I made it! I may not have written every day, but that doesn't mean I wasn't thankful every day.
So why is it so hard to just get on here and write about it? Could it be that we just don't think about it enough? That we take our amazing, wonderful lives for granted?
Listen, I live in a sturdy house with running HOT water at the flip of a handle. I get to stand in front of my woodstove and soak up the cozy heat. I have a refrigerator to keep my cold food cold, two ovens and a stovetop, a dishwasher, and a washer and dryer. I have a vacuum to suck up the dog hair I complain about, and a four-foot-wide dust mop when I don't feel like getting out the vacuum. I have a water softener to take the minerals and rust out of my wonderfully-non-fluoridated-and-chlorinated fresh well water, and a KitchenAid mixer and a bread machine. When I go out in the morning, I have my choice of vehicles to drive. Little zippy car or big fancy truck? Every person in my family has a cell phone, a computer, and an iPod. I push buttons and lights come on.
I have five healthy children, a wonderful son-in-law, and two beautiful grandsons with another grandbaby on the way. My husband thinks I am the greatest thing since sliced bread. My parents are still living and healthy, and I get to see most of my extended family pretty regularly.
I have a Savior, a lover of my soul who loved me so desperately he took my place on the cross and bought me access to the Father with his own blood. I did nothing to deserve it. It was his love-gift to me.
I am thankful.
Friday, November 30, 2012
Thursday, November 29, 2012
On being thankful. Days 28 and 29.
Problems I'm thankful to have:
28. Fresh-out-of-the-oven chocolate chip pumpkin bread, but no milk in the house. Poppa (my Jewish grandfather) called this "complaining with a loaf under each arm."
29. You already know I'm a word nerd, so it should come as no surprise to hear that I love playing Words with Friends. However, a few days ago, it suddenly started taking a looooong time to send a move, as in a minute or more. And I complained.
Yes, I complained that my phone—the micro-computer that I hold in my hand and lightly tap when I want it to do something, which also allows me to talk to my son who is on the OTHER SIDE of our planet, sends text messages INSTANTLY to friends around the country, lets me stay in touch with a friend in Guam and another in Europe via Instagram, and allows me fully-functional access to three email accounts, not to mention providing a whole host of really cool word-nerd games—was taking a full 60 seconds to send a move in an electronic game I am playing with a young mom in Arkansas, about a thousand miles away.
And that reminded me of the clip of Louis C.K. on Conan, ranting that "Everything is amazing and nobody is happy." If you've never seen it, I promise it will be worth your time.
Be thankful ~
28. Fresh-out-of-the-oven chocolate chip pumpkin bread, but no milk in the house. Poppa (my Jewish grandfather) called this "complaining with a loaf under each arm."
29. You already know I'm a word nerd, so it should come as no surprise to hear that I love playing Words with Friends. However, a few days ago, it suddenly started taking a looooong time to send a move, as in a minute or more. And I complained.
Yes, I complained that my phone—the micro-computer that I hold in my hand and lightly tap when I want it to do something, which also allows me to talk to my son who is on the OTHER SIDE of our planet, sends text messages INSTANTLY to friends around the country, lets me stay in touch with a friend in Guam and another in Europe via Instagram, and allows me fully-functional access to three email accounts, not to mention providing a whole host of really cool word-nerd games—was taking a full 60 seconds to send a move in an electronic game I am playing with a young mom in Arkansas, about a thousand miles away.
And that reminded me of the clip of Louis C.K. on Conan, ranting that "Everything is amazing and nobody is happy." If you've never seen it, I promise it will be worth your time.
Be thankful ~
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
On being thankful. Day 27.
27. Today I am thankful for humorous sons. Both of my boys make me laugh regularly, and today was no exception.
You all know I work from home, and I have my "office" set up in one corner of my bedroom. There is also a smaller table on the other side of the room that Ben uses as his desk when he is working from home, which he was doing today.
So both of us were concentrating on our respective computer screens when Mansquared poked his head in our bedroom this afternoon, looked back and forth a few times, and said, "Well y'all are a couple of party animals."
