Thankful Thursday

I have so much to be thankful for this week:

~While I moaned and groaned about getting older... I am thankful to be here. Seriously, I love my life. I am thankful that I am getting to watch my children blossom into amazing individuals. I am thankful to wake up every day and live my life (even the days I want to hit the snooze bar just one more time).

~ I am thankful for each and every card, e-mail, e-card, gift, flower and well wish that people sent my way this week. It is nice to be remembered.

~I am thankful for the amazing story God put before me this week. The night of my birthday, I went to hear a fellow MOPS mom talk about the tragic and sudden death of her child. However, her story was really about how God has carried her through the last year. It was an incredibly faith-filled and inspiring message that I needed to hear.

~I am thankful for more beautiful flowers (below) from my friend, Amber.





~ I am thankful for a kind gesture from my hubby. He surprised me the other night by showing me a huge stack of paper. As a gift to me, he has spent the last few months printing out the blog with each and every comment from the beginning. He knows that the reason I do this is to capture our family memories and he wanted it all on paper for me. Thank you for your labor of love.


~I am thankful to my MOPS table. Each of you has reached out to me in a special way recently. I am very touched. Julie Anne made the bag below for me. She wrapped everything in pink and green because she knows I love those colors. Even the truffles were pink and green. The bag was filled with special goodies and each one had a meaningful Scripture verse attached. This was truly one of the most thoughtful gifts I have ever received.





~Another MOPS mom, Pip remembered (from a blog meme a long time ago) what my favorite kind of pen was and she gave me one on Tuesday. How thoughtful was that? Pip...thank you also for the taggie for Kate. I was telling someone at the exact moment that you handed it to me that I needed one:) I am grateful for your generous and thoughtful nature.



~I am thankful for the best teacher conferences we have ever had. We haven't ever had bad ones. However, one of my kiddos is a very "sit in his chair and do all his work and get good grades" kind of kid. While the other is an "explore, question, move around, creative and get good grades" kind of kid. It is funny... they are very different learners but their report cards were identical. Their teachers really get them this year and that does not always happen with my exploring, brilliant learner. Both of their teachers appreciate their kind of intelligence. I am so grateful for that!

~I am thankful that Miss Katie Ru is feeling better.

~I am thankful for the quilt squares from Sara and Denise! I no sooner mentioned that I am thinking about doing a 100 good wishes quilt for Kate and we started getting squares. I have created a blog for her quilt and I plan to post about the whole thing soon. I would love squares/wishes and will get working coordinating that after Thanksgiving.

~Speaking of Thanksgiving...I am thankful that my sister and her family are coming from PA to spend a few days with us. They have come for the past 3 years and we love having them! As a special treat my friend Elissa's family is joining us this year too. I have a lot of cooking to do!

Sometimes, I feel funny writing all I am thankful for. I honestly could go on and on and I am sure I have forgotten some nice things people have said and done. I think I need to stop here:)

P.S. A certain someone who was not getting enough attention for one minute banged on my computer and turned it off in the middle of some work. Now, it will not start. So, I am posting this from my hubby's computer but I am very behind on answering e-mails and it looks like my laptop will be back in the shop. Sorry.

UPDATE: Apparently, Kate broke the motherboard of my computer and it needs to take a trip to Kentucky to be restored. I will be without a computer for 2-4 weeks. I will probably post from my hubby's computer but will probably not have the time on here to read all my favorite blogs for a few weeks:( Also, I will not be able to do much e-mailing. Not at all thankful fot that!