Thanksgiving list

Thanksgiving.

I love this time of year. No, not the "commercialized" right-after-halloween-Christmas-time. But the holiday most stores forget! Thanksgiving. For one thing, it is really nice to have some days off of school before the last weeks of school for the semester. But also, it is the time to see family and friends, but it is a time that is specifically set aside to thank the Lord for His manifold blessings. I have so many things to be thankful for. So I decided this year to write down all of the "little" things that I am thankful for!

This year I am thankful for:

• my family


• long talks on the phone with my Mom


• texting my brothers


• getting letters from my sisters


• laughing with Aunt Teresa


• spending time with friends


• drinking coffee


• chocolate


• warm, soft blankets and fuzzy socks


• background music


• watching Christmas movies


• staying up late


• sleeping in


• good books to read


• warm and cozy house


• reliable car


• beautiful weather and sunshine


• doing housework (something a college student doesn't often get to do)


• Bible college


• music

In all this, I can be truly thankful!

Foggy Day List

When we were little, our mother's had long lists of things to keep their children occupied when the outdoors were unavailable.
There would be things like coloring pictures, reading books, playing cops and robbers, building forts/ships/castles in the living room, helping mom bake something, or playing a game. Then, there was always the lovely phrase, "saving for a rainy day!"

But no one ever says anything about a foggy day!

Well, today has turned out to be a very foggy, dreary, drizzly, and chilly day. I have woken up the past few mornings, half expecting to see snow on the lawn, only to be surprised by the pleasant temperature of the day. *remember, it's November!* Today was not an exception!

Anyway, there are just certain activities that are acceptable on foggy days. The first thing that comes to mind is reading a good book. Foggy days are wonderful for snuggling down in an overstuffed arm-chair with a large hot mug of coffee (or hot chocolate!), and cracking open that long-anticipated best seller. As you sit inside, you can watch the wispy fog roll by and feel warm and cozy on the inside.

Or if I was feeling particularly motivated, I would probably go into the kitchen and fire up the stove and do some baking. Everyone knows that there is just nothing quite like the smell of homemade bread or cookies. Combined with the weather outside, any person baking will probably have lots of help eating up the freshly baked food.

But, if reading or baking just doesn't "float your boat", then I say you should just start going upstream and do something unexpected. Something maybe like going for a walk! If it's not too cold--or even if it is--you can bundle up with coats, hats, scarves, gloves, and boots, and enjoy what the fog does to the world around us! It is amazing how the moisture refreshes the countryside and makes everything look so beautiful! I particularly love walking on foggy/dreary/drizzly days!!!

So if it's foggy at your house, or if it's a beautiful day, don't be afraid to make a "foggy day list" of all the things that you can do to make the most of the day that God has made!