Happy Thanksgiving!!

So I know I fell far short on the Giving Thanks posts.  I apologize - I was out of town so much and unable to post that I just fell off the bandwagon!

Anyway - it's Thanksgiving, my baby is home from college, we've had lots of family time and we had some really yummy food!  I'll have to post some pics later but at this point, I'm too lazy (and too full) to go find my camera and plug to put the pics up!

I'm struggling to find words today.  Not sure if this is a hormonal thing (sorry, but true!), the fact that everyone is home and that's not our normal status or not or what - but today I've spent a lot of time reflecting.

It's been a very. difficult. fall.  I'm still trying to figure out who I am with my oldest off to college.  The "shock" of it all has worn off and it's not "difficult" like it was for the first month - but yet - I find myself feeling a bit lost.  She is doing well which has helped me to adjust but it's still just weird.  Weird last night when she was out with her friends and for the first time - she's 18.  We didn't set a curfew, we didn't bug her about where she was going, we didn't ask for details.  Please hear that this is a trustworthy kid and has never given us reason to doubt - but it was a sad night for me.  Another part of letting go.

The changes have been big.  Little man is doing well at his new school but it has not been an easy transition in every way.  I'm not going to go into detail here because my little man is far more private than most and wouldn't appreciate me putting everything here so let's just leave it at this.  It has been a big adjustment for all of us. 

I've been working as close to full time as I can get.  I don't mean to be a complainer, but I feel like most nights I get home, make dinner and fall into bed.  I feel like there has been a lot of tears, a lot of time on my knees but not a lot of fun or laughter.  Nothing major wrong - but yet a thick heaviness  has hung over our family for a couple of months now.

Today I find myself thankful for just the simple things.  Two healthy children.  A man who loves me.  Food on the table.  Dogs fighting over the turkey bones.  A warm house and a comfy bed.  Just thankful to make it through another day on my feet if that makes any sense at all.

Like I said - maybe this is a hormonal Thanksgiving post and next week I'll be feeling a little bit more chipper :)  Honestly I just need a happy touch from Jesus.  Something more than the dreariness of the next day.

Okay, enough.  I hope you are all having a terrific Thanksgiving, despite the sad loss by the Detroit Lions :)