My Thirty Days of Thankfulness

This year I am thankful for…

• The hope we have in Christ
• The opportunity to serve our Risen Lord
• Our home in Africa which has really become our home.
• The multitude of visitors that came our way recently.
• For my husband who walks beside me in life.
• EVERY time a hot shower comes my way.
• My boys who continue to grow and blossom in so many ways
• The chance to teach my kids God’s Truth
• The little blessing that come our way, like the grapes Ethan asked for and a few days later someone unknowingly offered him some.
• Internet that allows me to see my family even when I am so far away
• The joy it is to plan our first trip to back to the states for next year
• Progress…we have made a lot and that is encouraging
• Our host family who has really taken us in and taught us so much.
• For our local church here and our churches back home.
• Our team here and the blessing they are
• Joel’s parents who are coming our way for good
• A wonderful house that we have really settled into to
• Neighbors who invite us to be a part of their lives
• A school that they boys love and that has given them the skills they need to connect to life here
• Our car and all the adventures it has brought us
• ALL the people who support us, follow us, pray for us and love us!
• Abe and Paul and the work that God has done in their lives
• The ministry opportunities that keep popping up all around us.
• A trampoline which provides daily exercise and energy release for the boys
• All the special treats people sent our way this year
• The cool fresh air that has begun to blow here
• How God continues each day to teach me and mold me
• The time I get each day with my boys to play with them and love on them
• A refrigerator that once worked and hopefully someday will work again.
• The chance we will have soon to celebrate Christmas together as a family