Focus, Football, Friends, Family, and Food

What a month this has been… my quiet times in the morning have been amazing.  God is taking me on a journey in which I have had to come face to face with the fact that I have been spending too much time complaining and not enough time being grateful for everything He has done for me.  He is changing my focus from being on the trials to who He is and all of the blessings He has poured out on me.  It doesn’t take away the trials but it does change my perspective. My heart is being molded… I have had to seek forgiveness from God for my past mistakes and outright sins.  I know that this journey He has me on is far from over but I wouldn’t change it for anything.

If you know me than you know that my favorite thing about fall is football… not only because I LOVE the game… I am a diehard fan of both the Huskies and the Seahawks… but also because it means more time with friends and family.  I started the month being able to hang out with Cassie Camerer at a Husky game… it was a lot of fun catching up with her.  I ended the month with watching the Huskies win the Apple Cup with my family.  What a victory we had… now we just need the Seahawks to win on Sunday.

Enjoying the game with Cassie... 

 Thanksgiving was another wonderful memory with my family… unfortunately my camera stayed hidden so I don’t have any pictures but I do have some wonderful memories.  I love that my nieces and nephews are old enough to sit and have real conversations with… and that they actually enjoy talking with me.  I feel so blessed with the family God has given me.  I think the hardest part was partway through the day when Matthew and I escaped for a few minutes to talk about how much we miss Shane.  Yes, we have so much to be thankful for but that doesn’t mean we miss Shane any less.  It is hard not knowing how he is doing, not getting to talk to him, not being able to tell him that we love him.  Our only hope is that one day God will bring about reconciliation… like He did with Matthew and his father. 

Of course with the Holiday season comes yummy food.  At work we had a feast with the staff and students which is always a big hit and results in leftovers for the next couple days.  That didn’t stop me from enjoying Thanksgiving dinner and leftover turkey sandwiches and soup.

 

Since I am choosing to focus on the good things that pretty much sums up the month of November… Thank you Lord, that no matter how much Satan throws our way… Your blessings are more numerous.