We spent our first thanksgiving with two families from Village Manor. We were blessed with a beautiful day which enabled us to eat outside (this was great because it would have been cramped in any of our apartments). We had begun reading a book about thanksgiving to the children earlier in the week and had been learning about the Pilgrims and their travels. Thanksgiving is about God's provision of the harvest, something we forget with the ease of supermarket shopping. We finished the story on thanksgiving evening and each listed five things we are thankful for. Here are a some of them:
Dad working hard to provide for us
Being given winter coats
A safe trip to America
Our new friends
Jesus dying on the cross for us
Getting a new house
The Fleeners renting our house in Hastings
Carol and Viki's group sponsoring us
Free art lessons from Mandy
Village Manor
Being able to go to the Recreation Center
Keith and Julie Parker being good friends and helping us
Good health
Family nights
The provision of finances so that we could come here
Praying friends and family back in New Zealand
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