BLESSING BOOK

I wanted to share with you my "Blessing Book". I got the idea from a gal who put together a list of ideas to help make Christmas memorable and special. I have all our family Chirstmas pictures from 2001 (the year we moved here).

The idea is to look back at the year and write down all of your many blessing that God has given. God not only has given us His precious Son.., but continues to pour His blessings on us.

Along with my Christmas picture, is my Christmas letter. Now that I blog I have stopped the letter. Today I have a written a list of some of this years blessings!
I will type them out and scrap them in my "Blessings Book"

Here are a few...Kayla finished school and was given a wonderful job at Batelle which will pave the way...possibly to attend Masters for a year. Praise to the Lord!

Kellory will be finishing her Senior year very soon and working as a Nanny in January. Praise to the Lord!

My generous husband who gives and gives. Praise to the Lord!

My God-given relationships that are molding me and making me into the image of Christ. Praise to the Lord!

I will end with this quote from Charles Spurgeon.

"Doth not all nature around me praise God?
If I were silent, I should be an exception to the universe.
Doth not the thunder praise Him as it rolls like drums in the march of the God of armies?
Do not the mountains praise Him when the woods upon their summits wave in adorations?
Does not the lightening write His name in letters of fire?
Hath not the whole earth a voice?
And shall I, can I, be silent?"

Thanksgiving 2009

I have to get this posted before Christmas...ugh it has been busy! I wanted to share a few pics of our Thanksgiving. It was very special to have my sister and her family come for a visit, as some of you know they got back from Kazachstan in October with their 2 beautiful adopted children. Alyosha is 9 and Zhyena is 5. They don't know a lot of English but they are learning quickly. It was so great to meet them and welcome them into the family. They are very sweet children and seem to be adapting pretty easily. We hope my sisters family will move closer this way in the near future!! We had a wonderful time together and Thank the Lord for his provision for their family in adopting them.