30 Days of Thankfulness-Day 20

Today I am thankful for Ethan's teacher. 

She is an amazing woman. 

Each year the 5th and 6th graders collect canned goods for a week

then they deliver them to our local food shelf and shelve them. 

This is such a great experience for these kiddos. 

I am thankful she organizes this and encourages her students.

And I received this note this afternoon:

On behalf of the Fergus Falls Community Food Shelf: "Thank you Ethan and the rest of your classmates!!!! I can tell you that we serve about 400 kids each month, with each of their families receiving over 100 pounds of food from us. Your efforts will be felt by them all! I'm so happy you also sorted and shelved it all too...what a huge help! Blessings to you and your family!"

30 Days of Thankfulness-Day 19

Today I am thankful for opportunities.

Opportunities that neither Steven nor I had.

I'm thankful for Ethan's school band.

Small as they may be, they are mighty.

Their band director is amazing and works incredibly hard with them.

I pray that Ethan will continue in band and LOVE it.

30 Days of Thankfulness-Day 17

Today I am thankful for a good deer hunting season to be OVER! 

Blaze orange is already in the wash and soon to be packed away until next November. 

Thankful for the one deer our group got and incredible friends who we hunt with. 

Until next year deer hunters...

30 Days of thankfulness-Day 16

Today I am thankful for my XM radio channel 17 

that has already begun playing Christmas music.

I ABSOLUTELY love Christmas music and this time of year.

Thank you XM!

30 Days of Thankfulness-Day 15

Today I am thankful for Christmas movies.

We LOVE Christmas movies.

We've already watched a few...

A few of our family favorites are:

and...

and the parents favorite is:

30 Days of Thankfulness-Day 14

Today I'm thankful for these boys I've been entrusted to raise. 

I'm thankful they're brothers. 

I'm thankful for their faith. 

I'm thankful for their willingness to read
 morning devotionals as a family 

and I'm just thankful I get to be their mama.

30 Days of Thankfulness-Day 13

Today I'm thankful for my love of laundry.

My sister's washing machine took a dump so she blessed with my her hubby's dirty laundry today. 

Seriously...the joy I feel in doing laundry is unnatural! 

And the smell of her laundry soap almost beats out the smell of coffee!

and I'm told that magical smell was Gain...