Starting Thanksgiving Off early with a little Thanks

Thanksgiving is tomorrow...I can not believe it has been another year. I really feel like this year just flashed before my eyes. It brought forth a lot of blessings. I don't think it should take a Holiday for us all to realize what we are thankful for, but in the feel of the Holiday I want to make a list of the things I am thankful for...and I encourage others to do the same

1. The never-ending Grace that my Heavenly Father has given me
2. Two parents who take care of me when I do not deserve half of what they give me sometimes
3. My brothers and their wives...for putting up with me even though I am unbearable at times
4. My nieces and nephew...need I say more?
5. The few great friends I have that I feel like are more than just my friends...but they are family
6. My Grandparents...who raised me to know God...and who love me with a great amount of love.
7. An education, and the opportunity to further my education that I take advantage of most of the time

This list could go on and on...there's so much I have been blessed with in my life...and without God none of it would be possible. I know Thanksgiving is traditionally a North American Holiday or an American Holiday...but it's more than that...To me it's about taking time and realizing what I've been given in my lifetime as a child of God...not just a Citizen.

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Snow?!? In NOVEMBER!??

So if you're from Eastern N.C. you know it does not snow here very often. It especially does not snow here in November. Tuesday we got a few snow flurries which I thought was really crazy--just last week it was like 80 degrees here and all of a sudden we're getting snow flurries...This morning I woke up and was getting ready and I heard the sound of "rain" outside--For a second I was like "Grr! I don't want to walk in the rain to class!" but then I looked out and I did not see rain...I saw SNOW. Lots of snow! I still didn't really think anything of it because I figured it was just going to last for a few minutes and turn into rain or whatever else...as I walked outside to get in my car I saw a storm of snow going on. I was thinking to myself "this is insane!"
If you know me you know that I have never really been a fan of snow. I am definitely a warm weather person. To me snow has never been pretty--it's honestly just frozen precipitation that causes a lot of issues.
Today however, my attitude of the change was a little different. This week has been really overwhelming for me...It's just been very stressful and a lot has been going on. Today I view the snow as almost like God cleaning up this week. Even though I've never enjoyed snow I look at it as a refreshing, clean look at the world...and it's almost like God said "Hey look it's the end of the week and your work is done, I'm washing away the stress and everything else that has overwhelmed you this week"
I'm at peace today--and it's fantastic. So today--I do not despise the snow--I love it...I'm thankful for it...I'm thankful for my Heavenly father who washes me clean just as I'm viewing the snow washing everything clean.