Happy Thanksgiving

Hello Everyone! I pray that you are all having a most Wonderful day and I pray that you get to spend it with those you love. Today I started out really struggling. I had the mind set that its going to be a bad day, I won't get to be with all my friends and family, I will still be eating chicken and rice. And satan was right there pushing as I had problem after problem this morning. Another one of my hangers fell out my second story window (i hang my towels up on the windows on a hanger to dry and if I'm not careful when i pull the towel off the hanger falls out the window, I know have a pile of hangers started under my window) and I can't get it because its in the back tall grasses were all the tics live and I don't care to find any more on me or in my apt. Then as I was using my comb it broke, I had gotten some emails that were meant to be encouraging but because of my attitude they seemed to only help me feel more sorry for myself. and then the big one. I had been looking forward to making my cousin Nancy's famous pumpkin bars all week for today and i made them last night but because it got so late I was going to make the frosting in the morning so i woke up early to make it. as i was making it i knew something wasn't right because all i had down to put in the frosting was cream cheese, butter, vanilla, and baking soda. i knew i needed powdered sugar but because it was not on my list did not get any yesterday at the store. so i checked with my neighbors and the cooks in the kitchen no one had any. At this point I was frustrated and feeling very sorry for myself. Then as i cried out to God He took it all. He comforted me in His word. I got in on not only one but 2 thanksgiving church services (that just happened to fall in my break between therapy and teaching.) so i got in on a Indiana thanksgiving service and a Illinois (because of the time change!) I did find powdered sugar in the food preparation room and was able to borrow enough to finish my pumpkin bars (and from the taste test i did mmm....) Therapy went so good and so did teaching. Its amazing how no matter what way you set you attitude that's the way your day will go. I'm sorry to say that I wasted time this morning having such a bad one. I do miss you all, very very very much but God is faithful and is my comfort in the lowest of times. I have a box (well 2 actually) a box i put my fears in (fears given to GOD) so once i had them over i can't take them out and it mentally helps me not to worry about it. Then i have my joys and blessing box and i love putting in multiple entries to that box daily.
Things I am Thankful for:
Father/Son and Holy Ghost who never leave my side
ALL my family/friends/love/support back home
The kids here at CCCD
The opportunities here
The relationships I am making
The growth God is helping me through in life.
My health/happiness
I could go on and on but I need to keep going. We still don't know what we are doing for supper. The plattners and I where planning to have a dinner together, then we were invited to the deaf pastor and his wife's house. Felicia grew up in the states to get a good education and Damion went to collage in the states and they still celebrate some American holidays like thanksgiving. But then the boys (drew and truitt) got sick and since Felicia just had a baby a few weeks ago we had to cancel so we would not bring any more germs into the house. Then we started getting (and are still at 3:22 thanksgiving day) mixed messages Mr. Jones is insisting we still come and Mrs. Jones is saying that's to bad it didn't work out but she understands and agrees its not wise to bring the sick boys? SO we have put off all our cooking, but have cancelled our dinner here so worst case scenario Keri and I were thinking pizza delivery sounded really good! Thanks for letting me share. I love you and Hey let me know what you are thankful for on this great holiday! Be blessed and be a blessing -Erin-