HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Just wanted to say Happy Thanksgiving! We have so many things to be thankful for this season and I love that we have a day (for now at least!) set aside for us to be particularly thankful.

I read in Jesus Calling this morning the following that I wanted to share. What a great reminder to read on Thanksgiving Eve.

"Thank Me frequently as you journey through today. This practice makes it possible to pray without ceasing, as the apostle Paul taught. If you are serious about learning to pray continually, the best approach is to thank Me in every situation. These thankful prayers provide a solid foundation on which you can build all your other prayers. Moreover, a greatful attitude makes it easier for you to communicate with Me."

"When your mind is occupied with thanking Me, you have no time for worrying or complaining. If you practice thankfulness consistently, negative though patterns will gradually grow weaker and weaker. Draw near to Me with a greatful heart, and My Presence will fill you with Joy and Peace."

--Taken from Jesus Calling, November 25

May this be a reminder to you also to keep a thankful heart throughout the year, not just on Thanksgiving Day.

Enjoy your day! Happy Thanksgiving!

Lake Atitlan, Panajachel, Santiago, and more!

Pictures from our visit at Lake Atitlan and Panajachel.

Lunch on the way there

common mode of transportation - hang on!

at Lake Atitlan

boat ride over to Santiago

avacados anyone?

In Guate...finally!

We left Raleigh at 6am on Saturday morning which meant we had to be at the airport around 4:30! We flew to Atlanta and knew we would have a little bit of a layover...but it ended up being a long layover! We were supposed to leave at 9:50. We ended up leave about 2 hours late because of plane difficulties and having to get a new plane. During our wait, we were called to the desk to check-in...strange since we already had our boarding passes. We had checked our bags all the way through in Raleigh and he had asked about those bags, then gave us new boarding passes and told us to use them.

At first, I was bummed since we were supposed to have the exit row (read: more leg room) and I knew the flight was totally booked. So, we graciously took the new seats and were just glad that it seemed our bags were going to be making it. After sitting down, we realized that we had been given (upgraded) to Business Class! We couldn't believe it!

We were called onto the airplane, had feather pillows and blankets waiting for us, and a VERY nice staff to get us anything we needed. We were like kids! Apparently, the new plane had a Business Class section that the normal planes that are use to go to Guatemala do not have so a lot of us in Business Class were definitely out of our comfort zone! There was a mission team and some of their team was upgraded. What a fun experience!

We realized that our seats reclined in about 50 different ways. We had a personalized lamp, our own movie screen that played not only movies, but games, tv shows, music, and a map of where we were with all the information about the trip...it even had a remote! We had so much leg room, you couldn't even kick the seat in front of you!

The stewardesses kept asking if we wanted anything. At one point, they even came by to get our lunch order! (Pasta or Beef) We heard later that the Coach seating only received the regular snacks of peanuts, pretzel, or cookie. When they brought our meal, we even had a place mat.

Definitely a blessing from God to be upgraded and we were VERY thankful! What a fun trip down.

Can you believe all that leg room? The people in front of that girl are fully reclined!


We finally arrived at the airport a couple of hours late but were greeted by Mom and Dad and over 100 other people! We left the airport and went to Carol's for hamburgers for lunch and a little football.


Carol is house and pet sitting for a couple that is back in the States right now. He is a distant cousin to Polly and Blue. His name is Diogi...prounced D-O-G!

We got our Weim time in!

Then, we left for Mom and Dad's house in Chimaltanengo. After unpacking the suitcase of goodies, we turned in for an early night around 8:30! I'm thinking that the rest of the nights won't be so early!

Hope to post again soon...check back!

Hasta luego...

Adams Weekend at Kerr Lake

Last weekend, we were all able to get together at Kerr Lake. Mike's dad and brothers have built a house to sell and we were able to stay there since it has not sold yet. Mike's parents, his brother and sister-in-law and their dog, and us were able to hang out together and enjoy the fall weekend.

The dog cousins were able to play together and the human cousins enjoyed each other too. Mike's brother brought down the Wii and we also had a projector so we were able to watch movies on the big screen and play Wii life-size!

On Sunday afternoon before we left, we walked down to the lake and built a fire. The dogs had a blast running in and out of the water and digging in the sand. They were SO dirty and all had baths before we left. I'm pretty sure they were all asleep before we hit the main road. A fun weekend...but they were worn out!

Here are some pictures of the weekend.