Thank You

What an exciting day! I can't wait to leave for Minneapolis to watch MY brother's small town, Cinderella team play in the championship FB game tomorrow morning at 10:00 AM. Go Canes!

I am thankful today for so many things. Since we are leaving this morning, we had a 'mini' thanksgiving meal last night as a family, sharing around the table the things we were thankful for. The obvious ones were shared from family, to friends, our faith, home, food, water, our pets, and employment.

I believe the more that you simply sit and ponder on being thankful the MORE and MORE things you can add to that list. Here are just a few more that came to mind.

I am thankful for my creativeness that allows me to make costumes, scrapbook, blog, coordinate fun family dinners and activities.

I am thankful for RED nail polish AND for a paint job that had NO SMEARS or SMUDGES yesterday.

I am thankful for breaks. Giving our family a time to relax, rest, and make more family moments.

I am thankful for parents who instilled in me a good work ethic and taught me to cook and care for a home. My family was blessed last night with homemade cinnamon bread, drizzled with icing.

I am thankful for raising a teenager, which pushes me to truly look for and value those precious moments when we laugh and talk together.

I am thankful for a husband who builds awesome fires for us to snuggle up to and watch hours and hours of a TV series that he let me pick.

I am thankful for a daughter who shares my love of crafts and cooking, who is always eager to help in the kitchen or pulls up a chair just to watch me scrapbook.

I am thankful for laughter in our home. That we all feel comfortable around each other to act silly and be our true selves.

I am thankful pets that snuggle up one at my feet and one at my head as I fall asleep at night.

I am thankful for a brother that leads a team to a championship game, giving our family a reason to come together to celebrate and make a new memory.

I am thankful a sister who through life-long physical and mental struggles has taught me perseverance and authenticity.

I am thankful for nephews and nieces who look up to me with big blue eyes, pleading 'Aunt Jill, will you.....' causing my heart to cave into their every need.

I am thankful for this blog, which has open the doors of communication between family members. Allowing us to share the every day moments in life that we were missing because of the miles that separate us.

I am thankful for a sister, who is supportive and always has a laugh to share.

I am thankful for a sister who eagerly lends me her scrap booking supplies without hesitation and always lends an objective view to situations.

I am thankful for a life that has been blessed over and over again by my amazing Jesus, who is the reason for the list above and the countless other thankfuls that are not listed, who loves me unconditionally and is preparing some amazing gigs for me when this chapter of life is over. I hope He has a craft room set up with EVERY sticker, die cut, and colored paper imaginable. Rumor has it, there will be colors I have NEVER seen before! I can't wait!

So I wonder if I didn't' have to get up to shower and pack, if I could sit here all day writing thankfuls? I believe I could.

So what are you thankful today?

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

GO CANES!