Thanksgiving 2009

Give thanks to the LORD for He is good!  His faithful love endures forever!  Psalm 107:1

We celebrated Thanksgiving at Severin again this year.  It was an international crew - American, Croatian, German and Dutch - but with lots of traditional American Thanksgiving food - or as American as we could make them over here.  Ellie Beth made a triple batch of sweet potato casserole and I made my family's apple raisin stuffing.  It was a great time of feasting, singing, praising God, and fellowship.  We even managed a photo shoot as our co-worker, Daniel, graciously agreed to take family photos.

It has been a good year of growth and stretching.  Here are a few of the things that we are thankful for...

• Our Sovereign and Holy God, full of grace and mercy
• Jesus, perfect King and perfect Savior
• The indwelling of the Holy Spirit
• The Word of God
• Dan, Lydia, and Ellie Beth
• Family and friends
• Our prayer partners who intercede on our behalf and lift up our needs to God
• Our financial supporters - who give sacrificially so that we can serve here
• Our supporting churches
• Our team mates and co-workers
• Frodo, our dog
• Laughter
• Our apartment and our landlords, Dubravka and Stjepan
• Our church in Malesnica
• The DPB House in Severin, aka Camp
• Forgiveness
• The calling of God
• Good food
• Creativity
• God's diverse creation
• Chocolate
• Skype
• Good health
• A washer and dryer that work
• Gas heat
• Warm showers
• Pizza
• The ability to home school
• Great books
• Small group
• Comfortable beds
• Car that works
• Rest
• Stars
• Home school co-op
• Mountains
• The sea
• Public transportation
• Good coaches for the girls
• God is good!