I resisted the urge to explain that this is how party animals pay $25,000-a-year tuition bills.
Be thankful ~
You all know I work from home, and I have my "office" set up in one corner of my bedroom. There is also a smaller table on the other side of the room that Ben uses as his desk when he is working from home, which he was doing today.
So both of us were concentrating on our respective computer screens when Mansquared poked his head in our bedroom this afternoon, looked back and forth a few times, and said, "Well y'all are a couple of party animals."
I resisted the urge to explain that this is how party animals pay $25,000-a-year tuition bills.
Be thankful ~
Monday, November 26, 2012
On being thankful. Days 22, 23, 24, 25, and 26.
22. I'm thankful my baby brother was able to share Thanksgiving with us. He came all the way from his home in Vietnam and once again, proved himself invaluable with a big bag of potatoes. I don't know how they get peeled when he's not here.
23. I'm ultra thankful that I have lived 51 years without one time going Black Friday shopping. I had to run in Walmart for bread and lettuce after I went to the gym, and I was very thankful those two items aren't on the hot list this year.
24. I'm thankful to be 51 and therefore exempt from full-contact Twister. There were eight young ladies in my living room today playing the most competitive version of this game I've ever seen.
Joy won this match when Marly tried to do a backbend over the top of her and lost her footing.
25. I'm thankful for the great music we've been singing at church lately. We have a new (ish) music director, and he's picking the best worshipful hymns. I'm really enjoying it.
26. I'm thankful for My Fitness Pal, which reminds me when I'm stuffing food in my mouth for no reason. Seriously, I must eat 2000 calories a day when I'm not thinking about it. Try tracking your intake for a day and see just how much you eat that you don't need.
27. (Yes, that's tomorrow. I'm getting ahead.) I'm thankful for my public library. I get to walk in, take whatever books I want, wave my little key tag, and all it costs me is the gas to get there. (And real estate taxes, but don't ruin my happy vibe.) Here's what I picked up today:
I saw Unsaid recommended somewhere (I don't remember where); I picked up The Cost of Hope from the new-books shelf because the author has the same name as my boss; and I just liked the title of The Year of Learning Dangerously. I love reading. My idea of a perfect vacation is a condo on the beach with a big stack of books. Give me a beach chair, an umbrella, and a good book and I'm a happy camper.
Be thankful ~
23. I'm ultra thankful that I have lived 51 years without one time going Black Friday shopping. I had to run in Walmart for bread and lettuce after I went to the gym, and I was very thankful those two items aren't on the hot list this year.
24. I'm thankful to be 51 and therefore exempt from full-contact Twister. There were eight young ladies in my living room today playing the most competitive version of this game I've ever seen.
Joy won this match when Marly tried to do a backbend over the top of her and lost her footing.
25. I'm thankful for the great music we've been singing at church lately. We have a new (ish) music director, and he's picking the best worshipful hymns. I'm really enjoying it.
26. I'm thankful for My Fitness Pal, which reminds me when I'm stuffing food in my mouth for no reason. Seriously, I must eat 2000 calories a day when I'm not thinking about it. Try tracking your intake for a day and see just how much you eat that you don't need.
27. (Yes, that's tomorrow. I'm getting ahead.) I'm thankful for my public library. I get to walk in, take whatever books I want, wave my little key tag, and all it costs me is the gas to get there. (And real estate taxes, but don't ruin my happy vibe.) Here's what I picked up today:
I saw Unsaid recommended somewhere (I don't remember where); I picked up The Cost of Hope from the new-books shelf because the author has the same name as my boss; and I just liked the title of The Year of Learning Dangerously. I love reading. My idea of a perfect vacation is a condo on the beach with a big stack of books. Give me a beach chair, an umbrella, and a good book and I'm a happy camper.
Be thankful ~
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
On being thankful. Day 21.
Sometimes it is a good thing to go back and read posts you wrote way back when. For instance, just moments ago I went back to November 1 to read the first one I wrote on being thankful, and it's a good thing I did even though it's really too late.
