So many things to be thankful for!

There are so many things to be thankful for. With this past weekend being 'Thanksgiving', it was a good time to reflect on the things in my life that I am so incredibly thankful for! Even though these past few months have been such an incredible emotional roller coaster, we are still so extremely blessed. We may not have all of the riches, material goods or money in the world, but we have what is truly important not only for what is needed in this short life which is but a blink of an eye, but for what is needed in looking toward the true treasures for our life in eternity.

So my 'Thanksgiving' list for 2010 is:

1. The Lord, my God, my creator, and Saviour! Where would I be if I didn't have Him!

2. The Bible. An amazing book with amazing words. How God speaks to me during times when I really need to hear from Him most.

3. An amazing husband who is sacrificing so much so that he can provide for his family. He truly is an amazing man.

4. God's Mighty Warrior Zechariah Rueben Gooch!! Picture him yelling this with his God's Mighty Warrior Armour on. I love this little boy to bits and pieces. He is such a character and brings so much joy, light and evangelism to our lives!

5. Gigi, God's little Princess who is also such an amazing little girl, who I love so incredibly much. She is such a funny, spunky little character who brings so much joy and love to our hearts too. She makes me smile!

6. My sister, brother-in-law and adorable nephews. They are such an amazing support to us and an amazing part of our lives. We are so incredibly blessed to have them, to Skype with them! We really do miss them a lot!

7. A nice visit from my Mom and Bill. We were so incredibly spoiled by them and really enjoyed having family around to share Thanksgiving with. The kids were over joyed. Mom and Bill had their share of dancing, doing puzzles and just playing with our kids. When I told Zech that we had to say good-bye, he told me he didn't want them to be so far away! John and I also enjoyed looking at their Europe pictures and downloaded quite a few of them on our computer to look at. It was so neat to see where my great grandparents grew up, the church they were married in and see some distant relatives. What an amazing trip they had!

8. Visits with some good friends. Time to chat and catch up. Wish we had more time, but it was nice to have our first visitors stay with us!

9. An amazing small group back in Calgary that continues to love, pray and just be a huge support for us. We are so thankful for them and blessed beyond! Love these guys so much and the fact that we can Skype in with them.

10. Finding a good church and hearing some amazing, thought provoking sermons that were oh so timely!

11. Fellowship with new friends and connecting and getting to know one another a little better.

12. A roof over our heads, food on the table, clothes in our closets and fresh water from the tap. How we take those things for granted when there are millions who don't even come close to having the luxuries that we do.

13. Great news for my hubby and his quest to complete his Education. What a roller coaster this has been, but so glad that the Lord really came through for us, for him. I am also glad that finally there was some accountability and humility shown in a situation where a lot of untruthfulness and lack of communication was shown.

14. An awesome new book and bible study. It is so challenging and timely too!

15. A job, even if it is not exactly where I pictured myself being. I am grateful none the less for bringing in money and being able to help support my family.


I will have to get some pictures downloaded soon, but will share a few older ones! :o)