Thanksgiving, A New Perspective.

I have always avoided chaos.

For the first time in my life I am truly thankful for chaos. I am so thankful to have my family, all their stuff, enough food for 5 people ~~completely spread across the counter~~, loud movies ~~echoing~~ playing throughout the house at midnight, Raja eating horse hoof clippings ~~given to her by Dylan~~ and throwing up at 6am, five pairs of shoes tracking dust, hay and sand throughout the house, and the never-ending movie quotes. I guess what I'm trying to say is that a quiet, organized home is definitely overrated.

I don’t think I would have ever come to this conclusion if I hadn’t moved so far away from our families. It's amazing how moving away from family taught me to appreciate everything I’ve always avoided. I am so thankful for everything I am learning about myself from this move. I am thankful for life lessons I am learning every day. Don’t get me wrong, I love being alone with Andy- but it gets tough going 3-5 months without at least having dinner with our families.

So rather than complaining about all the chaos this Thanksgiving, I'm going to enjoy my people.
That is all.

Dr. Calhoun?

I am thankful Andy wants to do life with me every day.

I am thankful Dylan rode Chief! Made my day.

And for extra help in the barn.

I am thankful for desert hiking with my people.

{Lastly, here is evidence that we like Lexie- supporting her games from afar.} I think it's safe to say she is thankful they won the

GSC Championship!

{Disclaimer- ~~I have become lazy and~~ all pictures were taken with my phone, rather than camera. I will redeem myself next blog.}

Have a great Thanksgiving, readers!

Comments

Okay time, let's cool the jets.

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A desert summer.

We moved into a new house this week!!! My family came out to help us move and of course we had to make some time for play. We made the tough treck to Fossil Creek! It was worth it. I jumped off the little one. It was scary. I don't think I'll do it again. On the last day we went to Apache Lake. I forgot my camera so we don't have many documents of this trip, but it was very relaxing. We are so thankful for their help. And for play time. And for our new house!!

Why The Wait?

Wait : stay where one is or delay action until a particular time or until something else happens. "Wait" is not a a word I like to hear. It makes me angry. It's not in our human nature, waiting. Especially in our society where we are accustomed to getting everything immediately. So why the wait? Why does God force us to wait? Andy and I have been hit with the waiting game pretty hard lately. This is what I have learned... Trust God. Waiting has a way of forcing me to trust His plan. We know He has gone before us. However, He only allows us to see one step directly in front of us at a time. Each time we take a step, He provides us with the next step. I have wrestled with this, desperately wanting to know where we will be next year, and the next; never being content with knowing where we are today. Today, right now, we are fine. God has made sure of that- why can't that be enough? What I have learned: it is enough. Today is enough. And we trust ...

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