Thanksgiving Thankful Thursday! (134)

 
Today, I am especially grateful for:

1.  Lots of supportive friendships and good memories!

2.  Betsey Johnson.  Waiting for Black Friday or Cyber Monday sales would've been a smart call, but I love my new pink purse and heart sunglasses - and I'll love the glitter boots when they arrive in my actual shoe size! ;-)

3.  Cody getting a perfect 40 score in his final freestyle dance, which was so much fun to watch live with the Peloton crew!  Thankful for his "fun and flouncy" energy and the way he makes working out a joy!

4.  God-given rest and peace.

5.  All God has done, all He is going to do, all He has promised, and all that He is.

 6.  A lovely afternoon of baking peach cobbler and chocolate cake for our family Thanksgiving tomorrow!  ("Nom nom for us, David!")

7.  My family... past, present, and future! ;-)

 

 

*In the midst of waiting for an answer, God has confirmed some major things for me this week, and I'm feeling grateful and hopeful (even if the answer in this particular situation is no).  While the timeline is largely out of my control, I'm gaining more faith and confidence about the adoption process... that motherhood is something I really do desire and feel ready for, that it was worth the risk and that birth moms might connect with and eventually choose me, that my family and friends are ready to rally to help and support and celebrate with me, that the financial side of all this is not as intimidating or scary as the enemy wanted me to believe, and that God is in every step of this… with me and for me, working everything out according to His will.  I'm feeling a new level of peace and trust about it, and that’s exciting. God is good and He is faithful, and His will and timing is what I want most! ❤

*Song of the Week = The Thanksgiving Song by Ben Rector, a lovely and sappy song for this holiday that I considered making a through-the-years slideshow for... but I didn't have the time and emotional energy and bandwidth for that at the moment.  So here's the music video, and you can all play your own mental slideshow of holiday memories!! ❤

Or you can substitute this silly food-themed song from Carrie Underwood if that goes better with your current mood! ;-)

Happy Thanksgiving, friends and family!! And thank you for being here and caring enough to read... sincerely, it means a lot. ❤