Thanksgiving

My parents are on their way here from Ohio. They left around 8 this morning and will be coming in this afternoon. I can honestly say that I have never been this excited to see my folks. It's been really neat to see my relationships with them really develop and grow over these last few years and is something I'm wonderfully thankful for. So they'll be spending Thanksgiving with the Bellito family...something else I never thought would happen. Who knows, maybe it will be such a hit that it will become the first annual!

This morning I was up at 5:45 to do the normal Wednesday morning Bible Study that I have with a few of the high school guys I know. It is always a great time, and this morning there were just two of us. But when I opened the door to the house, the entire world around me was blanketed in a light snow and snow was still falling to the ground. I was SO excited. I know that come January 20th or so I'll be sick and tired of the cold and the wet and all that comes with winter, but this morning it was positively beautiful in the early morning light. I actually think I began to cry a little, just thinking about how cool nature is and how cool God is.

So on my way to Starbucks I decided that this was no normal morning for a Bible Study. So Dan and I met, grabbed some hot chocolate, and I told him we were going on a field trip. We drove to a nearby cemetary and walked around for a while in the peaceful morning snowfall. We talked about Revelation and how Jesus is coming back, about what it means to love, to be relevant. In essence, it was a beautiful morning, on many different levels.

I am SOOO looking forward to a couple of days with my parents, relaxation, good food, maybe a good book and a cup of chai. I wonder what my life would look like if I was really thankful every day, always looking to understand a little deeper how truly blessed I am. I honestly think it would revolutionize my life.