Thankfulness

A few years back, our preacher encouraged us to use the months of October and November to focus on being thankful and to record our family's thankful things.  So we started every morning at breakfast going around the table and saying at least one thing we were each thankful for that day.  I would write the responses on a die-cut and tape them up around our dining room window.  This year we fell a little behind with Dad's surgery and two rounds of strep throat, but we still recorded lots of things that we are thankful for this fall.  Here's our list (in no particular order)...

* afternoon naps
* school
* the Bible
* Bible class - I learn lots of things about God
* that we live in a good place - the USA!
* to wake up hearing Jacob singing "I Will Call Upon the Lord"
* to hear Jacob singing songs of praise to God
* having a good teacher at school, Mrs. Reed
* GPop's surgery went well
* friends
* family
* the right to vote
* a good year
* cooler weather
* Daddy and Jacob had a good time at the football game
* that God is healing Rylan's throat
* Rylan, my brother
* friends like Blaine
* Flamingos (the people!!!)
* Daddy - he's good and plays football with me
* having a good family
* Mom feeling better
* God's healing
* going to Art today
* God is compassionate
* thankful for a great Monday at school
* a day off school next week
* a safe car
* Mommy having a Jerome (the not-quite-pulled-through ponytail that is how my hair usually is!)
* whole-y smiles
* a good school picture day
* being safe at school
* my boys!
* making new friends at school
* fun weekend with Scott, Beth, Isaac and Elise
* Jacob, my brother
* Aiden
* Ryder
* GPop and Granna
* Grandpa and Grandma
* Shake-Shake