Jeremiah 29:11

A Month of Thanksgiving

I love thanksgiving for a hundred different reasons. It isn't surrounded by the impossible expectations that accompany Christmas being one at the top of the list(before you email hate mail ... I love Christmas ... I hate the hype that comes with the season DAYS BEFORE HALLOWEEN even arrives on the scene). But also at the top of the list is a reason to stop and really count your blessings! Here are a few of mine!

There are a bunch of homeschooling pals I am thankful for ... some of them because they listen when I'm ranting ( wife2 of dad2three), some because they are a voice of reason in a sea of chaos(smallworld), some for their support conveyed only with a knowing smile(jenmcintyre), some for their offer of support as I enter into battle(brownsugar) and others still because they simply go about the business of homeschooling everyday ... regardless of the struggle, continuing to embrace the life they've chosen(sixredheads). And these are just the bloggers(or lurkers as the case may be blogless ... is that how lurker is spelled???).

Then there's the farm wife who always has a smile (okay ... as long as it's 9am and coffee has been added) and the blonde who on a regular basis makes me laugh so hard I ... well, we'll leave it at that and the wife of bookstore guy who keeps it in perspective and math girl who helps me glimpse at the ideal and misc. girl who always wants to help create a solution and admin girl who is always the calm, give it another go encourager. There are others I am sure I'm leaving out ... blessings beyond measure.

And then there are the faces that go with those names of the kids we are trying to serve! And for those smiling, laughing, contemplative, opinionate, passionate, joyful, adventurous faces ... I am especially thankful!

Blessings to you!

What a sweet post....

2:56 PM, Nov. 1, 2006 .. Posted by SmallWorld

That is really just the essence of a good life, isn't it? We are all so blessed to have one another and to live in this outrageously gorgeous state.