Day 5-Boss

We are so thankful for my mom, better known around here as Boss. She maybe should be called "Other Mother." She is at our house each morning at 6:45 to keep John and Elizabeth. On Tuesdays and Thursdays she takes them to and picks them up from preschool. She helps SO much around our house, with the laundry, cooking, everything. I know we are blessed beyond measure to have her in our lives, in the capacity she's in. My grandmother kept me so much, and we just always planned for Mom to do the same with our children. It is such a blessing to have her play a huge role in our lives!

Day 4-Sleep

If there's one thing I've learned by having two babies 14 months apart, it is sleep when you can-and be thankful for it! Off to bed for a great night's sleep-more posting tomorrow!

Day 3-Teaching

I love what I do. When I started teaching Pre-K last year after Elizabeth was born, I wasn't sure if I was going to like it...I had told myself it was going to be a lot like when I taught kindergarten, which is soooooo not the case. However, over the past year I have grown to LOVE what I do and realized what it is, what it is not, and more importantly, that it is EXACTLY where I need to be as a teacher. I wish I could post a photo of my sweet class! Jason and I are so thankful to be the parents of our own precious children...but we are also somewhat the parents to a lot of other kiddos, too. Our students are our third child, in a sense-and we view them as ALL our children. I try daily to do the best for my students, and do what I'd expect John and Elizabeth's teachers to do. I don't view teaching as "work" or a "job." It is so much more-it truly is a calling and is my mission field. I'm thankful for what I do!

John's Halloween Party and The Great Pumpkin

Oops-I forgot to post a photo from John's class Halloween party last week! Mom went by to see them-these two year olds had a big time!

Also-we loved watching "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" the week before Halloween. When I was little, around the first of October each year, I would wait for it to come on tv. It is one my all time favorites-never gets old. We have it on DVD, but there's something about anticipating it coming on tv...John and E. both watched it pretty intently this year (much better than last year!)

Day 2-My Church

I am very thankful for our church, First United Methodist in Tupelo. We have been members there since we first moved to Tupelo, and we have grown so much during that time. Our church is special to us for many reasons, and our church family is a huge part of our lives. We have grown spiritually there, our children were baptized there, we have volunteered there, John and Elizabeth love the preschool there...the list goes on and on as to why our church is a huge part of our life.
(The photo in this post was borrowed from Google.)