Giving Thanks

Happy Thanksgiving!  This year my family decided that we wanted to bless friends who have been a blessing to us throughout the year.  So, we (my mom takes charge in the kitchen) made home made dinner rolls and cinnamon rolls for our friends.  I helped by making cards for our friends.  We delivered the bread last night and today.  Our friends were very thankful for a special treat.  Did I mention my mom makes bread the "old fashion" way.....she is the breadmaker, the only machine she uses is the oven.  It was really a wonderful feeling to give to others this year.

Things I am thankful for this year are.....I am so thankful for my family and friends.  I am thankful for a wonderful job and co-workers.  I am thankful for my adoption agency and the new friends I have made who are in the process of adoption.  I am thankful for my country and the many men and women who are serving in our armed forces, I pray that they can all be home soon with their families.  I am thankful for the MOJ and many people who work in Bulgaria to ensure that the orphans are taken care of and are able to be united with forever families.  I am most thankful for my Heavenly Father who is forever there for me to lean on and the answer to prayers.  I pray that this holiday season is one that we can focus on the true meaning of Christmas and blessing those around us. 

Wow, this has been a busy month.  I have been super busy with work over the past month!  Plenty of writing behavior plans, putting out fires, doing screening for our Teenscreen program and more professional development specifically on autism.  I sometimes wonder what I will do when I am a single mom, having to do it all on my own.  I'm sure that my family and friends will be there to support me during some of those difficult and busy times.  But right now I am waiting.

While I wait I am working on learning the Bulgarian language.  I must admit, I am not making as much progress as I would like to in this area.  I am also keeping up my reading about Bulgaria.  Right now I am reading Beyond Hitler's Grasp.  It is the story behind the Bulgarians who prevented the deportation of Bulgarian Jews to concentration camps during WWII.  It is amazing that these brave people were able to keep ALL of their Jewish citizens safe through the war.  I also am knitting away.  I thought I would try to post some of my knitting projects that I have put away for the little girl that I am waiting for.