Turkey Trot

My boss' daughters decided to have a Tanner Turkey Trot 5 k run for Thanksgiving Day. I did not do the Turkey Trot, but I did get up early and go to the track and I walked for not 2, but 3 miles!! Yea, for me!! They inspired me and I really enjoyed it. The mornings at our track are beautiful. I got to see the sun come up and then it was hid behind some beautiful clouds. I thought of Thanksgiving and all I have to be thankful for - waaayyy to much to list. I thought about Thanksgiving past - my house was full of people and food. Grandma and Grandpa Pierce are both gone, Aunt Doe is has passed on, Brandi has grown up and left, Grandma Farr is no longer with us. This year Uncle Edwin got to go see some of his own children. And Kalyn and BJ have new wonderful jobs (that we are very thankful for) and can not be here this year. My crowd will be small, the food is still MUCH. I do have my first born with me.YEA!!!! Bill and Paulette will also be here. It will be a great day. To end my day I plan on winning a game of Ticket to Ride. Yep, gonna beat Dad and Bro. What an ending - full tummy, clean house, and be a winner. I should start more days Turkey Trottin' - ends up being a wonderful day.

Graditute: All the wonderful memories of Thanksgiving Past
Prayer: Thank you Lord for another Thanksgiving Day, but help me to remember all the blessings you give me EVERY DAY.

Here I Am

Well, here I am, sitting at my computer, starring at a blank screen, wondering "what am I doing here". Then I look at the title of this blog and I suddenly remember, My Kids are making me do this! They have been after me for a while to start blogging and I have faught a good fight, but in the end I gave in. I really don't feel like I have a lot to say and my life is mostly pretty hum-drum, and I have been told I am a shallow thinker - so I was like what in the world would I write about. But a couple of months ago I really started thinking about this blogging idea and I have thought of several posts I really would like to write down. And even though I really do not want to admit this to the kids, I am sorta excited about this whole blogging idea. I have been wanting to get up here all day and get this first post done, I have had this gitty feeling in my stomach. I am kinda silly like that.

I should probably advise anyone coming to this blog to just move on. It will probably be sorta boring to anyone but me. I am not real good about sharing my "inner feelings" or my "opinions"
with anyone but my little family. It scares me a little to know that "others" may read this and learn more about me - like, I really do have things to say, my life really isn't that hum-drum and I really can think deep (I just don't like to).

I am thinking of this blogging as a new journey that I am going to take and I think I am really going to like this journey. I may even have to admit my kids were right in getting me into this, but I am not going to go that far just yet.

Gratitude: Thank you Lord for my kids and the ideas they have to make me "get out of my safety zone".

Today's Prayer: Help me to be a better person each and every day.