Thanksgiving is a beautiful time of year and one of my favorite holidays. I have so much to be thankful for and I don't want to ever take it for granted! So here are my Quick Takes:
Thankful Style
My dear sweet Anna. She is just such a joy in our lives, she's everything to us! I can't imagine our lives without her. She is so fun and full of energy. I love the way she crawls up to me, grabs my face, and plants a big wet kiss on my mouth. And the way she crawls up to daddy just to give him a hug. And the way she manages to give a beautiful smile, just when you need it. And the way she plays with my hair when she's falling asleep. And the way she giggles when I play peek-a-boo with her and lights up when I walk in the room. I could go on and on and on... I am so blessed to be her mama.
Anna's birthmom who gave us everything. I can't help but feel sad for her when I think about how joyful we are to have our daughter this year for the holidays and how much I know it will hurt for her. My prayers are always with her and I can't express my gratitude for the selfless gift she gave to sweet Anna. And I'm overall thankful for the gift of adoption. Both as an option for birthmoms who want to make the best choice for their babies and for couples like us who choose to grow our families in this way.
Our extended families. We're so blessed to live in the same town as both of our parents and all of our sibilings (other than the two away at college, but this is till homebase for them). They're so supportive, loving, and caring. We love spending time with both families and we're so glad Anna gets to spend so much time with her grandparents, aunts and uncles.
The gift of marriage and the wonderful example of our families in this holy sacrament. I'm thankful for my grandparents (almost) 60 years of marriage. Jeremy's grandparents who had been married for 60+ years when his grandma died. My other grandparents who had been married for 50+ years when my grandpa died. My parents 27 years of marriage. Jeremy's parents 28 years of marriage. Our 3 years of marriage. We are so blessed to come from such wonderful examples and to be able to raise Anna in that environment.
Awesome friends. I feel so blessed to be surrounded by so many fantastic friends. Especially for the Catholic moms that we hang out with a few times every week. They're wonderful people and since most of them have 3+ children, it's great to be able to learn from them. I can always get advice and ideas from them as well as share joys and frustrations. I'm thankful they're so accepting and that all of their kids are so wonderful. I'm glad Anna will grow up with these kids and have so many wonderful, holy friends as well.
My home sweet home. I'm thankful I have somewhere to live and that God has blessed us with my dream home. I'm thankful for cozy neighborhood we live in and teh neighbors that surround us. We are so grateful that we had the opportunity to afford this home and have room to adopt lots more children :-)!
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