Happy Thanksgiving!!!

With Thanksgiving this week, it's hard not to get caught up in thinking of all the food; especially with this being our first Thanksgiving on our own. I've never cooked a turkey before and I'm slightly afraid it will be disastrous. Then there's the media imposing on your Thanksgiving happiness telling you of Black Friday deals and things you must have for the Christmas season. WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE THANKFUL FOR WHAT WE HAVE, NOT GREEDILY SHOVING OTHERS OUT OF THE WAY IN NEED OF MORE STUFF. I'm not saying I have a problem with Black Friday, I love all the deals you can get but hate the craziness of it all. So many things seem to get in the way and it can be hard not to let them overshadow the main purpose behind Thanksgiving. Despite what may have happened to any of us this year, we can always be thankful for something.

I am thankful:

1. I have such a wonderful husband. He is so good to me and I'm pretty sure I don't deserve it most of the time. Let's face it, I'm a handful. He is very patient, always kind, makes me laugh and smile every day, and continually makes me want to be a better person. Love you, Honey!

2. To have a large family of both blood relative and in-laws that love me. I don't know what I would do without any of you.

3. For the technology that has allowed us to stay connected with family and friends. It really makes it seem like we are not as far from home.

4. That even though we are not in the U.S, we are still in a place where we can attend a great church and worship God freely.

5. For a gracious and loving God who sent his son to take the payment for my sins, desires to have a growing relationship with me, loves me unconditionally, and has blessed me with so much more than I could ever ask for.

6. For the opportunity to travel and learn about other cultures.

7. It is not unbearably cold like it usually is this time of year. I've had trouble being joyful about the lack of holiday feel. How can I not be happy? WE LIVE ON A TROPICAL ISLAND. This Thanksgiving I am thankful for that.

8. For my washer, dryer, and dishwasher. It seems like such a simple thing but it makes my life much less stressful.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!!!


Cute candy turkeys I found online. Maybe someday I'll have a reason to make them.