In my first post, I had just downloaded the Blogger app to my phone and determined that I was going to find something out of the ordinary to be thankful for every day this month. My thought was that I would catch a photo of some little thing that brightened each day and post it from my phone. Wasn't that a great idea?
Maybe next year.
Today I'm thankful for a daughter who is such a talented photographer (Abbey of EY Photography and Fine Art). She recently took engagement pictures for her dear friend Noelle and her fiance Mark (Noelle's fiance, not Abbey's). Remember Noelle with the beautiful brown eyes?
Hi, Noelle!
I love all the photos, but especially the ones where she is wearing her Cowboys jersey and he's wearing his Redskins one. So cute! I'd love to be a fly on the wall on game day.
I always love looking at photos Abbey takes.
So far today I've gone to the gym, mailed a box of cookies to the other side of the world (for Mike), done laundry, made a sweet potato casserole, a green bean casserole, two loaves of egg bread, and breakfast for dinner, ground a bunch of wheat for tomorrow's rolls, and taken a shower.
Tomorrow is the day we stuff ourselves into a food coma and then sleep it off. Looking forward to it.
Be thankful ~
In my first post, I had just downloaded the Blogger app to my phone and determined that I was going to find something out of the ordinary to be thankful for every day this month. My thought was that I would catch a photo of some little thing that brightened each day and post it from my phone. Wasn't that a great idea?
Maybe next year.
Today I'm thankful for a daughter who is such a talented photographer (Abbey of EY Photography and Fine Art). She recently took engagement pictures for her dear friend Noelle and her fiance Mark (Noelle's fiance, not Abbey's). Remember Noelle with the beautiful brown eyes?
Hi, Noelle!
I love all the photos, but especially the ones where she is wearing her Cowboys jersey and he's wearing his Redskins one. So cute! I'd love to be a fly on the wall on game day.
I always love looking at photos Abbey takes.
So far today I've gone to the gym, mailed a box of cookies to the other side of the world (for Mike), done laundry, made a sweet potato casserole, a green bean casserole, two loaves of egg bread, and breakfast for dinner, ground a bunch of wheat for tomorrow's rolls, and taken a shower.
Tomorrow is the day we stuff ourselves into a food coma and then sleep it off. Looking forward to it.
Be thankful ~
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
On being thankful. Day 20
Well, lookit me, getting on here two days in a row! Is this a record?
Sorry to disappoint you, but there's no big news. Today was just an average day in which I edited, did laundry, went to the gym, ran two miles, and baked cookies to send my Air Force son who is half a world away.
Oh, and you know that recipe for red beans and rice you keep seeing on Pinterest? This one? I made that today too, and it was better than the first time. I used half the Creole seasoning (1 Tablespoon). Last time I made it, I followed the recipe exactly and it was way too salty, so this time I modified and it was wonderful. I might eat the leftovers for breakfast.
Tomorrow I will be making food to take to my brother's on Thursday, and I'm going to be daring and use the frozen apple pie filling I made last month. If it's bad, I'll have to come up with some excuse. Any ideas?
20. Today I'm thankful for the people God puts in my life who teach me things I'm too "smart" to learn by myself. He knows just what—and who—we need.
Be thankful ~
Sorry to disappoint you, but there's no big news. Today was just an average day in which I edited, did laundry, went to the gym, ran two miles, and baked cookies to send my Air Force son who is half a world away.
Oh, and you know that recipe for red beans and rice you keep seeing on Pinterest? This one? I made that today too, and it was better than the first time. I used half the Creole seasoning (1 Tablespoon). Last time I made it, I followed the recipe exactly and it was way too salty, so this time I modified and it was wonderful. I might eat the leftovers for breakfast.
Tomorrow I will be making food to take to my brother's on Thursday, and I'm going to be daring and use the frozen apple pie filling I made last month. If it's bad, I'll have to come up with some excuse. Any ideas?
20. Today I'm thankful for the people God puts in my life who teach me things I'm too "smart" to learn by myself. He knows just what—and who—we need.
Be thankful ~
Monday, November 19, 2012
On being thankful. Days 16, 17, 18, and 19.
