||Thanksgiving 2017||

I've been a little MIA and am so behind on blogging. We have been so busy since Thanksgiving. I'm finally sitting down with my cup of coffee and trying to catch up. So the holiday season this year just seemed so rushed and chaotic. Anyone else feel that way? We had a pretty laid back Thanksgiving with Bradley's family and relaxed at home with our baby girls. As we get older and we lose family members, the holidays are just not the same. People stop coming around as much and try to make traditions of their own when the extended family dynamic changes. It just felt off this year. The food didn't taste the same, the vibe wasn't the same, and the company wasn't the same. Everyone seemed to be in their own state of mind rather than being thankful for being with family at the time. Is it strange that I'm pretty much obsessed with my little family? I couldn't be more thankful for them. No matter how tough life gets with two little ones and a husband who is gone all the time during basketball season. We had such a great time just spending a few days with each other and our girls over Thanksgiving break. We have so incredibly much to be thankful for. You know that song Count Your Blessings? It often popped in my head this season and the words rang clear to me every time.

When upon life’s billows you are tempest-tossed,
When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost,
Count your many blessings, name them one by one,
And it will surprise you what the Lord has done.

Are you ever burdened with a load of care?
Does the cross seem heavy you are called to bear?
Count your many blessings, every doubt will fly,
And you will keep singing as the days go by.

When you look at others with their lands and gold,
Think that Christ has promised you His wealth untold;
Count your many blessings-money cannot buy,
Your reward in heaven, nor your home on high.

So, amid the conflict whether great or small,
Do not be discouraged, God is over all;
Count your many blessings, angels will attend,
Help and comfort give you to your journey’s end.

Count your blessings, name them one by one,
Count your blessings, see what God has done!
Count your blessings, name them one by one,
Count your many blessings, see what God has done.