December has arrived. I'll try to not let the panic set in and instead take a deep breath to settle my soul and appreciate this most awesome time of year. Thanksgiving was wonderful. Mark and I are so very blessed to celebrate with two loving families. Having my family here is stressful for me, but oh so worth it. Once I know my parents, sisters, brothers-in-law, children, nephews and loved ones are all seated at the table with an assortment of turkey, dressing and the like, I am filled with such a feeling of gratitude for the opportunity that Mark and I have hosting this holiday of Thanksgiving. We are a truly blessed family with good health, loved ones, jobs, homes and the privilege of living in an awesome country that allows us all our freedoms, not the least of them being the ability to worship our loving Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. It was a wonderful day to be thankful.
Our family fun doesn't end there, however, oh no. We continue our appreciation for food and family as we make our way south to Florida where we enjoy the second family Thanksgiving meal for the Florida Libby's and our NYC Libby. This will be at Mark's parents' house with younger brothers and families. I especially enjoy this meal because I don't have to prepare it. Sister-in-law Judy fixes a huge turkey dinner for her whole family and always prepares enough for this second Libby celebration, as well. Again, we are thankful for many, many things as we reflect on how we have been blessed during the year. I am so very thankful to our loving God who has watched over, protected and showered the Six family and the Libby family with so many blessings! May we continue to be grateful to Him each and every day of the year.
I might say that we are also thankful for this wonderful weather. It was so nice in Florida, but it has also been warm and mild since coming back to Kentucky. Mark and I took Riff and Pudge for a nice walk yesterday afternoon. Today Mark is fishing and I'm gonna get out my Christmas stuff. We actually got our greenery and lights out on our deck railing before we left for Florida, so I just need to concentrate on getting the greenery and white lights out for the interior. I'll also get out all my nativities and the already half decorated little tree that I put out each year. We really changed our tree tradition when we moved to Georgetown. We previously would get a cut tree or a live tree in Henderson. We tried that our first year in Scott County, but realizing the time and effort going into this task was hardly worth it since most of our holiday is spent at the homes of the rest of the family. My kids, those two adults to everyone else, don't seem to mind the downsizing of the Christmas tree and I sure can put my time to other important things like walks.
This is the Advent Season when we are preparing our lives and our hearts for the arrival of our Blessed Savior, Jesus. I will also be preparing something for my Sunday School class in the morning. We discussed our wishes to spend these next sessions on doing just that, getting our minds and spirits prepared to celebrate His birth in a stable and all that it meant and still means for each of us today.
In addition to that, I'll also find some time today to tune in to the UK game against Baylor. When we played them last year in the NCAA tourney, they turned out to not be nearly as formidable an opponent as I had feared. Unfortunately, this year, I fear that we are the team that has been overrated. I love our team, but they are struggling quite a bit and I just hope and pray that they can continue to improve and learn how to work together as a team and cohesive unit before too much further into the season. It would be nice to not lose every starter at the end of the year, we'll see how it goes.
And as far as UK football, I am saddened at Joker's departure. I believe all those fair weather fans are looking forward to our new coach, Mark Stoops. I trust that our AD was true to his word and got us a head coach with good character. I also pray the fans give him and his staff the time it will take to rebuild the program. I'm always more impressed when I see these Kentucky players exhibiting exemplary lives after their playing days, then I know the coaches were successful. I believe Rich Brooks and Joker Philips were both successful coaches when you see how their former players are living their lives. Good luck, Coach Stoops!
I hope you had a Thanksgiving surrounded by family and loved ones. Enjoy this special season ahead. Stay safe and have a great day! luv, Susan
PS I want to add that we are especially thankful at this time because we are currently planning a family wedding for 2013! Christina and Joe will be getting married, hopefully in the Summer.
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