Thanksgiving

Our Thanksgiving didn't go as planned, but it turned out ok in the end. We had planned to go to Sisters to have our Moffat Thanksgiving, but weather forced a change of plans. A big snow storm rolled in and made traveling an impossibility for us. The kids were disappointed (one was especially upset and struggled with her attitude for 2 days before accepting it for what it was), but we made the best of it. We went to the see Frozen 2 in the theater on Wednesday (when we were supposed to be driving over the mountain) and enjoyed some time at home that night. It turned out to be an Arnold Thanksgiving this year, and we had a very nice day together. I was especially thankful this year that Emily is sober and on the road to recovery from her addiction. It's been 10 years since we've had that, and it was a welcome change.

Another thing I was thankful for this year was the good reports we received from all the kids' teachers at their conferences that week. They are all excelling in their classes, and what made my heart especially happy was to hear that our kids are kind, respectful, and that their teachers appreciate having them in class. My greatest hope and prayer for our kids is that they will know and walk with Jesus and that they will shine brightly for Him. I'm thankful for the ways in which they are growing in their faith. It's not always easy or pleasant to grow (this last week with our eldest as evidence), but it's what we ultimately need and desire.

We had a game night with the Wilsons and Langleys over the weekend. We laughed a lot and had a great time together playing Guesstures, Catch Phrase, and a couple other games. The phone basket was impressive. We tried to not be on our phones for the evening, and it felt great! So very thankful for wonderful friends we get to do life with.

And because it's just cute, here's some of Grant's writing that was hanging in the hallway during conferences: