Why I am thankful

I am grateful for everything that I Have been through....Even pain holds a lesson.

 

I am thankful that at age 15 I got up and got a job with out anyone asking or telling me to do so, because it taught me independence.

 

I am thankful that at the age of 18 I was qualified to get a phone under my own name, because It taught me the value of money.

 

I am thankful that at the age of 18 I became pregnant and was forced to become a single parent with absolutely no help from anyone, because it forced me to become an adult.

 

I am thankful that I don't have the liberty of having my son leave every other weekend, or any day to stay with anyone because it teaches me how to value the people that do help me.

 

I am thankful that at the age of 18 I was raped, because it taught me how to see people for who they really are.

 

I am thankful that At the age of 19 I became a mother because it allows me to see a glimpse of heaven everyday.

 

I am thankful that God allowed my heart to be open enough to be in a relationship with a man, that I gave my everything to because, it taught me how to give completely and not expect anything in return.

 

I am thankful for having that same man break my heart, I am thankful for the depression I was in because it made me realize my self worth.

 

I am thankful for my councilor because she taught me how to love me and she made me realize that I have to love me enough before I expect anyone to love me.

 

I am thankful that my ego wasn't to big and I realized when I needed help.

 

I am thankful for the person that was my crutch when I was depressed because he taught me that Love still existed and that I was special enough to be loved.

 

I am thankful for my Peanut and my China, my God children, because it makes me realize that other people see my worth also. They remind me that God is so good.

 

I am thankful for the nights I cried myself to sleep, because it made me realize that I am never alone, God is always here.

 

I am thankful for God taking away people that meant the world to me, because it made me realize my own strength.

 

Most of all I am thankful that I know behind every tear, every heart ache is a lesson!! I am thankful that God shows me them, everyday...

 

I AM BLESSED!! I don't know about you but, the GOD I know, is simply AMAZING!!!!