Last week was tough....Spending my first holiday away from family in Europe and it being Thanksgiving made it hard to remember how great this opportunity is and how much I have to be thankful. So as I sat at work, first time I've ever worked on a Thanksgiving, I had quite the unnecessary and silliest pity party of all time. Then I read the following blog, which reminded me how much I have to be thankful for. This family is members at my home church in Spring and they are dealing with an awful situation...their youngest of 6 has Stage IV Neuroblastoma. They spent Thanksgiving at Texas Children's, fighting a fever. Here are the blog entries that the dad and mom wrote about thankfulness:
Hickford Dad blog on Thankfulness
Hickford Mom blog on Thankfulness
If those don't get you tearied eyed, I don't know what will. Say a prayer for Jake. He needs all the prayers we can give for him...he has a long journey ahead.
My pity party ended after reading that. A British family invited me over for dinner, which was really nice. Homecooked food on Thanksgiving! Here's my A to Z of thankfulness for this year:
Advent season
Brother
Coworkers
Dad
Every time I make my tram...and those when I don't
Flannel pajamas
Girlfriends from ULC
Hague
Instant hot chocolate
Jesus
Knowing I'm going home for Christmas
London weekends (another coming up!)
Mom
Nice thick socks
Open grocery stores
Perfect size backpacks
Quilts
Rome weekend - especially when its warm!
Sweaters
Trinity Ablaze in Kenya
Upcoming weekend in Vienna
Very good umbrellas
Warm clothes
Xtra long nights
Yummy Dutch pancakes
Zebras to remind me of Kenya
Notice the focus on warm clothes! Happy belated to my American friends!
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