praise.
To God be the Glory,
Kurt