There is so much to be thankful for. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving with all sorts of extended family from both the Stabler and Church sides of my family. Chad and I were in charge of making 10 pounds of mashed potatoes. We also got to help my mom make her fabulous pies. I made apple cider. I made it twice–one batch that had too much allspice to be ingested, and the other batch that turned out OK. 🙂 The food was great, the company was wonderful and we have enjoyed a couple of days together doing finishing work in our bathrooms and conceiving exciting ideas for spreading some Christmas cheer. We have thought a lot about our family members who are far away and have been especially wishing well for them and praying for them. Daniel is having a birthday today and we’ll be celebrating it at dinner at my parents house. Even though he is coming down with some sort of sickness, Chad sneakily whipped up a special treat for my birthday too. It sure smells good! We are taking it easy while we can before the many choices and many changes to come.