Who is Champuru? 
Aloha, I'm Donna, known everywhere on the Internet as "Champuru." I'm a Christian, blissfully wedded to my perfect match (the yang to my yin) of 15 years and a stay-at-home mom to my miracle baby, born in October 2008. Living life in Hawaii, less than 5 miles from my hometown, seeking balance in her pursuit of family, faith, recreation, and rest. Read more on the About page.
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We all have so much to be thankful for. When I find discontent creeping in, I know it’s time to change my focus: off of myself and on to others.
Sometimes, if I let myself get caught up in the daily grind and the media barrage, I can lose sight of how blessed I really am. Working amongst the upper echelon in The Company and being the “low man” on the proverbial totem pole can make me feel like a major have-not. And, if I watch too many commercials on TV or linger too long on a slick, expertly airbrushed magazine ad, I might also be apt to think, “life would be perfect if I could just buy this product…” But, in truth, I have everything I need — and, so much more than many others less fortunate than myself.
My friend Martin ministers to the homeless and brings them a hot meal faithfully each and every Thanksgiving. Perhaps one Thanksgiving, I should do the same. Not only would it be a sobering reminder of all that I have to be thankful for, but also an opportunity to provide a service that satisfies the soul as well as the stomach.
I could write an entire book about the things I am thankful for, but here’s my short list:
First and foremost, I am thankful for the Lord and His love, sacrifice, support and salvation. Without Him, I am nothing.
I am thankful for Hubby, who has stayed with me through thick and thin, 16 years worth. I still marvel at how different we were (and are), but how well we have adapted to complement each other as partners in life. He always puts me first, even above his own needs, and truly loves me “as Christ loves the church.” (Ephesians 5:21-33)
Next, I am thankful for my parents who are blessed with strength and vitality even as they are in their mid-70’s. They are a blessing in my life, and as an adult, I now realize now just how much they sacrificed for me as I was growing up.
I am also thankful for my in-laws, who have always made me feel a part of the family. I rarely see my own family, aside from my parents, and I don’t have siblings, so Hubby’s family have become closer than my own extended family. His two sisters have become the sisters I always wished I had.
I am grateful for my small, but precious, circle of friends, who still love me even though I am terrible at returning email and phone calls in a timely manner and sometimes get so busy that I don’t see them for months on end.
Although I complain about it a lot, I am thankful for my job. It enables me to make a living, to pay the mortgage, to pay the bills, and to buy nice things like my iMac, gadgets, and camera equipment. Oh, yeah, and my IVF.
And, last but not least, I am thankful for you, who visit my site, leave comments, send me e-mail, and pray for me as you follow my life through my blog. In spite of sometimes quirky, or boring, content!
What are you thankful for?
Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.
Serve the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.
Know that the Lord is God.
It is He who made us, and we are His;
We are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.
Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise;
Give thanks to Him and praise His name.
For the Lord is good and His love endures forever;
His faithfulness continues through all generations.
– Psalms 100:1-5
 Day 22 of 30
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