Thankful "Friday"

I'm a day off but since we should be thankful every minute of every day, I won't worry too much that "Thankful Friday" doesn't roll off the tongue as easily as Thursday!

Golly, I have a flood of things running through my caffiene fueled mind this morning that I am so grateful for! Let's start with....

* One minute before my annoying alarm clock was about to buzz in my hear...I was woken up by the sweetest little voice saying, "Mama, Mama!" Aahh. Now that's a better way to wake up!

* I am just downright giddy over the most wonderful gift I received in the mail from Linn!! She sent me a beautiful bracelet from Uganda because I was one of the most frequent "commenters" (is that a word?) when she was in Africa!! SEE FOLKS, it PAYS to leave a comment! You never know what might happen! But most importantly, this token serves as a reminder of so many things...two of the sweetest babies in the world were given a forever family, God's miracle after miracle, mountains moved, prayers answered...I could go on and on!! Every time I wear it I will remember all those things...and share them all with whoever will listen!!

* Caring foster families....I'm so very thankful that Lucy was in such a loving environment before coming to us.

* Mini vans...I can't imagine going to all these basketball games in a covered wagon! Ha! Actually, that would make for some pretty good blogging....No, I'd rather drive in comfort. And THANK YOU JESUS that gas prices are so low!!!

* God's healing hand....My sweet husband hurt his back really badly last week...he was bed-ridden for about 5 days....completely unable to sit!! But we prayed & prayed (great teaching moment for Miss Lucy who learned to pray for healing...she was so cute laying her hands on Baba!!) He is WAY better!!!!

* Blog/online Friends...my husband teases me relentlessly because I am always saying things like, "guess what my friend Patty told me..." or "I got an email from my friend Londa today..." and "My friend Sally/Jaime/Nancy/Jan (the list is really much longer!) said this and that" To which he will reply..."Your friend?? Who is this person?" Me, "My good friend(s) I met online!" He just doesn't get it. I love you all!!!

* Ok, I can't stand it anymore...I gotta tell you that I am SO THANKFUL AND EXCITED about this fundraiser I'm about to launch (hopefully later today!! I'm working hard on it!). Seriously friends, thanks to a very generous blog friend who has donated something incredibly awesome to raffle off to raise $$ for The Morning Star Project!!! PLEASE stop back by later & hopefully I will have it up and running...if not later today, over the weekend. You DO NOT want to miss out on this, TRUST ME!!!!

Alright, I need to stop there because I really need to get myself some eggs, toast & tea.