It has been a gorgeous November blessing us with warmer than usual days and lots of sunshine; both rare things this time of the year. As we approach Thanksgiving, we have begun our sabbatical from studio portrait work until Spring. I'm enjoying the break to refocus on our family and personal goals. My children especially enjoy the extra time we have to simply relax and enjoy family and friends. I'm looking forward to doing some winter hiking in the afternoons after morning school and challenging myself creatively with my photography and indoor decorating.
And as always, Thanksgiving gets me thinking about being thankful, which honestly can be a challenge sometimes. But the other evening while driving home with the loud din of the three boys coming from the backseat, it occurred to me that it is pretty easy to find things wrong in the world. We live in a fallen world and you don't have to look far for discouragement. And unless you are that very rare sort of optimist who sometimes drives people a little crazy with their enthusiasm, finding the good can take a little more effort.
Which makes it all the more worth looking for. And more rewarding and exciting when you find it. AND once you make a habit of looking for things to be grateful and thankful for, well, you start to begin to see that even in a world full of brokenness, hope exists light a piercing beacon of light in the darkness. For that, I am very thankful:)
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