The bestest deal

So...It is thanksgiving. Just in case you weren't sure. I got up this morning very early. Thinking about a lot, so now I blog it. We get this huge paper with like ads from every store and currently they are scattered all over the living room floor in my house. My parents always like us to go through and tell them what we want for Christmas. To me, sometimes the holidays just seem to be a big cliche. It's all about Giving and Getting and Shopping and Getting the best deal. I think sometimes the best deal isn't one we should look for,or have to be thankful for, or something we should be proud of even. The best deal is something that couldn't be better anywhere else. But I wonder, if we are looking for something better than everything else, where are we supposed to find that? Do we search the ads? Do we keep running until we find it? Or do we just wait for it to find us? I don't know if this is making any sense but I guess I want to know what is the bestest deal out there. Is it true happiness? Family? Success? Failure?

What has been the bestest deal for you? Not something to be thankful for, but something to be appreciated, something that came into your life and it just can't get any better. To me, that is Thanksgiving and Christmas. It's the time of the year where it can't get any better. The smile on your families faces when they open their gifts...when that pumkin pie is brought out. This can't get much better....It's the best deal I could ever ask for.

Thank you.

Fear of Falling

Life's been good but busy. Gymnastics mostly...I've been having some problems with my backhandspring and I have to get it but I have yet to. I'm afaid of falling. And jumping backwards into the air. And just going backwards without anyone to catch me. It brings me back to life. Sometimes we don't want to do things out of fear of falling. Even though we know God can catch us, we still don't want to do it and fall or fail. But truth is, life isn't about winning. So go ahead and fall, God will catch you. That is something I'm trying to work on this week. Here is one of my attempts with my dad as a spot in my backyard. You'll see what I mean about my fear of falling, even when I know someone is there.