Author: ernie

~  day 5  ~ I am super thankful for nap time 🙂  The pediatrician assures me that one of these ninjas will stop taking naps soon, but I refuse to accept that (and I’m definitely not telling the ninja!) Nap time = Mommy time and I am definitely thankful for that!  Plus, look how sweet my littles look when they’re sleeping! I love hanging out with these two, but a…

~  day 4  ~ Just over a year ago, the Lord was stirring us to start serving in church again.  We had taken a break after having our youngest son, but Branden and I both felt like it was time to step up and get back into some consistent ministry.  Little did we know that as we started praying, the Lord had something so specific in mind! Our church had…

~  day 3  ~ I’m thankful today, for a man who enjoys being a dad to our boys.  It blesses me as their mom to see Branden getting down on their level and doing things with them that they enjoy, just to be with them.  He’s loves them truly with a sweet tenderheartedness, and they in turn just adore him. Yesterday the boys waited all day to build these cardboard…

~  day 2  ~ I’m thankful for small hands that are (almost 🙂 always willing to help around the house.  And I’m thankful that they’re still small enough to sit on top of the counter 🙂  I know one day soon, I’ll miss that very much.

It’s crazy to me that it’s November already – seriously, I feel like it’s basically Christmas which means it’s about to be next year in like five minutes!  Anyone else feel like that?! Well, in an effort to slow down time, I thought I’d try to post something each day this month that I’m thankful for (pictures included of course 🙂  I know I’m definitely not the only one doing…

We went to the pumpkin patch a couple of weeks ago 🙂 I just wanna say that I’m thankful every day for how beautiful God made Colorado!  It was such a clear day; the mountains looked so close! If you’ve never been, you should know that pumpkin patches are rough.  The vines are everywhere, just growing thick and tangled.  The ground is corse and dry.   It’s amazing to me…