With truly thankful hearts...

I've been waiting to post to upload some pictures but we're having some technical difficulties in that area. Soon, you will have a post of only pictures to update you but for today, only thoughts and words. I do realize a 'Thanksgiving' blog of all things we're thankful for is very cliche, but I don't care. We feel especially thankful this year and want to share!

• We are thankful for our Lord and Savior who has an amazing plan and love for us and all others.
• We are more and more thankful for each other with each passing day. We've loved having this extra time together during the Thanksgiving break and look forward to all the years we have ahead of us.
• We are thankful for the new life growing in Anna. We are amazingly excited about becoming parents. While watching each other, we know how much help we'll be to one another and have complete faith that God, our parents, and our friends will help us with all we need to know!
• We are extraordinarily thankful for our families and all the love and support they show us. We are also thankful for them allowing us time to ourselves this holiday, even though we're sure they thought we were crazy (confession: we did shed a few tears over missing you...). We're already anxiously awaiting Christmas when we get to see you all!!!
  
• We are thankful for our friends. We absolutely love sharing life with all of you.
• We are thankful for our jobs. Derrick has been especially blessed this year by not having to work at UPS! We are so thankful for that extra sleep Derrick gets and for the jobs God has allowed him to have! Anna is thankful for the constant struggling and learning she experiences at her job. She truly is blessed to have a life touched and changed by so many students. Both of our jobs help us to see God's amazing grace and love daily, which is something we would never trade.
• We are thankful for all we have. Having somewhere to come home to, with everything we need (plus so much more) is a true blessing that we cannot overlook.
  
• We are thankful for our overall good health. It is a truly fantastic to be able to make it through a day, week, or month, without even having to think about our health.
  

We are amazingly blessed and hope that you feel the same way this year. Thank you to all who have added to our thankfulness this year. Our hearts are just overwhelmed.