22 November 2012
Tonight we attend
our THIRD Thanksgiving dinner, so I’ve had a lot of time to reflect on
thankfulness this year. Here’s a list,
in no particular order.
Home. After being unsettled
for 4 months, we are sooooo thankful to be unpacked and in our own home. Our apartment is quite old, but we’ve quickly
made it feel homey and loved. Our
shipment arrived on October 17th at lunchtime, and I had everything
unpacked by dinner! I was really ready
to be all unpacked!
God’s faithfulness. I
am so thankful that He’s always faithful, even when we struggle and doubt. Because
of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never
fail. They are new every morning; great
is your faithfulness! Lamentations
3:22-23
My three boys. I
shared this at our second Thanksgiving dinner and Austin quickly piped up: “Mommy, you only have two boys”. Well, I was including Clarence, trying to be
cute. ;) I am blessed to have a wonderful husband
and two wonderful sons.
Clarence’s team of co-workers. All
of the staff that Clarence works with are so great and encouraging. It’s neat to see him thriving in his position
as Middle School Chaplain. Also, several
of his co-workers are single females, and it’s been fun for me to get to know
them as friends as well.
Skype, email, internet, phones, etc.
Modern technologies have helped so much for staying in touch with family
and friends around the world. When we
first moved into our apartment, we had no phone and internet at home for a
month, so we were especially thankful when we finally got it!
Heat. Yes, Germany is a Western
country, but the heat in our apartment often stops working, so I remember to be
thankful when it works!
German chocolate. No
explanation needed. ;)
A great team of supporters. We
are thankful for every single one of our prayer warriors and financial
supporters. We could not be here serving
without you.
Amazing students. The
students here at Black Forest Academy are all so great; it’s a blessing to be
here serving and teaching them. Our own
boys love having tons of goh-goh’s
and jeh-jeh’s (big brothers and
sisters) to play with!
Our stroller.
Living in a small town, I love that we can do most of our errands –
including buying groceries – on foot.
However, Silas isn’t quite up to that much walking yet, so I’m thankful
for our sturdy stroller with a nice big basket underneath. I’m also thankful for the warm stroller sack
made by my Aunt Nancy.
So, Happy
Thanksgiving to our American friends and Happy November to our Canadian
friends! God bless!
