If any of you had Willard Tate at ACU, you probably remember making thankful lists each morning. Per WIllard's inspiration, for five years now I've had my students write "Thankful Thursday" journals. I talk to them about what it means to be thankful and encourage them to try and think of something different to be thankful for each week. However, I haven't always taken time to join them in this exercise of thanksgiving, so I decided to make "Thankful Thursdays" a part of my journal too:) Each week I'll try to think of something different to be thankful for. I have so much to be thankful for. I think this will be a good reminder each week!
Today I am very thankful to have a working heater. We are under a winter weather advisory and have freezing temperatures and sleet right now!! Yikes! I am so thankful to have a warm house with a heater, an electric blanket for tonight, and maybe even some hot cocoa in a little while:) It is easy for me to take something like being able to warm up when I'm cold for granted, until I talk to a precious child at school whose family does not have a working heater during a really cold week like this one. I pray that those sweet babies are able to cuddle up and stay warm tonight...sometimes I wish I could bring them home with me. I hope you're all doing well and staying warm!
They are "Privos," by Clark. I've wanted to wear Clark's since I got married and became a Clark:) and now I do! They have several different styles. They are cute with jeans, khakis, and capris, and work well with socks or not. I got a brown pair for my birthday last spring, and now a black pair for Christmas. Then, I
liked them so much I got my mom some for her birthday. I know they're not cutie, stylish heels, but I'm just too big a wimp to do that everyday! So, in case any of you mourn your flips in the winter, (and still sneak them in from time to time) but want a casual shoe that will keep your toes warm--here you go! BTW--Just in case you don't know, when shopping online, be sure to do a google seach for a coupon for your product! Take care of your feet!
playing games. I think one of the best things about the holidays is being able to dedicate lots and lots of time to playing games with the fam. 
Especially since our best game playing friends (shout out to Jac and Spruce) moved, and we don't get our game fix every weekend like we used to! Every year Keith and I get at least one new game for Christmas. Everyone teases that we have more games than Walmart! I love that Keith loves games as much as I do. I really don't know what I'd do if my husband didn't:) This year our new games are The New Yorker: Cartoon Caption Game, You've Been Sentenced, and Boggle. We enjoyed them all. The NewYorker: Cartoon Caption Game has cartoons without captions, and you have to write creative captions...it was really funny. Our family is even funnier than we thought! You've Been Sentenced gives you several random words and you have creatively put them together to make a sentence, the more words you can use, the better! Boggle is one of Keith's all time faves; we just didn't own it. It's kind of like a word search, but more fun. Some of our other favorites are Hoopla, Taboo, and Whoonu. I really like Hoopla, because you aren't competing against each other, instead, you all work together against the clock. Whoonu is fun and super fast, it's also a good way to get to know new people. Taboo is just plain fun, and the longer you play the better you get! Do you like games? What are some of your favorites?
