Anybody got a carrot?

I found this picture in an old photo album today, and I couldn't stop laughing. So, of course, I posted it so you all may laugh at me, too. Ha. Kind of looks like a 'bunny police lineup.' Those ears ... oh, my. :) That was Hallowe'en 1983, not long before we moved from Abbotsford to Nipawin. Now, I am getting ready to leave Abbotsford again, but this time for Quebec to check off that last thing on my life's list of 'Dreams to Fulfill'. Can't say I have the same great fashion sense I once had, but I was reminded today how wonderful my life has been, and how I should thank God a lot more than I do. So here we go - a start at all the things I am thankful for:

I am thankful for Mom and Dad.

I am thankful for Daniel and Erin, Daniel and Carolyn, Becky and the baby (any day now!).

I am thankful for my Grandma Leppington, with whom I can still hang out and make great memories, and for Grandpa Leppington and Grandma Peggy who are safe with Jesus.

I am thankful for all my aunts (and uncles) who teach me how to grow gracefully as a Cooke/Leppington woman.

I am thankful for my childhood friends, my junior high friends, my high school friends, my NBI friends, my Torch Trail friends, my Vancouver friends, my Korean students - you all know who you are, and each one is so special and irreplaceable.

I am thankful for a childhood on the prairies and an incredible Bible college education at NBI. As a campus kid, some of the best things I learned there happened way before I was ever admitted as a freshman.

I am thankful for French Immersion, and the way it has brought so many wonderful advantages and opportunities to my life. I thank my parents, too, for having the foresight to put me in it.

I am thankful for my country - trips to Burkina and Korea have reaffirmed my belief that we really do have nothing to complain about and everything to be thankful for as Canadians.

I am thankful for being born at a time in history when it is not only acceptable for women to go to school and get a job, but also that we enjoy a quality of life that is unprecedented in our society.

I am thankful for the rain outside my 3rd floor window at night, the smell of cedar in the morning, and the overwhelming experience of standing near the ocean.

What's that, little bunny? Yeah, life is pretty good.

KNL