#27, 28, 29, 30

I am thankful for Laughter
I am thankful for quiet mornings with my kids
I am Thankful for Cabo
I am Thankful for Cabo

From Seth

I am thankful for Danny staying and playing with me, and letting me play with his transformers.

#23, 24, 25, 26

I am thankful that Dave was home was on Friday to help with the house and the kids when I felt like crap.
I am thankful that I only felt like crap for 24 hrs.
I am thankful for creative friends who bless others with their creativity.
I am thankful that Jesus has Grace and strenght for me when I am empty, and that He loves my kids more than I do.

#22

Today I am thankful for mashed potatoes...and lots of other things really, but mashed potatoes and gravy are my favorite thing about today, followed by a close second of pumpkin pie...

#21

I am thankful for pumpkin and caramel and baking and chocolate and tea...

#19 & 20

I am thankful for chocolate & tea at the end of the day
I am thankful for good books that can be read over and over and still be good books

David "I am thankful for my job"

#16, 17, & 18

I am thankful for running water, and whoever invented the shower head.
I am thankful for roses
I am thankful for family, (I know I already said that a bit differently, but I really am thankful for my family, and the concept of family in general, ALL THE TIME)

#15

I am thankful for the days when Seth is in school and it is just Lucy at home with me.


Lucy "papa"...cracks me up that she says it everytime I ask her what she is thankful for...

Yesterday's Mommy Co

Twice a month I get together with a bunch of other mom from the church.  Once a month we do a craft, and once a month we have speaker/discussion time. Yesterday, we had Mandy Randolph come share with us on "raising your children with an eye to their future".  What beautiful time it was.  Mandy shared stories of her own successes and failures, and encouraged us to see our children with God's eyes.  What are things that we prayed for them, what are the clues we see in them now, what are the things we see that could be struggles for them. Two of things that she shared really stuck with me.  One was that for one of her girls she prayed that she would be a warrior, but when she prayed that, Mandy did not realize that it would mean that her daughter would fight with her.  And how she had to come to grips with the bigness and the full picture of what a warrior really is, and that changed how she prayed and how she parented.  The other things is tied to the first, in that part of being a warrior is a need for adventure, and how Mandy had to not let her own limitations (e.g. fear of heights) get in the way of her daughter's adventures.  She quoted Ann Daniel who says about raising kids "you say 'no' to evil, but not to adventure".  I remember Ann talking about making sure you had a reason to say "no" not just to say "no" as a knee jerk reaction. 

Mandy also had us make list of the things we already see in our kids, and the things we would like to see. She ecouraged us to pray for eachother and eachother kids. Oh, man there were too many Good things to list.  I wish that it had been recorded. 

#14

I am thankful for timely reminders of God's goodness.

Seth "I am thankful for rain"

Lucy "Papa"..."Lulu what besides papa are you thankful for?"...*hands held out in the "i don't know" position*...."up"..."are you thankful for Grammy?"..."up" (conversations with a 19 month old)

#10, 11, 12, & 13

I am thankful crisp, clear air on the day after it rains.
I am that mom taught me to look a cupboard figure out dinner based on what I have, comes in handy on those days that making it to the store is one thing too many.
I am thankful that God answers prayers.
I am thankful Seth and Lucy are getting somewhat adjusted to the time change.

Seth "I am thankful for Danny at his school".

Lucy "Papa"

#9

I am thankful that God's Grace is big...big enough to cover all my gracelessness...and big enough to fill me with grace for others.

#8

I am grateful for the cooler weather, and waking up to the sound of rain.

Seth "for Danny playing with me"

#7

I am thankful for the freedom that we have as Americans, freedom to vote or not, freedom to agree or disagree. My hope and prayer is that we will use this freedom to work for unity and peace.

Seth - "I am thankful for Daddy. Because he takes me to get ice cream,"

Lucy - "Papa"

# 6

Seth - "for Danny's transformers, and for him letting me borrow his transformer movie"

Lucy - "Papa"


I am thankful for the joy and honor of getting to watch these two amazing people grow and learn and change.  They fill my days with laughter, and sometimes frustration, but I would not trade my time with them for anything.

#5

I am grateful for family, sisters to laugh with, brothers to debate, mothers and fathers to learn from...and all of them to love.

#4

I am grateful for a God who meets us where we are at, and always provides.

#3

I am grateful for the heart of worship that Seth has.

30 days of Thankfulness - Day 1 & 2

I am grateful for a husband that loves the kids & me, and daily pours his life out us.

I am grateful for friends who walk beside us, and share our tears and our laughter.


Seth's 2 things:

"That Uncle Dan let me borrow his toys"
"That Daddy takes me to see Aaron and Ryan"