With Thanksgiving

I love Thanksgiving! It seems to get overlooked by the excitement of Halloween and the coming of the Christmas season. And even though I will get out our tree and such tonight, I love the idea that our country has set aside a day just to be thankful. So to celebrate today I'm posting (in random order) things my family is thankful for.

each other

our home

kitties

pizza and a movie

rides in the combine together

parents

chai tea

talk radio

Internet access

grandparents

Scriptures

good health

my dishwasher

toddler's new words

the Grand Prix

food on our table

hand-me-downs

new camera

good books

hugs

scrapbooking

sisters

job

new recipes

playing outside

kisses

bountiful harvest

God's protection

peanut butter cookies

Veggie Tales

vacations

lower gas prices

new clothes

funny faces

brothers

Wal-Mart

chocolate milk

shoes

1st Steps

Sunday School

Parents as Teachers

disposable diapers

dump truck, loader, and bulldozer toys

dry days

helping hands

family dinners

quilts

testimonies

baby's Lammie

2 working trucks

church family

sales

and the Love of God

Thankful

I’m starting Thanksgiving early this year! (Not that there is a time limit on being thankful or anything!) Yesterday we took our little guy to the children’s hospital to be re-evaluated for his muscle condition. He was born with cramped muscles on one side of his neck and at nineteen months old he has been in therapy for most of his life. Some children face physical deformations, surgery, and various other trying medical procedures. So far our son has had therapy, taping, a special collar, and Botox injections (who knew?), which have not been fun, but could be much worse. Well, yesterday we got good news! He still tips his head more than he should, but it is now habit and not a muscle condition!!! Yea!!!

More good news is that the Doctor could find no sign of physical deformation in his face or jaws (bad for dental work!) and only a little bit of a flat head where he sleeps. The doc informs us that this should continue to round out as he grows and hair will soon (we hope—he’s been bald for a while now!) cover whatever remains.

So while I plan to write a whole Thanksgiving blog in a few weeks, I just had to post this blessing a little early.

Praise God!