We had Chris’ family here for Thanksgiving this year and having everyone together is such a rare event!
Category Archives: Thanksgiving
Thankfulness … Day 22
I am thankful to be able to worship with our church family again! Just being gone for a few weeks feels like eternity.
We are blessed to be a part of Grace Bible Church!
Thankfulness … Day 21
I am thankful that the H1N1 virus that reared it’s ugly head in our home over two weeks ago did not infect another single person in our family! Hallelujah!!!
Thankfulness … Day 20
I am thankful for a car that starts … a home with air conditioning … and a really comfortable bed.
All things that I have not always had 😉
Thankfulness … Day 18
Thankful that our sweet baby skipped her three-hour fuss session last night which is regularly scheduled between 7 pm-10 pm. Thanks for the break little girl!
Thankfulness … Day 17
Thankfulness … Day 12, 13, 14, & 15
So I fell behind. Boy am I thankful this doesn’t count as a grade 😉
I am going to bullet some things that I found myself grateful for in the past few days in no particular order or importance … just my thoughts
- Church! I missed going to church these past few weeks and we made our first trip as a family of 7 this past Sunday. Everything went really well and we even made it to early service which meant leaving the house at 8:20 in the morning!
- Good nights with the baby! Cause I think I was taking those for granted until we actually had a bad one.
I mean a really bad one.
As in, she didn’t actually fall into a restful sleep until about 6:00 AM. I told her I was very sorry for my lack of gratitude for her very peaceful evenings and I promised to never ever take them for granted again 😉
- The sunshine is here! After so many days of cold and wet we are so grateful for the sun! We plan on having some outside time this afternoon after a very productive morning.
- The vibration feature on the bassinet is working again!
What on earth did they do before the invention of the vibrating baby product for goodness sakes?
Thankfulness … Day 11
Thankfulness … Day 10
The dog pooped on the rug.
Benjamin used/ate an entire tube of chapstick.
Hannah’s sweater had a security tag on it, so we had to stop at Kohl’s on the way to co-op this morning … in the pouring rain … when I was already running late.
Today, I am thankful for joy that comes from Jesus.
And a sense of humor …
Thankfulness … Day 9
When we brought Clara home from the hospital, there was quite a bit of kicking and scratching to get to her and smother love on her with great affection.
Seriously, I had to keep track of who held her and for how long because the kids were lined up and ready to argue their case for why it should be their turn next!
Benjamin mostly wanted to identify her “MOWWW!” (mouth), “EYE!” (eyes) and “NOOOOO!” (nose) by gouging her with his grubby index finger … But of course it was done with great affection 😉
When I tucked Sam in that first night I will never forget his sweet face and these words that he spoke as his big brown eyes filled up with tears:
“Momma … You know Momma, sometimes people cry when they are happy … You know?”
(as tears spilled down his cheeks)
“And Momma … I am real (sniff) happy … and I just … just … I JUST LOVE BABY CLARA SO MUCH!”
(as he burst into tears)
I am thankful for this sweet little boy who has a gigantic heart that gets so full sometimes … it makes him cry with joy.