Thinking about Thanks

I can hardly believe the holiday season is upon us! As I have been thinking about our upcoming trip to DE for Thanksgiving, and stressing a bit about my role in preparing the meal, and getting excited about the fun shopping day with all the girls on Friday, I have also been thinking today about things I am thankful for. And since this is going to be a crazy week, I'm gonna start writing them now...
-my family, all of them, steve & the kids, mom & dad, grandma & grandpa, my siblings & their spouses, my nieces and nephews, my aunts and uncles, cousins, steve's family...
-the fact that all of the above people are in good health
-safety in travelling - even in short trips to walmart
-our jobs (and the stability of them), which enable us to take those short trips to walmart and spend more than we expected because there is *always* something that we can't pass up for that price!
-food. Did you know that every 7 seconds a child somewhere in the world dies of starvation? I am so thankful for food (maybe too thankful sometimes!) and that my children have full bellies whenever they need.
-Our house - even though a bigger house would be better for our family, I am thankful that we have a house at all, that we are able to pay the mortgage, and that we have heat when we need it (like today)
-Reliable vehicles
-girlfriends - I have gathered quite a group of friends from all over the place! I am so thankful for my childhood friends, like Julie, and my early college friends, like Katie, and my later college friends, like Shari and Joy and Courtney and Heather and Bonnie, and my Canton friends, like Kim, and my Simsbury friends, like Jenn, and my Avon friends, like Sandy, and my work friends, like Kim and Amy (and all the friends I didn't name by name!)
-freedom - to speak what I want, to worship when and where I want, to do pretty much whatever I want!
- Our church - the pastors are wonderful, the children's staff is great - I am very happy with where we have chosen to go to church!
Stay posted - there's more!