Thankful Thoughts #7 --- Each New Day

• I thank You, God, for Your Guardian Angels that were watching over Wray and the other driver Saturday morning

• I thank You, God, that no other cars were near by

• I thank You, God, for seat belts!

• I thank You, God, that Wray's car did not flip over when it started to spin

• I thank You, God, that the other driver escaped her over turned car with only a small scratch

• I thank You, God, for the EMS and EMT

• I thank You, God, for insurance

• I thank You, God, for sending my brother home to me

• And most of all, God, I thank you for EACH NEW DAY!

Thankful Thoughts #6 --- To Train Up a Child

Here's a peek into a recent conversation I had with Cosette. This Thankful Thoughts post is for my Sister and Brother-in-law. I love my niece and nephews and am so thankful that they are being raised with a strong foundation in Christ.

Cosette: "Aunt Kristin, did you know that I have TWO dads?"

Me: "Really? Who are they?"

Cosette: "Well, I have one on earth who takes care of me. He buys me food, and clothes, and takes care of my family. His name is Joel! Then, I have one who lives way up in heaven, but that's ok, because hes with me all the time anyway. Hes making sure that when I die, there is room for me to come live with him. His name is Jesus! Don't I have two really great Dads?"

Me: "Yes Cosette, you certainly do!"

Thankful Thoughts #5 --- Always

I've been reminded this week that even in hard and confusing times, there is always something to be thankful for. I found this picture by complete accident....when I needed it the most. While doing a google search for something completely unrelated, I found this random picture in the middle of the other images. I saved the picture and exited out of the screen. Just out of curiosity, I went back and did that exact same search......the picture wasn't there the second time.....

Thank You God! You always know when I need a word of encouragement!

Thankful Thoughts #4 --- Spare Keys and A Big Brother

I was running some errands for work and talking to Wray on my phone while I was driving. Just as I was pulling in my parking spot at work our conversation ended with him telling me he was getting ready to leave the house. ( Mom and Dad were both gone for the day )

I hung up the phone, turned off the car, and got out with my phone and keys in hand.

"This is goofy", I thought, "I don't need to carry in my phone and keys, I'm just dropping stuff off and coming right back out."

Now, I normally lock my doors when I go into work, just out of good habit. So I threw my phone and keys on my front seat, and (out of habit) locked my door. As if in slow motion, I slammed the car door shut just as I was thinking " Oh darn, I'm locking my keys in my car!"

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, it was too late. The deed had already been done, and there was no way of reversing the fact that I was locked out of my car standing in the parking lot at work.

"Easy enough to fix," I thought. "I'll just call Wray real quick before he leaves and ask him to bring me my spare key." So I reached into my pocket to retrieve my phone....."oh yeah, I locked my phone in there too!" Figuring that Wray was probably walking out the door at that very second, I ran across the parking lot, flew through the door, across the room, and slid over to the phone. ( Getting some very strange looks from my co-workers, might I add) I dialed the house phone, but nobody picked up. "Darn, he already left!"

So I went to dial Wrays number...and my mind went blank! "Ah noodles! What is Wrays number?" I usually just use the phone book on my cell phone, so I hadn't actually dialed it for a while. After a few failed attempts, I finally remembered all the numbers in the correct order :-)

Thankfully, Wray was only at the end of our drive way, so he went back inside and got my key for me. When he pulled into the parking lot he just rolled down his window, held out the key, and rolled his eyes as if to say, "What a weirdo".

Thankful Thoughts #3 --- Vacation :-)

This post is on a slightly 'easier' topic than my last. Next week this time, my family wll be looking out over this ------------>

We're leaving this Sunday after church and will return late the following Sunday. We're all looking forward to some relaxation and time spent with my uncles family.

Mine and Sarah's spring break from school just happened to fall on the same week, so we couldn't pass up this opportunity
:-)

So, I suppose this post is about being thankful for some away time. Although I'll hopefully blog a few times while we're down there, I'm looking forward to getting away from everything for a few days.

Look out warm weather....here we come! :-)

Thankful Thoughts # 2 --- Pizza Ponderings

Mom and Dad were out for the evening, so Me, Wray and Luke ordered a pizza from a local pizza shop. I called and placed the order at approximately 7pm; they said they would deliver it ASAP. So, we waited.....

and waited.....

and waited.....

and just to make things interesting,

we waited some more.

We all started complaining about how hungry we were and how ridiculous this was. Two HOURS later we finally heard a knock on the door, and lo and behold....there was our pizza! Finally we were able to satisfy our grumbling stomachs.

So here I sat, so happy to be eating my pizza, and agreeing with the others that we won't be ordering delivery from that pizza shop again, when a little voice popped into my head. It was Cosette's voice. I was remembering a time she was telling me about a little girl who lived

"far, far away in another country. She doesn't have any food,

and she is always hungry. Wouldn't that be awful, aunt Kristin?"

Yes, indeed it would. And here I was, complaining that the pizza didn't show up at our front door fast enough. How thankful we should be that we live in a country were we have food available to us....24/7. We don't have to worry about whether or not we'll have any food tomorrow.....or for the next week.

Think About It!

Thankful Thoughts # 1

(As per the suggestion of several people, I am going to be doing multiple posts about things that I am thankful for, "Thankful Thoughts". I hope you enjoy reading them! )

What else should my first 'Thankful Thoughts' post be about other than my niece and nephews? To me, they are...oh, whats that word I'm looking for? ....adorable, maybe ? :-)







Here are some thoughts in pictures....just to prove my 'adorable' point....:-)







Cosette spent the night at my house last week. We were laying on my bed reading a bed time story when a thought suddenly hit me. I mean, I had obviously thought about this before, but this time..for some odd reason...it really HIT me. Here I was taking care of my SISTER's daughter. I was reading her a bedtime story just like Jaime used to read to me. How precious the memories we make!







This little man has the cutest little laugh. He loves to laugh when I make funny faces at him ( when no one else is looking, of course :-) ) However, you can't count the times he makes his Aunt Kristin laugh! I watched them last Friday evening while Joel and Jaime went out; I'm not sure how it happened because he had a cup with a lid, but Eli spilled his juice on the kitchen floor.
"Uh-oh, Aunt Tistin! I spill' my yuice!" I went to the counter to grab some paper towels and turned back around to find Eli down on all fours, sucking the 'yuice' up off the floor. Well, I guess it saves on the cost of paper towels :-)







This little guy will always have a special place in my heart. He has an older sister and an older brother, just like me :-) I find myself taking up for him more often than not, and I believe that is the reason why!
Last Friday evening after his mommy and daddy had left, he crawled over to me, pulled himself up using the bottom of my pants, and looked up at me with a slightly concerned look on his face. So I picked him up and he snuggled up real close to me. It makes this Aunt pretty happy to know that when mommy isn't around, I'm a pretty good replacement :-)




My favorite Cosette and Eli sayings :

Eli: Aunt Tistin, you're my best friend!





Cosette: Aunt Kristin, when I grow up I want to be a ballet-er...just like you!

.....More 'Thankful Thoughts' posts to come soon.....