A different kind of Thanksgiving...

Definitely NOT the Thanksgiving weather or scenery we're used to!

This year, Thanksgiving is different for us than it has ever been and I find myself having time and space to reflect on the past year and all we have to be thankful for! The thing we're most thankful for is having our son, Isaiah here with us for our first Henry FAMILY Thanksgiving! He is such a wonderful blessing and we are so lucky to have him as our son. He is growing and learning and changing all the time and we are so looking forward to all the future has to offer him and us as we watch him grow!

Josh also got accepted to vet school this year, which was really a dream come true! With that acceptance, we also made our big move here, to St. Kitts, which was a huge change and very scary for us to be so far away from home and our families! While we definitely miss being home, God has really provided so well for us here. We have amazing friends, who have become our family away from home, we have a wonderful church family who God is working through to help Josh and I both become closer in our relationship with Jesus Christ, and he's provided a great home, a working car, and good health while we've been here! We are very thankful that he is working in our lives and so blessed that Josh is getting to pursue his career in what he feels he has been called to do.

Lastly, and still very importantly, we want to thank our family and friends back home! Your support over the past year as we prepared for our move out of the country has been incredible! I don't know if we could've done it without knowing you were all behind us and praying for us the whole time! We miss you everyday and can't wait to see you again for Isaiah's big birthday bash in just a few more weeks! We know we are SO lucky to have so many people loving us, praying for us, and supporting us on this somewhat unconventional journey we are on! You all mean so much to us...I don't think we can thank you enough!

So...I hope you all are as lucky as we are to have so many things to be thankful for. Please take time today to tell those you love that you do. Maybe it's that whole 'you don't know what you got 'til it's gone' thing, but being away from those we love really puts things into perspective that a loving family makes a huge difference in our lives! We are wishing we could be sharing the turkey (at least I am) with you and can't wait to spend Christmas at home with those we love. Only 22 more days until we fly home, so we're getting there, slowly but surely! Thank you all again so much for your love and support and know we're thinking of you today!