A Season to be Thankful

Summer is officially gone, and with the snow flurries we had yesterday, I'm beginning to wonder if we skipped fall all together, and per usual, the Denver Gilstraps are keeping busy.

A few highlights from the last two weeks, many reasons to be thankful these days.

Chris started a new job and he's really enjoying it. The 3 years and 3 months of public accounting was a great experience and he feels he learned a lot, but it was time for a new chapter and a new challenge in his career. His new office is only a few blocks from his last office, we we are still able to ride together, which is a blessing. Our monthly health insurance premium has been cut in half and our health benefits are actually better, which is another huge blessing. He has already enjoyed two happy hours with coworkers and is learning a lot in his new role. God had this position set out for him, and asked for our patience for the time to be right, and we are very thankful for all the ways the Lord has shown himself over these two weeks in Chris' new position.

Our granite was installed last week and we are really enjoying new (exponentially greater/more) counter space. We cooked dinner twice last week and were able to prep and cook together. We were reminded again how thankful we are to have parents that gave up time and energy to renovate our kitchen. We are so fortunate for mom and dad Duvall's generosity and selflessness in putting in the hours to redo our kitchen. What a blessing.

This weekend we had lots of downtime to relax, and enjoy life together. We spent Saturday on the couch, which was much needed respite and time away from the busy bustle of our normal weekday lives. We are thankful for a quiet weekend together, for a home of our own to rest and relax in, for a new kitchen to cook crockpot chili, for comfy garage sale couches, and for weekends that we don't have to work or worry about greater responsibilities. What a great weekend, how thankful we are for our simple little life together.