~Praise is who I am~: November 2008

Well, Thanksgiving is over! And oh, how thankful I am for family and all my friends. Sometimes you just need a friend to talk to when somehow a family member wouldn't begin to understand. I know you know what I mean. I had a great Thanksgiving. We had turkey and ham with all the trimmings....and....a delish..pumpkin roll, pumpkin pie and apple pie. It was sooo tasty, I didn't want to stop eating. Ugh! But at the same time I didn't want to roll away from the table...LOL At our dinner, I do most the cooking and cleaning as I go so when dinner is done everyone else does the clean up. But, sometimes I feel kinda bad so I go in and do a few things in there and walk out...quickly...LOL I wouldn't want them to think I'm there to do it...hahaha I'm thankful for my husband. We've been married 17 years soon to be 18 come this May 25...WoW! Sometimes I wonder how I even made it and other times I think wow, I did it and still doing it. We have a great relationship until some small tiny or big stress comes along and we overreact. But I think it's the same probably for every healthy relationship. If you never have a disagreement, than you don't properly grow and learn how to make it better in a relationship. I learn very early in my marriage (being that I was already 27) that It's a give and take in a marriage for it to be successful. I give God all the glory for that and always remind myself to keep Him in the midst our relationship.

I'm thankful for my very good bestest friend Chris. We have been through ups and downs in the life of our friendship and still hanging on as friends..these ups and downs in a friendship can make you stronger as friends if you allow it. I've learned to be a more loyal and trusting friend and I hope we remain friends til the end of life. I love you friend! And I have other friends...I love my friends, Rose and Dee Ann...My friends are younger than me but, that's OK! It keeps me young.

I'm thankful for my kids..They make me a better mother. I'm thankful for my Children's Ministry team. I'm thankful for my very bestest uncle in the whole world. When I say the bestest...if you knew him, you'd know why. I love you Uncle Bob! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving. Always save the best for last. I wish my uncle didn't live far away because we'd be making pies together. Oh, Yes we would! Yum!