Thankful-

Here are some things I am Thankful for (in no particular order) and a few photos from our Thanksgiving photo shoot.

I'm thankful for marriage-mine and those I have watched and admired over the years and the picture it is to portray of Christ and his Church.  This is a good, good gift.

I'm thankful for friends and family-laughing, sharing struggles and joys, the knowledge they have from having gone before me in certain areas, learning from them.  I could go on and on...

I'm thankful for cell phones, computers, webcams, skype and airplanes that connect you to those far away sometimes instantly, sometimes in a few hours.

 I'm thankful for our one bedroom apartment...it is so cozy and I'll be a little sad to move to a bigger place.  I also like that we can't collect too much stuff and The Boy Baby is always so near to me. :)

 I'm thankful for my husband's job not only because it provides for our family but also because it provides us with health insurance and allowed us to use a midwife practice that delivers in a hospital

 I'm thankful for a normal, healthy, pleasant pregnancy and that I was able to have the labor and delivery I hoped for-no unnecessary intervention and a healthy baby and mama.  My husband was (is) amazing and my Midwife and nurse were awesome!  I hope to do it all over again a few more times...later. :)

 I'm thankful for a healthy baby.  Even the first few days with the jaundice issues are only memories now.  Twice we had to go to the lab at the Children's Hospital and I found myself weeping as I held my sweet baby so tight and thanked God for his health and prayed He would hold closely the parents and children surrounding us.

 I'm thankful for baby chatter, smiles, laughter, head lifts, snuggles, eye contact, play, watching him learn new things...and even to sometimes have sleep interrupted, meals rushed and life in general made a bit more difficult by a baby in the house.

 I'm thankful for a Sovereign God who is good and does good...who has ordained all of our days so we need not worry...I'm working on understanding this better-I still check to see if the babe is breathing no less than 18 times during the day and night. :)

 I'm thankful that my son has grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends who are crazy about him and very generous to him with each aspect of their lives.

I'm thankful for digital cameras and a patient brother-in-law willing to take some time to try and get us a good photo that might possibly show up on a Christmas Card.

Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples!
                                                                                                1 Chronicles 16:8