thankfulness

Whoa... this blog is neglected sometimes!  As a reader of lots of other blogs, I have enjoyed reading their Novemberish posts on thankfulness.  It's doubtful that we focus enough on the blessings we've been given, and really, I'm so glad that we have Thanksgiving time to realize them.  We need that reminder that God is good (all the time!).  Maybe it's not ideal that we need the reminder, BUT... we. often. fall. so. short.  At least I do.

Some things I'm thankful for lately (in no particular order... just what comes to mind!):

* Gabriel's loud singing * Gabriel being healthy * my incredibly loving husband * Barry's job * a healthy new nephew * a healthy new baby for my cousin * other SAHMs (even across the US!) * Playgroup * Small Group * long lasting tires * decaf peppermint mochas at Starbucks * new Thirsties diaper covers * Sesame Street songs and how they provide coffee time for Mommy * remembering there is another close Caribou * meeting for lunch/dinner with old coworkers * text messages from old/awesome friends * the election being (almost) over-- everything but the Governor's office is done * Baby Storytime * warm slipper socks * randomly placed no-frost-on-car-window mornings * crunchy leaves * Christmas season approaching * sweet neighbors * balls and puppies * brothers + wives * grandmas * phone calls with Dad(dy) * meals with Mom(my) * Gabriel's deer in the backyard * La la la LINOLEUM * Forgotten God by Francis Chan * 

Hopefully I'll continue a bit of this during the month!  How about you?  What are you thankful for right now?

All right, this blog post is done because Gabriel has been holding a cloth over his face, dragging on the suspense of his one sided peek-a-boo game.  Poor kid.  He's definitely our "tiny prince of peek-a-boo" (from Boy of Mine by Jabari Asim).