Mini Mail

Good Morning Everyone! I've been away from blogging for a couple days weeks because I've been so busy. Now that Thanksgiving is over, my life will slow down for about four days then it will be back to hectic city. Anyway...I got to participate in a cool event hosted by Meredith over at The Tichenor Family. She started something called Mini Mail. Your child gets connected with another child (in the same age group), and they exchange mail. Isn't that neat? My description of it doesn't really do it justice. You should read about it here.

Jordan's pen pal is Evie (pronounced like Chevy). Evie is 2 yrs old, lives in TN, and has a baby brother!

 

Here is what were  supposed to send (sorry I forgot to take pictures):

 

• Something that Jordan is thankful for
• a drawing of his family
• something to read
• something in your favorite color
• and a quick note about what Thanksgiving is like in our family.

What we sent:

• Is it bad that I can't remember what we sent as our thankful gift?
• Jordan drew a picture of his family, then scribbled all over it. We sent it anyway. LOL!
• Jordan's favorite books are books on colors. He doesn't really have a favorite color. He is an equal-opportunity  color lover.
• Thanksgiving is a low-key  day for us. We have about 10 people over for dinner. My mom and I split the cooking duties.

What we got:

•  Pink playdoh
• Fruit Roll Ups
• "There Was an Old Lady, Who Swallowed a Pie," great book, btw
• A great picture of Evie and her family and a note about what they were up to for Thanksgiving this year.

Jordan has loved reading his book and playing with his play doh. Check out Jennifer's blog to learn more about Evie and her family!

Today I am Thankful

We give praise and thanks to You, O God, we praise and give thanks; Your wondrous works declare that Your Name is near and they who invoke Your Name rehearse Your wonders. Psalm 75: 1

Today I am thankful for my sweet husband. I don't know that I could thank God enough for putting him in my life. I couldn't have asked for a better husband.

Today I am Thankful-Recap

I didn't realize how busy I was until I wasn't busy anymore. Funny how that happens!So, I have been an awful blogger. I haven't kept my promise to blog everyday about something that I am thankful for. I have, however, been writing the things down! So, here is a list of the things that I have been thankful the past couple of days.

11/9-I am thankful that today (Wednesday) is my Thursday. I work M-Th so when Thursday gets here, I am always really excited (not that my job is that stressful).

11/10-I am thankful for my Small Group, again. I think I will write that every Thursday because I am really thankful for this great group of people.

11/11-I am thankful for my hairdresser. That woman can work wonders!

11/12-I am thankful for talented friends that are willing to share their talents with me, for free. My friend Kristin is a wonderful photographer. I asked her to give me, and another friend, a tutorial on my camera and when was more than willing to offer her services. I am also thankful for unexpected family time. We had dinner with my parents, my brother and SIL, and her mother. It was supposed to be just us and my parents but my brother decided to stay.

11/13-I am thankful for dreary days. Is that weird? God gives me dreary days to slow me down. I am always busy running errands, going here, going there, but when it's dreary out, I don't want to go anywhere.

So that's it, in a nutshell!

What I'm Loving Wednesday

Happy Wednesday Everyone!

I'm LOVING...that this little guy celebrated his 3rd birthday yesterday! He had a fire truck themed birthday party complete with a tour of the fire station, face painting, and an ice cream truck!

A little game of Duck Duck Goose

Patiently waiting for his cake

I'm LOVING...this Friday is another Mom's Night Out! I love getting together with the girls for good food and good laughs.

I'm LOVING...the 25 Days of Books tradition that we will be starting with Jordan this year. He loves books. Let me rephrase that, he loves the written word, it doesn't really have to be a book. I could hand him copy of Glamour magazine and he would sit and look through it for at least 30 minutes. This year Ashish and I bought 25 books, Christmas and non Christmas related. This month we will wrap them and on December 1st we will let him pick a new book each night to unwrap and read. I can't wait to experience this with him and to have a new tradition in our family!

I'm LOVING...Pinterest. There, I said it. I'm not new to Pinterest, I've been pinning for months but I am just now at the point of admittance of addiction. It's bad, I could spend hours on Pinterest. Please tell me I'm not the only one!


As always, I'm loving these two!

Link up with Jaime and tell us what you're loving today!

Today, I'm Thankful

We give praise and thanks to You, O God, we praise and give thanks; Your wondrous works declare that Your Name is near and they who invoke Your Name rehearse Your wonders. Psalm 75: 1

Good Morning Everyone! Today I am thankful for friends that are like family (sometimes even better than family). I know that if I ever called on those people there wouldn't be an hesitation to come to my side. Thank You GOD for those friends!


What are you thankful for today?

This Weekend I am Thankful

I will give to the Lord the thanks due to His rightness and justice, and I will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High. Psalm 7: 17

It's Sunday already? Where do the weekends go?

I didn't get a chance to post yesterday so I am combining yesterday and today's post. Today, I am thankful for an awesome church. We have been calling 12Stone our home church for almost two years. The decision to join the church was one of the best things that we have ever done for our family!

What are you thankful for today?

Today, I am Thankful

Have the roots [of your being] firmly and deeply planted [in Him, fixed and founded in Him], being continually built up in Him, becoming increasingly more confirmed and established in the faith, just as you were taught, and abounding and overflowing in it with thanksgiving. Colossians 2: 7

Good Morning everyone, it's Friday! Friday at the Patel house (for Jordan and I) means no work and no school!

Today I am thankful for my small group. Ashish and I joined a couples small group through our church last Fall. We have made so many sweet friends through this small group. It's amazing how many times we have seen God work within this group. I like to call them my "Prayer Warriors" because they pray feverently for each and everyone of the members in our group. God has really blessed us with extended members of our family.

Tell me, what are you thankful for today?