5 things I'm thankful for (Thursday).....

1.  Our counselor.  Daughter H and I have such a deep trust relationship with her, and she is an important part of our adoption journey.

2.  Supreme pizza burgers.  They were laborious to make, but the contented sighs of the entire family made it all worthwhile!

3.  A warm fire in the fireplace.

4.  My husband who is such a team player.

5.  The opportunity daughter G had to go on her visit college campus visit!

5 things I'm thankful for (yesterday, Wednesday).....

1.  God's sustaining grace when I don't think I can last another minute.

2.  Youth group for our 5 olders, and Awana for our youngest.  What a blessing these ministries are to our family and our children's spiritual growth!

3.  Our wonderful piano and guitar teachers.

4.  My husband's job.

5.  Our vehicle ~ it takes a licking and keeps on ticking!

5 things I'm thankful for (last Tuesday)....

1.  My high school English class.  Have I mentioned how much I love teaching this class, and how wonderful my 19 students are????  love this

2.  Fresh strawberries to complement our lunch.

3.  My friends Sarah and Colleen.  They are fun to talk with during our "off" hours!

4.  That my kids all have good friends at co-op.

5.  For the tv show Agents of Shield ~ a nice way to relax after a long day at co-op, and it is almost always appropriate for the entire family.

5 things I'm thankful for (last Monday)....

1.  That self-control, meekness, and goodness are fruit of the Spirit.  Man do I need those!

2.  That daughter H and son L both got their science papers finished for co-op.  It was laborious, but we did it.

3.  That God gave me strength to prep for my English class very late at night.

4.  For the fire in the fireplace that kept me warm while I was prepping.

5.  For the prayers of my wonderful husband, which helped keep me going.

6.  And a bonus #6.... the delicious dinner prepared by my good friends S and E!  What a gift not to have to cook!

5 things I'm thankful for (last Sunday)....

1.  The amazing praise and worship at church.

2.  Unexpectedly having lunch out with some of my favorite people!

3.  Daughter H having a good visit with her bio mom and sisters.

4.  My favorite football team winning their game! :)

5.  The Sunday night football song.  Some of you will think that is lame, but I seriously love it!

5 things I'm thankful for today....

In these weeks leading up to Thanksgiving I challenged myself to think of five things each day that I am thankful for.  I meant to start this last week, but got busy and forgot.  So these are my 5 thankful things for last Saturday:

1.  I'm thankful for our Costco membership!

2.  I'm thankful for 2 hours alone with daughter G (at Costco!).

3.  I'm thankful for the reasonably nice weather we had, allowing for one last mow of the yard.

4.  I'm thankful for the pure joy son C felt at a friend's birthday party.

5.  I'm thankful for the brilliant red tree around the corner.

Thursday's Thankful Things

I am unspeakably thankful that after 11 months of pretty intense relationship building, trust building, truth affirming, and conflict resolving,

this beautiful girl.....

... now calls me "mom."

:)