Thankful For...

• Getting to 29 weeks gestation with zero problems. Here's to another 11!
• Generous family and friends who have given us so many baby things I don't even know what to do with it all!
• Playing board games with my husband at night instead of watching TV. Probably my favorite thing to do with him!
• New friends who are older and wiser than us!
• My sweet pups who are just the most fun and cutest things ever!

"Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you." James 4:10

Thankful For...

• A baby that is so active we couldn't even get a picture from the ultrasound! So cute and a little frightening to think of him/her as a toddler :)
• My mom is only 2 radiation treatments away from being done!
• The slushy snow that has been falling up at our house the last couple days!
• Fully potty trained puppies
• An awesome wood stove!

"...for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks." Luke 6:45

Thankful For...

• My  mother 
• The doctor's found the cancer early
• Her cancer is small and easily treated
• God is our great Healer!

"I am the Lord, your healer."

Exodus 15:26

Thankful For...

• A very nice week with my mom and sisters!
• Victor redid all the cabinet knobs in our kitchen!
• Fun date night in Seattle :)
• A VERY VERY good report back from the doctor's about my mom. Praise the Lord!

"For he wounds, but He binds up; he shatters, but His hands heal."

Job 15:18

Thankful For...

• Being in our new(to us) house!
• Waking up with the sun! 6:30am.
• Our awesome wood stove!
• Ranger loves exploring our property!

"The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent." Exodus 14:14

Thankful For...

• My husband got to go on an awesome men's retreat this weekend with the church at Wildhorse Young Life camp.
• My closest and dearest friend Kirsten came up to stay with me all weekend while Vic was gone!
• Praying with my husband. Wow, what a difference it makes!
• My sisters.

"For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. The Lord your God has chosen you to be a people for His treasured possession, out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth."
Deuteronomy 7:6

Thankful For...

• Feeling encouraged from our church family!
• God providing in unexpected ways!
• An awesome Bible study with our youth.
• Peace as we go through the process of buying a house! :)

"The one who gets wisdom loves life; the one who cherishes understanding will soon prosper."

Psalm 19:8

Thankful For...

• The sweet, chubby, and adorable 7 month old sitting on my lap!
• Lots and lots and lots of snow!
• Almost my birthday/favorite holiday! ;)
• Side jobs for a little extra cash!

"The steps of a man are established by the Lord, when he delights in His way."

Psalm 37:23

Thankful For...

• Working for an awesome Christian family who is so good to Victor and I! Just last weekend Omar (dad) took Vic hunting and most days I show up Jessica (mom) has made us some cookies, bread, granola, etc.
• The Eugene Craigslist and a sister who is willing to go pick stuff for me and keep it at her house till we come down for Christmas! Oh I cannot wait to take home our new rocking chair :)
• Home cooked meals in the crockpot.
• A husband who adores me!
• "My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand." John 10:27-28

Thankful For...

• Being able to visit my sweet sister in law, Eva while she was in Seattle.
• My niece who turned four on Saturday! What a fun and crazy four years it has been, Hannah I love you so much!
• My new sewing machine!!!
• My wonderful husband :)
• God's faithfulness!