Thanksgiving 2010

So this year, I decided to have a reflection each night at the dinner table on something or someone we are thankful for.  We did it for all 30 days.  I must admit some days we had to play catch up, but we each found 30 things we are thankful for.  Read below to see what The Greenwood Family is thankful for.

1st: Chris--my kids; Sara--my salvation through Jesus; Josiah--Daddy
2nd: Chris--my wife; Sara--my husband; Josiah--Mommy
3rd: Chris--Jesus; Sara--Josiah and Sophie; Josiah--Harper
4th: Chris--our church family; Sara--all my extended family; Josiah--Mommy & Daddy
5th: Chris--rest of our family; Sara--our church; Josiah--Lindy
6th: Chris--healthy family; Sara--my foot is better; Josiah--Sophie
7th: Chris--our home; Sara--our home; Josiah--dinosaur trains
8th: Chris--good communication; Sara--food to eat; Josiah--Sophie
9th: Chris--Bible; Sara--healthy family; Josiah--Lin-Lin & Pa T
10th: Chris--marriage; Sara--Bible; Josiah--D (Darian)
11th: Chris--friends; Sara--youth ministry; Josiah--Jesus
12th: Chris--youth; Sara--disciples; Josiah--John (McLeod)
13th: Chris--Pastor Tom; Sara--friends; Josiah--Roary (his stuffed animal)
14th: Chris--glasses (help of Josiah); Sara--ministry opportunities;Josiah--Jen (McLeod)
15th: Chris--finances; Sara--7pm every day; Josiah--juice
16th: Chris--music; Sara--waking up to my family; Josiah--Junior (Veggie Tales)
17th: Chris--forgiveness; Sara--mercy-new every day; Josiah-cookies
18th: Chris--clothes to wear; Sara--Corey, Harper & Auden; Josiah--cereal
19th: Chris--new day; Sara--van; Josiah--Lin-Lin's cake
20th: Chris--good listeners; Sara--taking a shower; Josiah--"coffee" (water)
21st: Chris--water for baths/showers; Sara--being able to buy for others; Josiah--pretzels
22nd: Chris--money to buy things for others; Sara--electricity; Josiah--Herndon caboose
23rd: Chris--our cars; Sara--being able to go grocery shopping; Josiah--Thomas the Tank Engine
24th: Chris--Thanksgiving; Sara--warm clothes; Josiah--Baby Auden
25th: Chris--Christmas; Sara--laughter; Josiah--toys
26th: Chris--hairbows; Sara--camera to capture memories; Josiah--train dessert (made with Granny Whoosh)
27th: Chris--happy children; Sara--being able to have fun with kids; Josiah--sparkly juice
28th: Chris--HFG; Sara--HFG; Josiah--waffles
29th: Chris--family day; Sara--Christmas; Josiah--candles
30th: Chris--warm fire; Sara--family day; Josiah--bubbles

Well, this is a portion of what we are thankful for.  God has truly blessed our family in 2010.  We have had some very happy times and even some trying times, but we continued to praise Him through it all.  We look forward to seeing how He is going to use us in 2011