Thanksgiving Thoughts...

Well, as I write this I am in Sunriver with Mar, Abby, my parents, one of my sisters, her husband and two children. So far the trip has been exactly what you would expect from a Holiday family trip.
On the way up here, Abby got sick in the Jeep and for the last three hours on the road, the Jeep had an oder that reminded me of rotten oranges. Then of course, once we got here, the kids have been like an amoeba, whether outside in the snow or inside chasing each other around. We have had several cries and many fights and all of the expected and then tonight, while making dinner, Mar received a nasty steam burn which looks like it may end up in the second degree range.
So here's the crazy part, why am I having such a good time? Oh yeah, I am surrounded by people whom I love and I am surrounded by people who love me. I am in a beautiful space and enjoy every freedom given to me by the fact that I am an American and more importantly a son of the true and living God. That is why I having such a good time. This is truely a great time and as my Mother reads this over my shoulder, there is nowhere else I would rather be.