Thankful Thursday on Friday

My cup overflows with thankfulness:

• Thankful that we have such wonderful neighbors, the Flanegins, who volunteered to watch Catherine all day and Jonah half a day while I volunteered to help with International Tour Day at the boys' school - it's an amazing event put on by volunteers showcasing many different cultures. It was my privilege to be a part of it and that would not have been possible without Tresa watching my little ones.
• Thankful that my husband drove 8 hours from OK to be able to spend time with us for Mother's Day weekend - woohoo!
• Thankful that my sister offered to have all 4 children go sleep at her apartments so that Tom & I could have a fantastic date night for Mother's Day weekend - awesome dinner, great movie and quality alone time - fabulous!
• Thankful that Tom sold his CRV - one car family until we get to OK!
• Thankful for The Posse - awesome group of women and sweet prayer time Monday afternoon - love those gals!
• Thankful for Jack and the 5th grade bell ringers at AIES - what a talented group of kids and fabulous instruction from Mrs. Van Wie & Mrs. McReynolds - here's a little bit of their music:

• Thankful again for Tresa Flanegin and the Baby Shower she hosts every year for the Life Network Pregnancy Center downtown - it was a great success with MANY items donated to the center!
• Thankful for a sweet lady that I have only met twice in my life at the Life Network showers, but she is full of the Holy Spirit and a blessing to those who meet her - I loved visiting with her both times and learning of distant connections that we have we one another!
• Thankful for the little ways in which we can "catch" our children doing great things - need to keep reminding myself to catch them in the good moments and praise them rather than getting caught in a cycle of negativity and focusing on what they're doing wrong when my patience is running low!
• So many blessings from the Lord - I am thankful for His goodness!