HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!! I have lots to be thankful for this year! There are certainly things in life that make me question that fact somedays (mostly my boss! :) ), but despite the pitfalls I have so many wonderful things that are mine only by the grace of God. I first and foremost have my faith...and in spite of my stumblings a God who still thinks I'm worth the effort. I write this blog from the comfort of my very nice and spacious apartment with the smell of a cake baking in the oven wofting down the hallway. I will drive to work tomorrow in the car I have wanted ever since I started thinking about driving...and it's still under warranty, even better! :) I'm certainly not rich yet, but I already make multiples more than my mother ever dreamed of making while she worked her butt off to bring in a few bucks. I have a great boyfriend who I have been to hell and back with and we have managed to come out on the other side closer than I ever imagined possible, all the while wondering what we where ever fighting about in the first place. I have a list of friends so long that I find it difficult to keep up with and they are all forgiving enough of my poor scheduling to still talk to me when I finally call them back. I have traveled and done things that no one who has been poor and a permanent student for so long should have ever had the opportunity to do (note the picture of me above with one of God's coolest creations). And last but not least, I will go to Virginia, the best state in the Union ,this Thanksgiving to spend the holidays with the family I love and when I return home I will be greeted by two of the cutest furballs I know of.

I pray that each and every one of you take a few moments this Thanksgiving and Christmas season to remember the blessings God has bestowed on you and the never ending wealth of God's love and grace that can make even the worst situations seem like light burdens to bear.