Day of Remembrance

This is my day of remembrance.

For the time I fell on the stake on severed my tonsils.
Thanks for keeping me from further harm.
This is my day of remembrance

For when I nearly hung myself trying to "fly."
Thanks for keeping me from choking to death.
This is my day of remembrance.

For when I got lost in the woods, scratched and scared.
Thanks for hearing my tear-filled cry.
This is my day of remembrance.

For the night we came back to find Grandma had a stroke.
Thanks for taking care of her.
This is my day of remembrance.

For the tough years Grandma spent living at our house.
Thanks for giving us peace and patience.
This is my day of remembrance.

For the time I started basketball, something new and different.
Thanks for giving me amazing new friendships.
This is my day of remembrance.

For that time at Lake Ann I rededicated my life to You.
Thanks for calling me to grow with You.
This is my day of remembrance.

For when we changed churches because of some issues.
Thanks for giving us a great church and close friends.
This is my day of remembrance.

For when busted myself up over numerous basketball games.
Thanks for preventing any major injuries.
This is my day of remembrance.

For when I had that crazy allergic reaction and almost died.
Thanks for the second chance and new perspective.
This is my day of remembrance.

For  when I went off to college, unsure what to expect.
Thanks for the awesome friends you gave me.
This is my day of remembrance.

For all the trials and triumphs I will go through.
Thanks in advance for being ever-present.
This is my day of remembrance.

For the time you rode into Jerusalem on a donkey.
Thanks for declaring yourself a Messiah of peace.
This is my day of remembrance.

For the time you carried your cross to the place of the skull.
Thanks for also carrying my sins and the sins of us all.
This is my day of remembrance.

For the forgiveness you uttered while hanging on the tree.
Thanks for your trust in God as you sighed your last breath.
This is my day of remembrance.

For the power you displayed as you broke down death's doors.
Thanks for bringing victory to us all.
This is my day of remembrance.

For when you will return and reign over all.
Thanks for everything that you've ever done.
Then will be the day of ultimate remembrance.

During the night, and during the day, you stood beside me all of the way.
Until you return and we party forever, I rely on my Savior in every endeavor.

This is my day of remembrance... so remember...