thankful.

It’s EASY to be thankful this year!

We woke up to the second unseasonably early blizzard of the year—it’s been twenty years since it snowed here in November, and this is the second time! We went to work this morning, even though it’s Thanksgiving—I guess there’s a first time for everything!

I’m thankful for all the time I get with my precious students.

I thankful for two incredible teammates who encourage me and build me up and push me to be more like my King.

I’m thankful for a family who loves me from the other side of the world, for a cancer-free mom, for a beautifully diverse extended family that pledges unswerving allegiance to the King of Kings. And I’m thankful beyond words for my beautiful niece Abby—SHE IS PURE SUNSHINE.

I’m thankful to be a citizen of a country that fights to protect my freedom and values human rights.

I’m thankful for my life here, for the organization that supports our work here, for a strong and supportive sending fellowship, for heat in my flat, for a cooperative school, for a city with people who welcome me as a family member.

I’m thankful for softening hearts, for open doors, for the undeniable moving and shaking of our King in this land.

I’m thankful that He so loved the world that he sent his only son, that whoever believes in him will not perish, but will have everlasting life. He is the desire of all nations. May the glory be his!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!