giving thanks

I really wasn’t looking forward to the thanksgiving holiday this year. It was my first thanksgiving without my family, and it appeared that all of my new friends were leaving Pasadena to go home for the weekend. On top of that I had a pile of school work that needed my attention. All in all I just couldn’t see a whole lot to be thankful for; however, as is usually the case, the break turned out to be better than expected.

While this may not be the typical list you find this time of year, these are the things I found myself thanking God for over the last couple of days. I am so very thankful for Aaron and Lindsay and their ten friends who made me feel so welcomed at the thanksgiving table. It was here that I was able to experience the amazing tur-duck-en, three kinds of succulent meat, three kinds of stuffing, all cooked together to form the most amazing of thanksgiving culinary delights. I was also quite thankful that the only Texas A&M football game I was able to see this year (read: nationally televised) did not end up being the complete annihilation I expected. All I could do was thank God when I received a much awaited letter from Ginger. Although she is on the other side of the world, I felt as if she were sitting right next to me while I read those forever treasured pages. Interestingly enough, even my schoolwork left me somewhat thankful. My four hour stay at the library provided protection from the wind storm outside. When I finally emerged from my studious endeavor, the campus was strewn with broken limbs and wayward lawn furniture that had been tossed about by the 40+ mph winds.

Once again God revealed himself as a faithful provider and comforter when all else seemed naught.