So Many Reasons to Be Thankful
I know everyone is gearing up for Christmas now, but this is my belated Thanksgiving update. I am so happy to say that I made it safely from Springfield, MO all the way to Tenerife, Spain. It is never easy to say goodbye to friends and family, but wouldn't life be awful if it were? The great philosopher Winnie the Pooh put it this way: "How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard." Mom and Dad dropped me off at the airport and I am so glad they did! I ended up with four bins, three roller suitcases (including a carryon roller bag), one backpack, and one pillow. One cannot easily move that much luggage by oneself. Mom asked me how I was going to manage once I got to Spain and had to claim my luggage to get through customs, since the flight from Madrid to Tenerife is considered a domestic flight. I was worried about that, too, but I said, "I have no clue, but I'm sure God will take care of it like he has all the other details. In the end I