Thankful Thursday/Visit with Old Friend

I have been very delinquent in articulating my thankfulness the last few weeks during sickness, Easter, visits from family & Tom leaving for OK. However, there have been so many things to be thankful for during this time. Here are a few:

• I am so very thankful that Christ died for my sins and yours - that He paid the price for all of us - He died & rose again so that we may live - I am thankful to live a Resurrection Life in a Good Friday world - Thank you, Lord for Your sacrifice and example


• I am thankful for family near and far & for getting to catch up with The Jochums for the first time in 4 years


• I am thankful for wonderful neighbors, The Flanegins, who hosted our family and Doc Sue and a couple of other families for Easter Dinner and an Easter Egg hunt


• I am thankful for the visit with Grandpa T & Grandma Rosemary

I am thankful for getting a brief visit with one of my best friends from High School, Andrea Condit who was flying through Colorado to visit her sister and was able to spare a little time to meet me at a park - here we are: I am thankful for such a fantastic husband who I adore. I love every minute we spend together whether laughing or crying, agreeing or disagreeing, quiet or loud. I am thankful for the phone calls now that we are apart while he is going through training for our upcoming assignment to Mildenhall, England.

I am thankful that while Tom is away, when there is more chaos than normal in the house, I can choose joy and choose to laugh when the hot water runs out because kids took too long showers and there's no hot water for Catherine's bath & the microwave fan turns on and doesn't shut off, and Catherine cries because she wants a bath & the water's too cold - in the midst of chaos, I can laugh & nevermind about the little things!

I am thankful for my precious children. They are beautiful and wonderful and even when they're causing chaos, I still love them! Here's a couple of pictures of Catherine & Jonah being silly and cute:

I am thankful that my sister is feeling better and brought dinner from KFC tonight so that while selling my double stroller and preparing for the week ahead, I had one less thing to worry about tonight!

So many things to be thankful for! God is good, all the time!