Thanksgiving

This yearJonathan, Gretchen and I will be celebrating our first Thanksgiving together alone at our home. I must admit, I'm really excited to begin a few special traditions of our own. We may go for a hike with Penelope, maybe bake a pie or two, or jump in the growing leaf piles that have found their way to our front yard. I'm guessing the one of us who is under three feet tall will be fully supportive of the leaf pile jumping. We had the opportunity to celebrate the holiday with some of Jonathan's family this past weekend and we'll be with some of my family at Christmas so we are piecing together the puzzle that is sharing special times of year with all of the people you love (not without its challenges). What a wonderful year it is. This past weekend our pastor spoke about being good stewards. Of the earth, of our gifts, of our roles etc... This year (among many, many things) I'm grateful of the opportunity to be an always-better steward.