Thanksgiving

I wanted to take a moment to write about all the things we are thankful for. I wish I do that more often, just stop and think of all the things God has blesses us with. Well, the list is huge, so I will only mention the main things.

2010 Thanksgiving

That was our first Thanksgiving together as married couple. We are very thankful to be married and to be able to celebrate this wonderful holiday together.

2010 Christmas

We had the opportunity to fly to the States and celebrate Christmas with Chris' family. We are thankful for Dave and Karen who bought us tickets so that we could be with them for a whole month. We enjoyed our time here and were able to meet some of Chris' extended family members I never had a chance to meet before. They are a lot of fun!

2011 February

Amy Leigh James was born. We are grateful for God's provision all through the pregnancy. Both Amy and I were in danger and God organized things so that both of us could be healthy. I believe some would call Amy's birth a miracle, I rather say it was God's provision. We are so happy to have her. She is a joy to be around.

2011 May

We had our 1st wedding Anniversary. It's amazing a whole year has past since our wedding. Chris every day tells me "Thank you for marrying me", he wouldn't go to bed without saying it. Sometimes more times a day. I think it's sooo sweet. I really am thankful!

2011 September

We left WOL. We are very thankful for the many years we could study and work there. We love the staff, miss them very bad. It was a joy to be with them and are looking forward visiting them someday. Also, we are looking forward the staff visiting us when they go to furlough. We already have a few of them who promised to meet with us this summer. ; )

We are also very thankful that my parents let us be with them for a month before we left for the States. We wanted them to have as much time with Amy as possible. They definitely did. She started to sit, crawl, stand up that month. I think she just wanted to show off : ).

We are thankful for Chris' job at WTHI, channel 10. It is awesome that he could get a job so soon and that he loves it! Hearing my husband's name on TV makes me very proud. : )

We are very thankful for Dave and Karen. They let us live with them for as long as we need it. It's a huge help. They also introduced us to their church back in December and we attend that church since we arrived.

2011 Thanksgiving

We spent Thanksgiving with Karen's mom and brothers. It was great. Karen cooked turkey and made an amazing meal. We are definitely very thankful for that! : )

I think of all our friends all over the world and it makes me smile. We are very thankful for the friends God blessed us with. From school, WOL, church. And of course our family.

Day by day there are plenty of things we are thankful for. God is good, He is good all the time.

We wish you a very blessed Thanksgiving!

Job, Cell phones, Insurance...

It amazes me how much a baby can grow in a month. Amy is a very active baby to say the least. She is always on the move. That's why she is so skinny : ). She started to stand on her own a few weeks ago and now she can stand for a few minutes while playing with a toy. It's incredible! She also got her first two teeth (finally). She is learning how to high five and wave. She likes to high five more but she is getting better at both. She is just a cutie-pie. 

Chris started his job at WTHI (Channel 10) 2 weeks ago. He loves it. A few days after he started they mentioned his name during the news. Yes, I'm very proud of him! He edits the morning and midday show and goes out to get some footage when needed. He goes to bed around 7 pm and gets up at 2 am. He used to go to bed at 2 am, so it is a huge change but he is doing good! 

We love to attend Bible Community Church. It's such a kind, friendly fellowship of Christians. I'm amazed how mission oriented they are. They have about 120 people attending church on Sundays and they support 9 missionaries and 2 mission organizations on a monthly basis. They give so much, I am humbled. Also, they are very encouraging and making you feel at home. There are a couple of people whom I love dearly. They are always there to help and we've been invited so many times to their homes or just to hang out! We are really honored to be part of that church.

I started to drive a few weeks ago and so far no one got hurt : ). I "met" a deer twice in 2 days. This one night, when I was driving in dark for the first time, a car was on the road in my lane in front of a house. When we got behind him he still didn't move, so I thought maybe he is waiting for someone, and I passed him. Well, after I got back into my lane Chris and I had the following conversation:

Chris: Did you see?

Me: What?

Chris: The deer.

Me: No honey, I'm looking at the road.

Chris: It was on the road. Sitting right in front of the other car.

: ) I'm very thankful I didn't hit it as I was going back to my lane. It definitely made me be more aware : ). The next morning a deer ran out on the road and stopped before me and turned back and ran into the woods. It was a wise decision of hers. : )

Life in the States is definitely different than life in Hungary. Things just "don't make sense" sometimes. Not in a bad way at all. Actually in a good way. I'm amazed how well this system works. I wish this kind of "honor system" would work in Hungary. There are so many strange things here, that I actually made a list and going to make a blog post in Hungarian (for the Hungarians) about it.

Have a blessed day!