I like fours. That's why I'm writing this series in four-day sets.
Yeah, that's it.
Let's see if I can remember all the way back to Friday, which was the 16th.
No. Sorry.
Since then cleaned and done laundry, made a trip to the food farm that involved turkeys and milk, cooked dinner for a couple we've been going to church with for 2 1/2 years but just met a few weeks ago (hazards of a big church), realized how much I love the young people in our Sunday school class, had my car worked on (it's sprouting leaks faster than a loofah), and met Ben for lunch while delivering a tie and jacket for an unscheduled meeting.
Is it any wonder I can't put together a coherent thought?
And before the day is over I will make dinner, do more laundry, get my hair cut, and research why after 30 days we still don't have the license plates for Ben's truck.
However, I do have plenty to be thankful for.
16. I'm thankful for the braniacs at Verizon who can whip my phone into shape in very short order. The fact that they erase all my apps in the process shouldn't factor into the equation, so I'm trying to be thankful that there are even apps for me to download in the first place. I just wish I could remember my Instagram password.
17. I'm thankful for dried pineapple. It's one of my favorite snacks after Ritz crackers with peanut butter and Nutella.
18. I'm thankful for the days we hear from Mike, who is currently serving in the Air Force in a hostile zone which I am not allowed to disclose but which you can probably guess. Tomorrow I will be baking cookies to send him. I'll be glad when he is stateside.
19. I'm thankful for a woodstove despite the mess it makes. It is the coziest heat ever.
Okay, so according to my schedule, I'll be back on the 23rd with more. :)
Be thankful ~
Yeah, that's it.
Let's see if I can remember all the way back to Friday, which was the 16th.
No. Sorry.
Since then cleaned and done laundry, made a trip to the food farm that involved turkeys and milk, cooked dinner for a couple we've been going to church with for 2 1/2 years but just met a few weeks ago (hazards of a big church), realized how much I love the young people in our Sunday school class, had my car worked on (it's sprouting leaks faster than a loofah), and met Ben for lunch while delivering a tie and jacket for an unscheduled meeting.
Is it any wonder I can't put together a coherent thought?
And before the day is over I will make dinner, do more laundry, get my hair cut, and research why after 30 days we still don't have the license plates for Ben's truck.
However, I do have plenty to be thankful for.
16. I'm thankful for the braniacs at Verizon who can whip my phone into shape in very short order. The fact that they erase all my apps in the process shouldn't factor into the equation, so I'm trying to be thankful that there are even apps for me to download in the first place. I just wish I could remember my Instagram password.
17. I'm thankful for dried pineapple. It's one of my favorite snacks after Ritz crackers with peanut butter and Nutella.
18. I'm thankful for the days we hear from Mike, who is currently serving in the Air Force in a hostile zone which I am not allowed to disclose but which you can probably guess. Tomorrow I will be baking cookies to send him. I'll be glad when he is stateside.
19. I'm thankful for a woodstove despite the mess it makes. It is the coziest heat ever.
Okay, so according to my schedule, I'll be back on the 23rd with more. :)
Be thankful ~
Thursday, November 15, 2012
On being thankful. Days 12, 13, 14, and 15.
Yes, I'm behind. But that doesn't mean I've stopped being thankful. It just means I like to get creative with my excuse-making.
This week I've been wasting time looking at land for sale in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Did you know you can get 40 acres for $40,000? That might be the only place in the country like that. All I could think was Pete could run until his legs fall off!
The only thing stopping us is a job. I hate details like that.
Anyway, I have plenty to be thankful for in spite of the stupidity that continues inside the Capital Beltway.
12. I'm thankful that I'm finally healthy and back in the gym. (Did I use this one already? Sorry if I did, but it's way up there on my thankful meter right now.) I get sore quickly, and I can't run more than three minutes without stopping to walk, but I'm there and I'm working at it. Tonight I'm going to my first Pitaiyo class in two months. Yay!
13. I'm thankful that God knows before I do what I need. It's becoming apparent to both Ben and me why I haven't been able to get a full-time job in the last year I've been looking.
