Wednesday

First off, the weather in Tennessee is always amazing. Yesterday was cold but sunny and today it's 60 degrees and very nice outside. It's hard to believe that tomorrow is Thanksgiving with it being so warm outside.

This morning has been spent at the Blood Drive and Bake Sale for Christian. Emma and I spent a couple of hours there helping with the bake sale and it was wonderful to see such a huge turnout for the blood drive. There was a constant flow of people donating and I know that Christian and his family will be thrilled. The latest report from today was that he had to get more blood and therefore wasn't able to get his chemo today. They are really praying for his counts to increase so he can get back on the chemo and get his bone marrow transplant in December. Please continue to remember this amazing family in prayer. They are such great people with such a strong faith.

Bo and I have done a little outside work this afternoon while Emma napped. We had a lot of junk to pick up and dispose of from the remodeling project. While we worked outside our constant companion was the rooster. Brady has named him Ernesto (I have no idea why). He is never far away from your feet while you are outside.

We are planning on doing a little shopping this evening and just having some quality family time. I hope that Emma handles it all well. She is a little sneezy but seems to feel fine.

Happy Thanksgiving and I hope that we all take the time to really BE thankful for our blessings.
We are such a blessed people and after spending time in another country this year I think that I may appreciate our country and our blessings more than ever. Just think that right now there are 143 million orphans in this world with very little to be thankful for. Perhaps next year your home may be blessed with a new addition like ours. For everyone that is waiting on their referral, hang in there. It is worth the wait and it will happen.