Blessings

The Thanksgiving holiday is over! We travel every year to my hubby's family and every year it seems like it is a little more hectic! Must have something to do with cleaning up the house while attempting to get the last few pieces of laundry washed that must be put into our suitcases, putting gas in the car and packing up 5 kids and myself. Those things wouldn't be so hard if remembering wasn't such a hard thing for me. Every year I forget something. This year I was quite impressed with myself though. I got all the way there and realized I had done well. No missing toothbrushes. I got the medicine for my seven year olds cold. I actually remembered diapers AND the wet wipes. We all had clothes, underwear and matching socks! Before you get too proud of me, I did forget something. There was a cold front that came through on Wednesday night and that is when I remembered I did not grab COATS! It was so cold outside! So we stayed indoors as much as possible. My hubby is the only one who had a coat. Now you know who the smart one is in our family! We did have a great holiday. I just can't believe it is already over. Can I ask for an extension on this break? I am exhausted. Traveling does that to me though. Also, sick kiddos play a big part of that exhaustion! I mentioned our seven year old had a cold. On Saturday morning, Will woke up with a very high fever. I did not have a thermometer, but I am guessing 104 or above. I was so glad PawPaw had some motrin at his house. I bathed him with a wet wash cloth until he cooled down. We came home late Saturday evening and now my hubby, Will, KK (the seven year old) and MiMi (the six year old) all have a fever. I am not complaining though. I have been praying for so many people lately that are dealing with much more than I. Cancer seems to be my top ailment for prayer, but I have also been praying for my hubby's aunt with Alzheimers. That doesn't even touch the tip of the iceburg on what has been going on with friends and family. So this Thanksgiving, I am thankful for so many things. Health being on the top of that list. My family being very close behind. God has blessed me with a very loving family. Do we have our hangups? Of course, we all do. Do some of them make me want to visit the local mental hospital? Definately. But God chose each and every one of them to be in MY family and I am so thankful for each one and what they bring to our family. I am also so thankful for God. I was contemplating over this long weekend on how long it has taken me to not only see my true need for God in my life, but also for me to want to discipline myself to become what God wants for me. I don't know about you, but I feel like I am so far from what He desires for me to become. I am determined to push myself though. I want what He wants. I want to achieve what He wants for me. I want you to have that same passion. I pray you have had an equally enlightening Thanksgiving and that you see all the blessings in your life that God has so perfectly placed there. I will keep praying for you and please keep praying for me. Specifically pray that I will continue to be diligent to study my Bible. I am really struggling right now. I want to do so much, yet when given the opportunity of a few extra minutes, I seem to always find something else to do. There is always something I am behind on in my house and I hate feeling that toilet cleaning or laundry takes precedence over my time with God. Please keep praying for me! Thanks!