Being Thankful....

It has been a long two weeks. We had deer hunting in Nebraska in the middle of the month. Joe came with two of his friends and two of the boys.
A good time was had by all. I think there were 3 deer.

Poor Toby was sick...
bad cough...
snotty nose...
He is in school right now and loving it, but I think that he brings home every little bug...
Poor baby...

Anyhow a week later I caught whatever he had.
I haven't been this sick in years.
Normally if I catch something I get it lightly or not at all but not this time.
I've been coughing non stop for over a week.
I think I pulled a muscle in my lower region :)
I'm still coughing, but its starting to wain. I think....no it is...

We went to Jon and Debbie's for Thanksgiving breakfast and dinner.
It was fun.....I think that Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays.


Art and I did some shopping on Friday...we even found an Estate sale...
but I was back on the couch by midday.

In all it was a good month, but it has gone by way to quickly. Christmas
is right around the corner. I am blessed this year because both boys are coming to Nebraska.
Hunting is on the agenda. JohnMark wants to get a deer. All four kids have worked hard on getting their hunters safety cards. (JohnMark, David, Sierra, and Cole)
Erik would love a deer in the freezer, they aren't going back to Vanuatu until May.
I'm busy.
Got cookies to bake and presents to wrap....
I seriously need to get off the couch.

I like Thanksgiving,
of course I love the food, Art made a killer turkey, but I like the reminder that it is good to be thankful and take the time to acknowledge it.
I have so much to be thankful for, but I still tend to look at my cup as half empty.
Someone sent me this poem...It's a bit cheesy, a lot cheesy, but it was a reminder to me...again...
the need to take the time and count my blessings because they are many, and look at my cup as half full instead of empty.

"I've never made fortune and it's probably to late now..
but I don't worry about that much ,
I'm happy anyhow..
And as I go along life's way
I'm reaping better than I sowed,
I'm drinking from my saucer
cause my cup has overflowed...

Haven't got a lot of riches
and sometimes the goings tough..
But I've got loving ones around me and that
makes me rich enough...
I'm thanking God for His blessing and the mercies He's bestowed.
I'm drinking from my saucer my cup has overflowed."

Yes...
My cup is overflowing.
The cup is half full....

I could make my thankful list right here, but I don't think that I will bore you instead while sitting on the couch here I will take the time to thank the Lord for all the many blessings
He has bestowed this year...
Have you taken the time to do that?