Happy Thanksgiving!

We wish all our friends and loved ones a very Happy Thanksgiving! it seems that the holidays are approaching quicker than normal this year! November has been another busy month. This semester is going by fast, and has been filled with busyness. The last part of October we had our Revival and Youth Congress at church. What a great blessing both were!
November came in a flurry. The opening of deer season had broght 32 deer to our garage and 3 butchering parties. it does seem overwhelming at times, but we are very grateful for the meat during the year. Today is the first day of gun, so I am sure the garage will be full again by the end of this day.

Last night we had our Senior fund raiser which is a auction/basketball game with the school team playing the staff. The auction is fun, and we usually raise a good deal of the money the school needs for the Sr. Trip in May. T'hursday I spent most of the day baking for that. The Boasten Celtics (the staff team this year) lost again :-( Mike got to wear a little beanie this year which really added to his ability! Ha!! It was very funny. I think he made 2 points. We have alot of staff and everyone plays so playing itme is limited which is really good, because the "older" ones huff and puff after a few minutes! A good time was had by all. I wish I would have remembered my camera.. but I didn't. So you will have to use your imagination as to what those old guys looked like.

Thsi Tuesday is our prayer and thanksgiving service. This season is one of my very favorite. While we should be thankful all year long, Thanksgiving draws our focus to things more. This year we are privileged to be able to spend Thanksgiving in Ohio with both of our famiileis. We will be traveling on Tuesday night after church, and returning on Saturday evening. Joel, and Josh and Wendy and kids will join us in New Bremen. My brother, Casey will be coming in from Kansas City On Thursday we will be at Chris and Coni's all day with my family and on Friday with the Tangemans. On Friday afternoon we will be having a small memorial service to honour dear dad and lay him to rest. He passed away 2 years ago this December, and his body was donated to science. His remains will be buried in the cemetary close to the family farms. After that we will all gather at Matt and Gina's to celebrate Thanksgiving. We look forward to this time of thanking God for all his blessings He has given us, (and there are MANY) and spending time with all of our families.

May each of you have a wonderful Thanksgiving with friends and family, and let us remember to count each and every one of the blessings God has given us. I will try to remember my camera this time!