I am abundantly thankful.

 ~ thankful for my two reasons to homeschool {pictured above}

 ~ thankful for nearly three weeks of no "school"

 ~ thankful for a day to myself where I parked it at Starbucks, played with my      Christmas present, organized my blog planner, and prepared for BEECH Retreat.

 ~ thankful to have have my husband home for almost all of that time

 ~ thankful for the time he spent with EACH of us individually and together as a family

 ~ thankful for cold, rainy weather that forced me to do some projects inside

 ~ thankful for a physical and mental renewal that I desperately needed

... and thankful for so many other blessings.

As we were at the LEGO Discovery Center celebrating Grant's birthday last Friday, I heard the news of the shooting in Newtown.   My heart is sad and I have no words, except those I pray several times each day.  

We live in a fallen world, and I'm still trying to wrap my head around the senseless death of 20 children and 6 adults at the hands of an obviously sick and disturbed person. 

Anna is making snowflakes (thanks Theresa for pointing us to this) to send when the children in Newtown return to school in January. It seems like we should be doing more.