14. I'm thankful for a husband who is happy to let me be a stay-at-home mom, even when there are no children here to be Mom to. I'm going to celebrate my stay-at-home status by making a quilt for Mansquared to take to college with him. (I asked him today what color scheme he would like, and he said, "Camo?" Talk about sucking the wind out of my sails.)
15. I'm thankful that we spent 20 years in the Navy if for nothing other than great health care (until Congress takes it away) and commissary privileges for life. I can't imagine my grocery bill at a civilian store.
Be thankful ~
This week I've been wasting time looking at land for sale in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Did you know you can get 40 acres for $40,000? That might be the only place in the country like that. All I could think was Pete could run until his legs fall off!
The only thing stopping us is a job. I hate details like that.
Anyway, I have plenty to be thankful for in spite of the stupidity that continues inside the Capital Beltway.
12. I'm thankful that I'm finally healthy and back in the gym. (Did I use this one already? Sorry if I did, but it's way up there on my thankful meter right now.) I get sore quickly, and I can't run more than three minutes without stopping to walk, but I'm there and I'm working at it. Tonight I'm going to my first Pitaiyo class in two months. Yay!
13. I'm thankful that God knows before I do what I need. It's becoming apparent to both Ben and me why I haven't been able to get a full-time job in the last year I've been looking.
14. I'm thankful for a husband who is happy to let me be a stay-at-home mom, even when there are no children here to be Mom to. I'm going to celebrate my stay-at-home status by making a quilt for Mansquared to take to college with him. (I asked him today what color scheme he would like, and he said, "Camo?" Talk about sucking the wind out of my sails.)
15. I'm thankful that we spent 20 years in the Navy if for nothing other than great health care (until Congress takes it away) and commissary privileges for life. I can't imagine my grocery bill at a civilian store.
Be thankful ~
Sunday, November 11, 2012
On being thankful. Day 11.
Just a short note tonight. I'm thankful today for a very cool Big Green Egg (that's a grill/smoker). Tonight we are brining our first fresh turkey, and tomorrow we will attempt our first smoked turkey. I'll post pictures if it's good. :)
~ Be thankful
Saturday, November 10, 2012
On being thankful. Days 8, 9, and 10.
Well, the opening of Ars Nova Fall Senior Art Exhibition at Liberty University has come and gone, and aside from the ticket Ben stopped to get on the way there, it was perfect.
Abbey's works were all graphite on paper, depicting the life of a man.
Pop-pop:
Daddy:
Watson Morgan:
Tony:
Jeremiah:
Tate:
Baby Joe:
My parents came for the opening. We could never have gotten Abbey through this school without their help.
Button posing with his portrait.
So many of her friends came to support her and cheer her on. Abbey with Amanda, Cesia, and Julia.
What Button thinks of all the hoopla.
The next day we hung out at Abbey's house and read stories
and went to the park.
Big sister Leah wrote this note on facebook:
Tonight is my baby sister's senior art show at Liberty. I wish I could be there, but I know it's going to be amazing. Abbey, you have overcome obstacles I never had to face to finish college, and I am so, so proud of you. I love you!
Ditto.
Be thankful ~
Abbey's works were all graphite on paper, depicting the life of a man.
Pop-pop:
Daddy:
Watson Morgan:
Tony:
Jeremiah:
Tate:
Baby Joe:
My parents came for the opening. We could never have gotten Abbey through this school without their help.
Button posing with his portrait.
So many of her friends came to support her and cheer her on. Abbey with Amanda, Cesia, and Julia.
What Button thinks of all the hoopla.
The next day we hung out at Abbey's house and read stories
and went to the park.
Big sister Leah wrote this note on facebook:
Tonight is my baby sister's senior art show at Liberty. I wish I could be there, but I know it's going to be amazing. Abbey, you have overcome obstacles I never had to face to finish college, and I am so, so proud of you. I love you!
Ditto.
Be thankful ~
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
On being thankful. Day 7.
This has been a very difficult day to be thankful since my thoughts have been overwhelmingly on the results of yesterday's election. I'll spare you the rant that's been going through my head since I opened my eyes this morning. But I will share this one thought.
