Happy Turkey day week!

So I’m busy busy busy getting ready for Turkey day….how exciting!!! I’m so excited to have everyone coming over for dinner again this year!

I really do need to take some pictures of my tree and stuff cuz for all the belly aching I did about putting it up, it sure did turn out purty! It just feels so warm and cozy to have Christmas decorations up…I’ve even been listening to some Christmas music….I’m so in the spirit of Christmas already yay!

What else is going on…umm Friday night we had a ya-ya party…one of the ya-ya’s is going thru a pretty yucky divorce. The putz broke her nose a few months ago and after kicking him out and taking him back a couple of times, I think the divorce is finally gonna stick. They’ve been married for like 15 years and have three kids under the age of like 10, so I’m sure it was a really difficult decision for her to split up the marriage, but it wasn’t the first episode of violence and abuse and we all know that it wouldn’t have been the last, no matter how much he begged and pleaded and promised the moon.

So bless her heart, she has primary custody (for now anyway – they are only just beginning that battle) and she and the kids just moved into a two bedroom apartment. So we had a little house warming ya-ya party.

I love my girls but as much as I love them, it hurts my heart too because they aren’t Christians and one of the girls I think is actually an atheist. I’ve never met an atheist before her let alone been a close friend to one. It’s a totally new experience to me. It’s really hard to know how vocal to be about my faith without going overboard and driving them crazy ya know? I feel like such a failure sometimes in my witnessing because I usually come away from one of our get togethers with this sense that I could have said something differently when that topic came up or why didn’t I speak up when this topic came up.

But all that being said, it was a fun little get together. We played Cranium. Oh my goodness, one of the girls has Cranium Platinum…that is so cool. I totally want it. It’s all in a silver container and there are actually four containers of clay so the sculptorades can be an all play…they play like me and the cousins play though…sort of make up the rules as we go along…lol…it was fun…

Saturday we went to Ohio for husband’s mom’s side of the families Thanksgiving dinner. On the drive up there I was telling husband about how I was feeling about my girls and my burden to be a better witness and I got kinda teary about it so I kept changing the subject so that I could calm down…we decided we just needed to pray. Husband shared about one of his friends at work who is also an atheist and so we had a good conversation about finding little ways to share our faith…

The dinner was yum…I’m ready for that meal again!! And we had a nice visit with all his aunts and uncles. His mom comes from a large family. I think there are something like 9 or 10 of them. There are two sets of twins. One set is living and I think the other set of twins passed away very young. And at least one other died several years ago. But there were 5 siblings there with their spouses and their kids and grandkids. So it was a good turn out. Husband’s mother has yet to come up from Alabama for one of these get togethers though, which is a little disappointing. But actually she doesn’t get along with some of her sisters so I’m sure there are rifts of some sort there….but blah blah blah….

One thing that was really neat was that one of husband’s cousins who wasn’t a Christian got saved a few months ago and it’s just so cool to be around new Christians because it’s like they are seeing the world for the first time again. And it was obvious that he is totally steeping himself in the Word because he just couldn’t be quiet with scriptures!! How convicting! It made me want to go home and read my Bible! Lol but anyway, one of husband’s uncles is a preacher (and the guy that married us) and he was there and sort of helping Tommy along with some of the scriptures and stories and that was just really a blessing to see and be a part of!

We got home at a decent hour and the movie Elf was coming on so husband and I watched that and then crashed.

Sunday, church was CHURCH! We had a really good discussion in Sunday School and then in worship service we had a special gospel group called umm Family Legacy or something like that…. And they just blessed me so much! They did this song and the words were something to the effect of I’m glad I know Jesus and I’m glad Jesus knows me…and it was just beautiful and touching and it just felt like a continuation of my thoughts after the party Friday night. I am glad I know Jesus and that He knows me and I just want to share that with others, ya know? I mean, I can’t fathom not knowing Jesus and it hurts my heart that people I love are just wondering through life with a sort of block wall put up to keep Jesus out…I dunno…it was a rather burdensome weekend but during church I just laid it at the feet of Jesus and I can’t keep looking back at missed opportunities to share about Him but rather learn from that and be more alert and more courageous and just take the little opportunities that come up….

Um so after church, we went home and I cleaned and decorated all day…husband stayed out of my way in the barn…lol…then I watched the Amazing Race and parts of Desperate Houswives. I woke up from the couch and went to bed…lol…

Exciting life I know…but umm this week has just more preparations for Thursday. Oh I did watch the Food Network a lot this weekend and got some really great ideas for my turkey this year so I think that I’ll be a little bit more up to speed this year!

Hope you all have a happy and blessed Thanksgiving. We all have so much to be thankful for.

Hugs and prayers all around!