The Day Approacheth!

You  might be wondering which day I'm talking about.  There are actually several special ones coming up in the next couple days.  The first starts with the arrival of Scott's brothers tonight!  Tomorrow the grandparents arrive and Monday we have Canadian Thanksgiving, followed by Ladies Meeting, Playgroup and THE TRIP to Saskatoon for my Citizenship test!!!!! 
  For those of you who are wondering, I DO NOT have to give up my American Citizenship when I get my Canadian Citizenship.  Yay for me!  You may be asking, "why get Canadian citizenship then?"  Well, I'm married to one, have 4 little ones and this is my home forever, unless the Lord decides to move us elsewhere.  Elyssia has dual citizenship and it's something we'll be working on for the other 3 in the next year or so. It's much easier to get theirs.  A trip to the U.S. consulate in Calgary, $75 and we're good to go.  We meant to get the boys taken care of before now, but with the move, morning sickness and another baby, plus starting a church, it just hasn't happened yet.  Although I still miss family and friends in the States and get frustrated with certain politics and sometime Anti-American sentiment, I really do love living in Canada:)  It has definitely helped to move farther in, where there is not the easy accessibility to the States.  When we lived in B.C., just 15 minutes from the border.  It was easy to cross and I had the desire to go often.  Living in Saskatchewan, where the nearest border is about 5 hours away has lessened my longing to go.  The Lord has given me a contentment with where I'm at, but still a Thankfulness for where I came from.
  We'd really like to take the kids on a missions trip one of these days.  To show them how blessed we are and how much they take it for granted.  We tell them about kids in other countries that don't have much food, clothing, etc., but it's hard to fathom for these kids who are surrounded by material wealth.      
  Today is the major cleaning day . Seems like these come around every 3 days or so now.  Getting ready for the company that will make our kids ecstatically happy and leave our house looking like a tornado when they leave.  This is my life and I CHOOSE to be thankful for it.    I'll post my Thankful List now, since I will probably be avoiding the computer while the family is here.

                        ~My salvation~
                        ~My family(American, Canadian and Church one too)~
                        ~The Blessing of Children~
                        ~The many means of communication that the Lord has blessed us with~
                        ~A warm house, in spite of my earlier comments about the clutter:)~
                        ~The opportunity to serve the Lord with my family~
                        ~A loving, patient and forgiving Heavenly Father~
                        ~The promise of Heaven to look forward to!~
                        ~Friends to share this life with(many of you are included in the 2nd list as church family:)~
                        ~The freedom to homeschool our children, so that I don't have to miss out on any of the
                           cute things they say and do:)))
                        ~That two of our 4 children have asked Jesus to be their personal Saviour.~
         
            Looking forward to spending an eternity with the Lord and all the friends He's blessed me with!