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Thanksgiving Break Day 2

Today the kids and I got up early (well if you call 8:30 early) and headed to DeWitt to see my Papaw.  We had a good time visiting them, but it was also a sad time because I was faced with something that I've known for a while....my grandparents are getting old.  I know, it's kind of a "duh" moment because Papaw is in his 70's and so is Grammy and Papa is 83!  It was just several little things he said and did today that made me a little sad that he's not young again, but on the thankful side, I've still got three of my 4 grandparents and they are in pretty good health for their age :)  We ended up staying down there for about an hour before leaving and going to Sonic to grab some lunch.  We will see them again on Thursday, but it was good to visit one on one with them today :)
The rest of the afternoon was pretty much laid back.  We didn't go anywhere or do anything until Carlie started our Taco's at 5.  Yes, Carlie is doing more and more cooking these days.  Of course, I supervise, but she does a pretty good job, she just likes to use lots of bowls and utensils that aren't really necessary.  You can tell she isn't doing the cleaning up! 
Tonight was our Thanksgiving Service at church.  We had the Harvest Supper last Thursday, so our mid-week services were on Tuesday instead of Wednesday this week.  Bro. Jeff read a couple of verses in Psalms and then we all had the opportunity to stand and say what we were thankful for. We had talked about the service last night at the house.  Makena wanted to know why we weren't having Discovery again this week and that lead in to the whole discussion of what all we were thankful for.  When I asked Trey he said he was thankful for his friends: Cam, Hayden, and Whit.  I wasn't too surprised about that.  Anyway, so tonight several people had already said their thanks when I saw T stick his little had up, but someone else was already talking so I told him to put it down.  Then someone else started, and finally Bro. Jeff said, "Trey, did you have something you wanted to say?"  So Trey stood up and said without skipping a beat, "I am thankful that Jesus died on the cross for our sins."  I cried.  In that moment I felt very thankful.  Thankful that God has chosen me to be a parent to these three precious kids.  I know I fail, sometimes more than not, but I'm thankful that he's given me the opportunity to love them, take care of them, and most of all, to teach them about Him and His ways. 

Beth

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