May God be glorified in our health and in our sickness...

Came across this quote today on Ann Voskamp's blog:

We give thanks to God not because of how we feel – but because of Who He is.

Exactly what I needed to hear today as I lay here in bed with a migraine headache from the spinal tap I had for surgery on Friday. I've been dealing with this headache since Friday evening and if I lay on my back and drink caffeine (as doctor recommended) it eventually lessens and does go away for a bit. I keep thinking how so many others have it so much worse than me and I am so thankful for all those who are helping me care for my family through all of this. I hate not being able to take care of them. But if I can't at least others are there to help. It's been a long month between Seth and I being sick with rotavirus and then 2 weeks later I get a kidney stone and have to have surgery. I keep thinking....even in my sickness God is being glorified in some way, some how. I am trying to learn patience in all of this...it is so hard for me. And then I read the above quote today and see..God is glorified because of WHO HE IS! That is how he is glorified. It has nothing to do with me or how I am feeling. That is so true and I am so thankful.

May you all have a blessed Thanksgiving...

Goin' on a road trip...again

We are leaving late this evening to go visit our families in Indiana. Isaac has been counting down the days. He doesn't understand time/days yet, so we made a string of paper rings and each day he gets to tear one off. We will drive half way tonight and then the rest of the 4-5 hours tomorrow. We can't wait to celebrate the holiday with our families. I've been dreaming about Joe's mom's Thanksgiving dinner for weeks now. She is an awesome cook. Isaac can't wait to see his cousins and grandparents. He talks about them all the time.
We are going to have these road trips down pat since we went to IN 2 months ago and we'll go back again for Christmas break. Then Spring break we're headed to Florida and then back to Indiana in the summer. So glad we are within traveling distance of our family, so we are at least able to see them every few months.
Hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving and can enjoy the holiday with your family.