Christians all over facebook this morning were reminding us that "God is in control." While I appreciate that sentiment, I heartily disagree in this case. I believe God has stood back and taken his hands off America, which is just the way we (collectively) want it. He is now going to give us what we've elected to have, and we're going to suffer the consequences of our choices. He is under absolutely no obligation to be merciful to us after what we've done. We had plenty of warning.
Sorry about that negative note. I do try not to use the blog for political ranting; that's what Twitter is for. ;)
But in spite of all that's gone wrong in the last 24 hours, I am still a thankful person, with much to be thankful for. Tomorrow I will see my daughter and son-in-law from Tennessee, and that means GRANDBABIES!! I just can't wait to kiss their fat little cheeks!
I will be in Lynchburg for a couple of days, but I'll try to post a few pictures here from my phone.
Be thankful ~
Christians all over facebook this morning were reminding us that "God is in control." While I appreciate that sentiment, I heartily disagree in this case. I believe God has stood back and taken his hands off America, which is just the way we (collectively) want it. He is now going to give us what we've elected to have, and we're going to suffer the consequences of our choices. He is under absolutely no obligation to be merciful to us after what we've done. We had plenty of warning.
Sorry about that negative note. I do try not to use the blog for political ranting; that's what Twitter is for. ;)
But in spite of all that's gone wrong in the last 24 hours, I am still a thankful person, with much to be thankful for. Tomorrow I will see my daughter and son-in-law from Tennessee, and that means GRANDBABIES!! I just can't wait to kiss their fat little cheeks!
I will be in Lynchburg for a couple of days, but I'll try to post a few pictures here from my phone.
Be thankful ~
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
On being thankful. Days 5 and 6.
I missed a day, but I have a good excuse. Leah and I were at the Romney rally in Fairfax, Virginia, yesterday, standing outside in the freezing cold wind waiting to get inside the freezing cold Patriot Center at George Mason University where we waited another very long two hours before Mitt and Ann Romney got there.
I know it doesn't look like it from the photos, but we had pretty good seats. We were among the first 500 people there. Here's Mitt and Ann being introduced and coming onto the stage.
Ann Romney is a lovely, gracious woman, one I would want to sit down and have coffee with and talk about the grandchildren with. I understand why Mitt loves her; she's very likeable. I'd love to see her as First Lady.
The rally itself was great. You know how these things are—like large-scale high school pep rallies. We especially loved the family with five small children right behind us. The kids were waving signs and yelling "Yes!" and "No!" at all the right times. They were awesome.
Then as we were walking across campus to our cars after it was over, we passed this sign. I just couldn't believe what I was seeing, but here we have photographic proof. This is at a large, well-known university.
As if the misspelling weren't bad enough, we also have random use of upper and lower case letters.
After all the freezing, we decided we needed a cup of tea and a bowl of Panera's cheddar broccoli soup, so we braved the traffic into the heart of Fairfax (30 minutes to go 2 miles, and that is no exaggeration whatsoever). But it was worth it when our table neighbor declared Mitt would win with 330 electoral votes. I hope he was right.
It was a good day. I'm thankful for a daughter who is substantially smarter than I am about political stuff, and for the fact that she lives close enough that we can get together for fun dates like this.
Be thankful ~
I know it doesn't look like it from the photos, but we had pretty good seats. We were among the first 500 people there. Here's Mitt and Ann being introduced and coming onto the stage.
Ann Romney is a lovely, gracious woman, one I would want to sit down and have coffee with and talk about the grandchildren with. I understand why Mitt loves her; she's very likeable. I'd love to see her as First Lady.
The rally itself was great. You know how these things are—like large-scale high school pep rallies. We especially loved the family with five small children right behind us. The kids were waving signs and yelling "Yes!" and "No!" at all the right times. They were awesome.
Then as we were walking across campus to our cars after it was over, we passed this sign. I just couldn't believe what I was seeing, but here we have photographic proof. This is at a large, well-known university.
As if the misspelling weren't bad enough, we also have random use of upper and lower case letters.
