Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving (almost)! We are leaving Wednesday for a trip to Gatlinburg with Jason's family. I worked all weekend, and today I am doing LOTS of laundry, picking up the house, and getting packed for our trip.

We are getting over another round of sickness. Caroline is still home from preschool today recovering. All the kids have had a virus over the last couple weeks. Silas' turned into a sinus infection, Madelyn's affected her asthma and Caroline had croup. Caroline was the sickest but is thankfully on the mend. I am fighting it off and feel a little worse every day. Hopefully I can get some rest while we are on our trip.

In the spirit of thanksgiving, I wanted to remind myself of all of the blessings we have! It is so easy to focus on me and my problems, but when my focus is on gratitude and thankfulness my problems seem much smaller!

This Thanksgiving, I am thankful for...

• My God, His grace and love
• My husband
• My three healthy children
• My parents and in-laws who raised Jason and I in Christian homes
• My grandparents, sister and extended family
  
• Our life group, church, home, jobs
  
• Coffee

I could go on and on and on, but I must get back to my laundry! I am thankful for a big washer and dryer! I am also so thankful I am home today with Caroline. Working part-time makes me appreciate my days at home so much more. I hope each of you have a wonderful Thanksgiving!