Thanksgiving Tidings

Happy Thanksgiving!!! I love Thanksgiving. You aren't expected to give any presents. I enjoy just being with family. Does anyone else still sit at the kids' table? I am 22 years old and about to get married. Why am I still sitting at the kids' table? Does having a wedding band on my finger graduate me to the adults' table? Oh no, graduating from college, having a career, and having my own house still keeps me at the little table. Of course, the youngest child at the table is 16. Eventually we will all be married and have to have Child's Table 2 for our children. We will probably still choose a movie. Maybe this year it will be Anne of Green Gables or The Trouble with Angels. Those are always classics. Don't forget the ever available musical where we quote every line. It's amazing to me that eventually, I will be the one sitting at the adult table watching my children and my grandchildren enjoy the Thanksgiving meal. Maybe I will have a 22 year old granddaughter sitting at the kids' table not ever wanting to grow up.

36 Days!!

We have 36 days until the fun begins. Last night I was lying in bed wishing I wasn't alone. I was able to change my thought process though. I tried to enjoy sleeping alone because in very short time, I will have to share the bed with someone. Think about those nights when it's not or someone can't sleep and they toss and turn all night. Luckily, my grandparents are buying us a bigger bed, but unless they plan on buying us one of those that won't spill the wine, then I'm out of luck. I just kept lying there trying to appreciate the loneliness.

Recently, I have really felt like I have helped people at work. I enjoy seeing the appreciation on my clients' faces. Sometimes I just have to bite my bottom lip to keep from crying. I think,"This is what I went to college for."

This week I have:
1. Attending a client's basketball game. She really appreciated me coming because no one else from her family was there. After the game I purchased a Bolivar Tigers t-shirt to cheer her on. I plan on attending many games to cheer my girl on.

2. I have found a client a home. Watching her grandson playing in the leaves at his new home is a moment that I hope I will remember forever.

3. I teach my VOCA childrent to say NO, run away, and tell someone if anyone tries to hurt them. I drill this into their developing brains every time we meet. Because of this, one of my children ran and told his mom when he found that his step-brother was smoking pot with friends. He told his mother that he knew what to do because Ms. Dana told him.

God sure does know what He's doing, even though sometimes we think that He needs a little push to get us there faster.