Thankful

We had a busy weekend, so I didn't take the time to blog. Saturday marked 2 years since we had court (read about our court day HERE), and yesterday was 2 years since we celebrated Thanksgiving in Ukraine (read about that HERE). We're looking forward to the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, followed by lots of Christmas celebrations and the 2nd anniversary of Gotcha Day and America Day for William.

And speaking of Thanksgiving, I've been inspired by several blog friends to do a post on being thankful.

I am of course thankful for family, friends, home, church, car, clothes, food... and most importantly, God's grace and forgiveness.

But here are some less obvious things I'm thankful for:

1. The door opening to the garage as I get home from work (and the little face that comes from behind that door)
2. The way Zack looks at me, even when I have no makeup on
3. The first 90 minute of my work day, when I'm the only one in the office
4. The fact that Zack does all of the laundry and vacuuming in our home
5. The sound of Veggie Tales Worship from down the hall when I wake up in the morning
6. My phone calls with my mom on the way home from work
7. A friend who calls to check on me when she noticed I wasn't as energetic as usual
8. An adoption coordinator who is amazingly helpful and always honest & realistic
9. A delicious cup of tea made just for me by my sweet hubby
10. Dirty fingerprints on our glass door
11. Songs that come on at just the right time and speak to my heart
12. The scratches on the left rear of my car - where William tried to help wash the car with a scrubbing sponge
13. The fact that my youngest niece and William are only 1 month apart in age
14. Time with my guys in the car, when we can sing together, talk together, and just be together
15. The laughter that fills the house when Zack & William have "wrestling matches"
16. BAH! (the sound William makes when he jumps out from the dining room to "scare" us EVERY TIME we walk downstairs)
17. The Powell family, and the God-initiated fact that they we ended up just an hour away from them while in Ukraine
18. Our children's birth mothers
19. The little white dog hair that attaches to my clothes and furniture - a reminder of our sweet little four-legged baby girl :)
20. The sound of my husband singing and playing his guitar