today, I am thankful

Originally, this post was going to begin my prayers for our sweet son that is going to bless and change our lives forever this December.  As I sit here typing, I'm surrounded by blankets, tissues, tea, and E-mergency.  My eyes are watering, and that's just from the cold.  When I started thinking about our prayers, the tears immediately started gushing, so a change of direction was needed.  So today, I'm sharing the little things in life that are filling my soul with joy and gratitude:

+Panera Bread chicken noodle soup...I crave this soup every single time I'm sick 

+The sweetest students who have been bringing me tissues in the middle of my lessons.  This has never happened before, and I don't know how I got so lucky to be blessed by students who are so loving and giving.  They sure are taking care of me! 

+The coziest of blankets we picked up at Costco for only $15 this past weekend! 

+Parenthood and Grey's Anatomy, oh and New Girl and Revenge...TV is back!  But watching Parenthood and Grey's Anatomy back to back this past Sunday was a bad idea, way too many tissues were needed! 

+Trader Joe's harvest tea..I love you!  

+I came home Monday night from a long work day and an amazing women's event to the prettiest bouquet sitting on my kitchen counter.  I love this man who catches me off gaurd with "just because" flowers.  

+Last night at 7pm it was dark outside, there was a chill in the air, and I breathed in the first real feeling of fall.  

+We were talking about ways we are unique in my class a couple weeks ago and one student wrote "I'm God's little princess".  Oh, how I pray that our son will forever know he is God's little prince, that he is loved more than he can imagine, and is as bold as my sweet student. 

+Saturday night we went to my in-laws to celebrate my mother in laws birthday.  The Mr. and I decided to give the gift of dinner, so we cooked dinner for the entire family.  I love knowing my gifts, and cooking for others is definitely one of them.  But the sweetest moment was when my 3-year old niece said the prayer for dinner.  There are no words to describe hearing her tiny voice blessing our family.