What a day of thanks!

Finally just sitting, with Bobby sacked out on the floor, and Buddy, Kristen and I watching "Monsters, Inc.".  Very nice day and SO thankful for the following:

• Delicious food from many people! Bobby's stuffing was/is wonderful, the pies delicious, everything yummy and I love leftovers!
• Sister, daughters, niece, husband, mom...so many preparing and cleaning up dinner so I didn't overdue it. (Who, me?!)
• Paper plates for dinner - BEST idea ever! (except for marrying my honey...)
• Laughter with my kids in the kitchen last night.  I am SO thankful it doesn't hurt to laugh!
• A chance to rest before everyone got here.
• Enjoying my new laptop...compliments of my honey's generosity. Found a good deal and now have work at my fingertips, especially since I am home so much more these days.
• Obviously, the grace and mercy that I don't deserve from a heavenly Father Who loves me far more completely and imaginatively than I can grasp. So thankful He saved me. So thankful He is good...all the time.
• Another Thanksgiving with my Mom and Dad. Haven't seen Dad eat like that since he was sick!  But, it is his favorite meal of the year.  (He tells me every year that it was the best he's ever had.)
• Surprise visits from friends bearing cookies and flowers!  (You know who you are!)

Looking back over the last 3 months, it has already been quite a ride.  I have my emotional days, and won't pretend the next parts will be easy-breezy...but, the Lord's hand is so evident. His love surely does endure forever and His compassions are new every morning. Great is HIS faithfulness!

Perfect example...there is a particular woman from this area that I have been told I should chat with...she has been having a similar situation and we had surgery within a week of each other.  Don't know her, didn't know her phone # and just hadn't gotten around to finding it.  Wouldn't you know who walked in to the doctor's office yesterday?  This woman!  We met and had a good chat until we each had to go back to see THE SAME DOCTOR!!  Weird?  Not really...just one of those little things the Lord does to encourage and remind me He is in each and every detail.

Hope and pray you have been able to find things for which to be thankful today.  Seek Him and He will be found.