Thankful List ~ November 2013

November 2013 Thankful List

* In October we were so thankful to learn the Lord had allowed us to get pregnant again, but at that time we were not sharing with very many people.  We were excited towards the beginning of November to start sharing the news of our pregnancy with family and friends.
* I was excited to give my husband an early Christmas present (tickets to the UGA/ FL game in Jacksonville).  He got to ride down with some great friends and enjoy an incredibly exciting game.  The kids and I watched from home and had a great time "looking for Daddy."
* We are thankful for how the Lord blessed us through our online Silent Auction!  For all the details check out this post.
* This month we are most grateful for a sovereign God who comforts and gives peace to hurting hearts.  We found out we had miscarried on November 19th and I struggled for the rest of the month with medical complications.  God was so gracious to comfort us through revealing his promises in His word and through the love, service, and sacrifice of so many individuals within our church.  We are so grateful for these friends who brought us meals and watched our kids and prayed for us a lot.  For more about what God taught us during this season you can read our two posts Heartbroken Yet Hopeful and An Unusual Advent Season.

* We are thankful for Josh’s job and those that he works with who were willing to let him take off of work to be with me during several important doctor's appointments.
* I'm thankful that no one ever asks "How old were you when you were potty trained?"  I know this sounds silly, but we began potty training Josiah at the beginning of the month and it was not going very well.  After having the miscarriage we decide to postpone potty training for another month or two.
*I loved cooking with Addilyn Thanksgiving morning and watching Josiah get very excited about the balloons in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade.  This was such a sweet time for me this month.