Novembering

Our friends, Ben and Adrienne, wanted to have a Halloween party, but Adrienne had to work that evening. So they decided to make up a new holiday. Novembering is the Friday after Halloween (except that Adrienne got really sick, so we had to postpone it a week). It's a party that is an excuse to wear your costume again, eat food, eat cheap leftover Halloween candy, and carve squash (NOT pumpkin...but we didn't actually get around to squash carving). So we had our Novembering last night. We decided to actually take a picture of the 3 of us together so here they are!




























A friend of mine has decided to post one thing she's grateful for every day of November on her blog. She recently lost her baby, and it struck me as familiar. Cora Rei means "heart full of gratitude." When we found out we'd lost her, that night that I was still pregnant before being induced, I promised myself that every time I thought about her, I'd think about something I'm grateful for.

During this season of gratitude I'd like to just express how grateful I am for my eternal family. You can look out our front room window and see the new Rexburg temple on the hill. It's beautiful at night when it's all lit up, and I am so grateful for what the temple means in my life. I'm grateful for a Heavenly Father who loves us each so much that He provided a way for us to have those we love with us for eternity. I can't wait for the day when I get to have ALL my children with me, instead of always feeling like something is missing.