Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends and family.  It has been a great day.  The Ficks came over, Jessica, and Trent and Aaron were home so I had a full house.  It was wonderful.  I miss Greg and Heather, and I am trying not to be too sad that they are not here.  I know that part of life is watching them grow up and leave, what I don't understand is when it will be easier.  It seems as every part of the growing up and leaving the nest is hard.  I hope that one day that it will not be so hard but today it is.  It must be how God feels.  We ignore him and do not spend time with him.  It shows you how much joy, love, laughter, sadness,  and all the other emotions that our kids bring us and our lives.  That is what God goes through with each one of us.  I hope that I bring my God happiness today.  Thank you God, for my life and all the joy that is in it.

I have a few moments and thought I would take a moment to update my blog.  It has been a very busy fall, work is wearing me out.  I hope that it will calm down soon and I have a few moments to breath.  I am excited, Greg and Heather are coming home next week for an early Thanksgiving.  It will be our first family holiday together.  We are celebrating Thanksgiving twice in one month.  Yeah! My favorite meal.  They will arrive on the 5th and stay until the 9th.  I am so excited.  I have even bought their Christmas gifts for them to take back.  I am on top of things this year.  Mostly,  I am cheap and I don't want to mail them.  Greg is excited because he is going to the BSU  game.  He misses his Broncos but still watches the game every week even if he has to pay big bucks for the game.  Bronco fan all the way. 

We have started a Beth Moore Bible Study called Stepping Up.  We have only started the first week but it is a such a good study already.  Thank you Becky for always getting us the best studies.

Trent ask me to drive for his first all night Jr. High Activity.  The girls were going to High School Musical 3.  I told him sure I would love to help him out.  I have to say that the movie is not my cup of tea.  It was all I could do to stay awake.  I am so glad that I had boys when there are 24 Junior High School girls hyped up on Pizza, pop, and candy.  Oh My!  I am getting old.  It was fun to be around my son and see him as a Junior High Pastor.  I am so proud of him.  I am so proud of all of my kids.  They have become such good men.  Oh and now my daughter Heather.  I pray for them because I know that Satan is trying to destroy them and if I am not careful I will become paralyzed  with fear for them.  God has given me a gift.  The gift to pray for my children, I hope that I take that seriously and never forget that they need my prayers.  It is so easy to forget because they are men and woman now, I think they need it now more than ever. 

 I just have to brag a little bit,  NASA ask Aaron to come and speak at a conference at the beginning of the month.  The conference was in Jackson, Wyoming.  He was able to see the Grand Tetons for the first time in his young life.  He loved every moment of the trip.  He was also able to see good friends of ours from Boise,  Dave, Isaac, and Courtney were there for a soccer tournament.  How cool is that!

Last of all Greg had 2 kids saved in his youth department this month.  Way to go Greg and Heather.  Heather took the girls on a weekend trip to Branson Mo,  on their way home she was talking with the girls and one of them ask Christ in their heart.  I don't know the story of the other student but I do know that Greg was excited to see his youth group grow spiritually by 2.  Way to go.