After all the freezing, we decided we needed a cup of tea and a bowl of Panera's cheddar broccoli soup, so we braved the traffic into the heart of Fairfax (30 minutes to go 2 miles, and that is no exaggeration whatsoever). But it was worth it when our table neighbor declared Mitt would win with 330 electoral votes. I hope he was right.
It was a good day. I'm thankful for a daughter who is substantially smarter than I am about political stuff, and for the fact that she lives close enough that we can get together for fun dates like this.
Be thankful ~
Sunday, November 4, 2012
On being thankful. Day 4
Today I am thankful for fun I have with my kids. I always enjoyed being a mom. It didn't matter whether they were infants, toddlers, little kids, or teens. But now that they're adults, we have more fun than ever.
Today Abbey and I went shopping in Richmond for a dress for her senior art show on Thursday. Nothing like waiting until the last minute, right? We spent hours walking from one end of the Short Pump Town Center to the other and back again. Several times. Finally settled on a dress. Then we spent another hour and another few trips up and back looking for shoes, and found a pair at the DSW two miles away.
Her favorite thing she got? The socks with the penguins on them (not part of Thursday's outfit).
We also enjoyed a lunch of carbs and more carbs at Noodles & Company that was wonderfully satisfying.
Tomorrow Mansquared and I are meeting Leah at a victory rally for the next president of the United States. I'll have pictures!
Be thankful ~
Today Abbey and I went shopping in Richmond for a dress for her senior art show on Thursday. Nothing like waiting until the last minute, right? We spent hours walking from one end of the Short Pump Town Center to the other and back again. Several times. Finally settled on a dress. Then we spent another hour and another few trips up and back looking for shoes, and found a pair at the DSW two miles away.
Her favorite thing she got? The socks with the penguins on them (not part of Thursday's outfit).
We also enjoyed a lunch of carbs and more carbs at Noodles & Company that was wonderfully satisfying.
Tomorrow Mansquared and I are meeting Leah at a victory rally for the next president of the United States. I'll have pictures!
Be thankful ~
Saturday, November 3, 2012
On being thankful. Day 3.
No phone post today. I didn't have it in me to fight autocorrect.
I seem to be on the mend. I say that tentatively, because my experience tells me that I have a good day followed by two bad days, but both yesterday and today I have felt pretty good, and so far, no bad vibes. I'm hopeful.
Today I'm thankful for being able to minister the Word of God to some ladies at a bridal shower this morning. You know, we spend a few minutes studying, put together a few thoughts, and we just have no idea how they will impact the hearers. That's God making sure his Word doesn't return to him void. I'm glad God let me be the mouthpiece today.
Be thankful ~
I seem to be on the mend. I say that tentatively, because my experience tells me that I have a good day followed by two bad days, but both yesterday and today I have felt pretty good, and so far, no bad vibes. I'm hopeful.
Today I'm thankful for being able to minister the Word of God to some ladies at a bridal shower this morning. You know, we spend a few minutes studying, put together a few thoughts, and we just have no idea how they will impact the hearers. That's God making sure his Word doesn't return to him void. I'm glad God let me be the mouthpiece today.
Be thankful ~
Friday, November 2, 2012
On being thankful.
Today marks five weeks since the beginning of the mystery illness. I am often discouraged by my apparent lack of progress in getting better. But this morning while I was reading my Bible, I read a quote from my former pastor, Don Forrester, that I had written in a margin. He said "Discouragement is selfishness to the Nth degree." This from a man who has been completely blind since boyhood.
So I'm working on not being discouraged.
Today I'm thankful for my good health and the ability to exercise. And a new yoga mat. :)
Thursday, November 1, 2012
On being thankful.
I just downloaded the blogger app to my phone, and I'm going to do an experiment. I'm going to attempt to find something out of the ordinary to be thankful for every day this month. If I can get a photo of it, I will. I make no promises regarding autocorrect--we have a volatile relationship.
Anyway, while he's not out of the ordinary, he is extraordinary to me. I could not get through the mystery illness without him.
~Be thankful
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