last two!

-23-

i am thankful for technology.

{love this, it's so true!! :)}

how lucky are we, to be living in a time where we do pretty much anything from a cell phone or portable computer device?

visiting my pawpaw in the nursing home, my mom asked my brother to pull up a bluegrass clip on youtube from his ipad. pawpaw loves him some banjos and guitars! lee pulled it up, and as they watched the fingers on the instrument strings, mama whispered, "that's a computer, daddy. remember when they first came out, how big they were? that flat screen is the computer."

the idea of how the world worked, before all of the luxuries we have now, completely boggles my mind. not to say that we are better, because i do think that some of the convenience aspect of today's toys is entirely unnecessary {do i really need to check facebook while at family functions, or receive emails on my days off?}; but how neat is it that it's available for us?

the doctor i work for went to africa over this past summer, to work with an eye clinic in kenya. while there, he also spent some time with the children. he said one of the neatest things was taking a photo of the children on his ipad, and turning it around so that the kids could see the photo he'd just taken. he said until that moment, those young ones had never seen a photo of themselves. how strange a thought for us, as americans!

without technology, i wouldn't be able to keep in touch with as many friends as i do. and with me being SO people-oriented, that would crush me! the idea of not being able to post on someone's wall to let them know i'm thinking of them or to post a funny memory makes me so sad..and appreciate that i am able to do it whenever i want.

i am just grateful that i live in a country and in a time where i get to be blessed enough to own as much tech-stuff as i do.

-24-

i am thankful that i will never go hungry.

{fatty translation: i'm thankful for FOOD!}

especially today: mama's making dinner and i am super excited. it's the one day a year when i get to eat as much as i want and not feel TOO bad about it..all gyms are closed today! yesss.

{how cute are these little pilgrims!?}

happy thanksgiving, y'all!!