Our Thankful Box

So we have a little box at our house that looks like this...

kind of a recent update thanks to the silhouette machine and a little white vinyl.

And inside it holds lots of notes like these...

which state things we are thankful. We are supposed to bring our box to Thanksgiving but usually forget so I thought I would just blog our list of thankful for's that made the box this last year...in no particular order just how i pulled them out.


1. D feeling good 11-26
2. Shadd's attention span and behavior in public
3. Ells health and successful shots
4. D 4 weeks with no bad migraines - 2-10-11
5. Ells birthday
6. Shadd pooping on the potty
7. How Ells and Shaddy play together
8. Shadd's politeness
9. Kelsey's new job 2-5-11
10. The beauty of snow - just a great reminder of God's ability to provide a fresh clean start
11. Samaritan Ministries
12. D's new business venture
13. Ells walking 4-5-11
14. Skype - we love talking and seeing Nick and Kels
15. Great report from Dr. Mike 5-24-11
16. Our new bed
17. A new baby to arrive in March
18. A healthy ultrasound
19. All the help after knee surgery (from babysitting, meals, cleaning, playdates, etc)
20. The ability and willingness to help others in the time of need. We are truly blessed.
21. Ells crawling 1-30-11
22. Grandparents
23. Late starts for D. Just a couple of extra hours together as a family
24. Great friends
25. The birth of Blakely
26. Shadd potty-trained 12-9-10
27. Safe trip to Indiana 2-7-11




This is just a few of the many things that we are truly thankful for. So many times through out the year I forget to put things in that box but there are many times that I actually remember. Maybe next year I will have close to 100. We will see.


A lot has happened in the last year. D was battling migraines on a daily basis. Ells wasn't even walking let alone talking. We weren't expecting a new baby. I had knee surgery for hopefully the last time ever! Shadd was wearing diapers. D wasn't his own boss. WOW!

It is just amazing what these little tidbits of thankfulness provide in helping us recap our year. It's just a glimpse of what the Lord has done for our family this past year. He never ceases to amaze me!

Happy Thanksgiving a tad late!