Giving thanks ~

I love Thanksgiving.  You get food, family, and fun…what’s there not to like?  {smile}

On Thanksgiving and during the month of November, we often take time to express our thanks to God for His many blessings.  And that is a good thing. 

However, it helps me to focus on giving thanks through out the year.  Earlier this year, I had a serious case of the grumpies.  It was then that I found out that focusing on my blessings would help cure those grumpies.  It really does work. 

This new year (seriously, is it almost 2011?)  I want to focus on giving thanks for the many blessings in my life.  But I don’t want to wait until 2011 to start, so I’m going to start today!

• My parent’s RV which is their summer, holiday get-a-way, and vacation home  {and they generously share it with us}

• My sweet Baby Boy who insists that the RV is actually a fire truck

• Sunshine Girl who thought climbing up the Magnolia tree would be fun and was a bit upset with me when I wouldn’t climb up to get her down but insisted that she wait until her daddy came back outside.

• A much happier Sunshine Girl who was not upset any more once she was closer to the ground.

 

• Sweet girls who let me spend the morning curling their hair even though the curls fell out before we got to Great Grandma’s house. 

• Sweet girls who like to climb trees with curls in their hair

• Boys who like to explore the many things in Great Grandma’s garage

• Black and white photos of loved ones tucked here and there in my Grandma’s house

 

• Boys who amaze me by how grown-up they are becoming.  One is almost as tall as me.  The other will be before I know it.  {sigh}

• Time spent watching football with my boys.  We (unfortunately) watched LSU lose.  And we were a house divided during the Saints/Cowboys game.  But all the same, it was fun as we hooted and hollered during the LSU game.

• Time spent with my family as we talked and laughed after Thanksgiving dinner.  There’s just something about everyone gathering on the front porch, isn’t there?

• A porch swing that rocks my children just like it rocked me as a child

• The first frost…ok, I don’t know if I’m thankful for that or not.  I’m not big on the cold weather!  {smile}

• Gathering around the fire at my Mom & Dad’s house

• The warmth of a fire

• The guys (including David and my Dad) who got up early to go hunting.  They didn’t get anything but they had a good time.  (And it was cold!)

 

• My wonderful husband who helped my Dad take care of a little maintenance around the house.  He is such a servant-hearted person.  Of course, my Dad is too.  They are two absolutely wonderful men!

• I don’t have a picture of her but I am thankful for my Mom too.  She loves to cook for us.  We never leave hungry from her house.

I have so much for which to be thankful.  This year will be a year of focusing on my many blessings from God!