Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Well, this was our first Thanksgiving holiday in the states for the last four years. It was bittersweet as Cory and I really miss our overseas family, but we are also very happy to be closer to our family in the states. Although we didn't spend the holiday with our immediate family, we did feel closer to them. The phone calls, text messages and postings on Myspace were just as special.

On this day, we ate with our musicians family. We combined our cooking efforts (I did the ham and pecan pie...they were wonderful!!!) and invited airman over so everyone had a place to eat. Although we didn't have as many airman (many of them had to work today), we did share the meal with a couple of airman, members from community churches and people from the Great Falls community. The experience was different, but I suppose God is a God of "experience changes". He always desires for us to stretch and grow in our walk and I can truly say the last four months have been that learning experience.

I remember writing in my journal last night thanking God for his love and compassion. I am grateful to be living in a country that voted to make a change for our current and future generations, for the military who provides us the right to sit at a table and eat food with family and friend, for family and friends near and far, for an amazing husband and wonderful home, the thought of an addition to our family next year, a good / challenging career position and even being in Montana.

What more can I say...for now...I am blessed and thankful!