Its almost Thanksgiving. I think that is my favorite holiday. I remember when I was a freshman in college, Lee and I had just gotten engaged and he brought me down to meet his family. I had gotten the flu the day before we were supposed to leave, but still we went. I look back and think ...how crazy. I should have stayed home and recooperated...and not exposed the entire Brockinton family to whatever I had. But I was young and ...um, not as smart as I am now. But I did get better by Thanksgiving and had a blast enjoying this HUGE family. Since we moved away from all my extended family when I was 11, I had not had a Thanksgiving like that in years.
It was on that trip that these beautiful pictures were taken by Lee's grandad. Wow, feeling really old now:)
So as we enter this once again NEW season of our lives, I want to express the things I am grateful for:
1. I am so thankful to be home full-time with my children and not be torn between work and home. To be fully engaged in this...
2. I am so thankful for the husband that God has given me. Yeah, he drives me crazy at times, we don't see eye to eye at times, but he loves me and I love him. He is an amazing father and my best friend.
3. I am so thankful that God has fulfilled one of my biggest dreams of adopting a child. He picked out the perfect little girl for this family. She makes me laugh every single day.
4. I am so thankful for my amazing birth children. It seems that they grew up way too fast, but that is just part of it, I guess.
5. I am so thankful for the experience of pastoring Life Church. I will miss them so much in Belize, but feel that I made life-long friends here:)
6. I am so thankful that I met the Lord at a young age. He saved me from so much pain. I am thankful that my children are walking with Him as well. They will be so thankful some day.
7. Even though I am not a dog person, I am thankful for my children, that we have the worlds best dog, a Boston Terrier. He loves his family and brings his own little personality into our home. I am thankful that he is tolerant of our children, while his real love is for Lee:) He is a comfort for my children during this time of transition. Isn't it neat how dogs are our friends????
8. I am thankful for friends and family who open their homes to us during this transition time. So much better than staying in a hotel, that we really can't afford. And so nice to get to spend extra time with those we love before we go.
9. I am thankful that Erika takes a nap every day. I need it more than she does:)
10. I am thankful that we have had this time in this apartment that is too small, but has brought my little family so close. That is the biggest thing I can say.... we are together all the time again, like before they went to school. Erika and I love having them home. I remember she used to cry when we would drop the kids off to school, and I would think, no more soon. It was an adjustment, but so thankful to have them homeschooled.
Looking forward to our holidays, the last in America for awhile.
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