Just stuff

Hey there Ignite gals! Hope all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!! This year was very different for Jake and I; we celebrated the day with his mom by going to Cracker Barrel! No one had to cook which means no one had to clean up! The only down side was that there were no left-overs to pick at during the afternoon movie. Thankfully, Jake's mom made some delicious taco soup that was thoroughly enjoyed.
This morning I got to sleep in, what a treat! Jake was in front of the TV when I came downstairs for my coffee. I'm always up before Jake during the week and I never, ever turn the TV on in the mornings - I have to start my day in the Word or it just all goes south quick! So this morning, I took my coffee and the Word to another room, but I could still hear the annoying murmur of the TV. I knew he was watching the FOX News channel and it must have been bad because I heard him say something about how the whole world is going somewhere in a hand basket. This made me think about how I am totally surrounded by amazing comforts, blessings and opportunities and they are such a constant in my life that I sometimes forget to be thankful. From today on, I want to make an effort to be deliberate in my thinking and deliberate in my thanking (and do my very best to stay out of any hand baskets!)

And...just for fun, I thought I would share a couple of pictures with you - because I CAN!!! (I'm still pretty excited about being able to do this!!)
The first one is of my favorite person in the world and my favorite dog in the world. This is Jake's most common pose. (I mean talking on the phone, not squatting!)


The next one is my brother Kirby and my nephew Scott. I had the awesome privilege a few weekends ago to attend the much anticipated movie premiere of "Cannonball", the movie that my nephew wrote, directed and starred in! He and his buddies worked on it for 6 years! The movie theatre in our hometown of Danville, KY let them show it for free. It was awesome to be in a theatre packed full of cheering people when the names of those we know and love came up on the big screen. What a great night! And the movie is hilarious!! As soon as I can get my hands on the DVD I'll plan a movie night at my house!

Aren't they cute???

I am looking forward to our next Ignite meeting! We'll be wrapping up our series of Radical Obedience and giving a slight preview of what to expect next semester! See you then!!