november rain....

I love rainy days in November. They make me want to curl up with a big cup of coffee and watch a good movie and snuggle...or turn on music and get in the kitchen and cook...or get on the deerstand and wait for the deer to come out and play. November really is one of my favorite months. The weeks leading up to Thanksgiving and planning out all the yummy things we're going to cook and getting to spend extra time with family and really being thankful for all the blessings God has bestowed on us. A time to look past all the petty things we get so caught up with in our everyday lives that take our attention away from the things that really matter. This year, I'm am painfully aware of the fact that this is our last holiday season to be living in Louisiana and to be close to our family. I long for days filled with my Mama and sisters on the back porch at Mama's house. I long to see my kids running in her yard and just being kids. I long for the hunting and the way it brings our family together, and the time it allows me to have with my Daddy. I long for peace and happiness to be abundant among all of my family. I long for pride to be replaced with humbleness. Most of all, I long for each of my loved ones to recognize and be thankful for the things that Christ is doing in their lives, and to become aware if He's not the center of their lives. For things to not be taken for granted. I'm not sure where the next 8-10 years will take us, but I have faith that it will be where God wants us to be and I have peace knowing that we will be back. Until then, I have 8-9 months left here in Louisiana and will be thankful for each and every day that goes by.