~  day 23  ~ I’m thankful for two tiny gentlemen who helped their Dad make me breakfast in bed, for Branden’s extra day off, for creative home made games to pass the time and build some memories, for leftover pumpkin cheesecake before noon, and for a family nap this afternoon!  No huge plans, just a day together – these are the best 🙂 Rubber band shooting target practice 🙂

Happy Thanksgiving!! I am thankful for so much!  Today, I give thanks for God’s faithful provision, not just for food, but in every area of our lives.  And I’m thankful that when we have seasons of “hunger,” we can learn to depend on the Lord and to be satisfied in Him.  He is good 🙂 “He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither…

~  day 21  ~ I am thankful that I get to spend my days with these two boys.  Our days are filled with schooling and playing and chores and cuddling and napping and errands and so much more!  But through it all, there are opportunities for discipleship – theirs and mine – and I am thankful for these fleeting days to grow alongside them and shower them with the Lord’s…

~  day 20  ~ Today I am thankful for God’s untiring grace, and for the opportunities we have to show it to and receive it from our children.

~  day 19  ~ If I’m honest, I’d to say that there are many many things that I take for granted, things that I don’t have to worry about, things that I usually don’t even think about.  Other than the occasional cold, there’s aren’t many ailments around here that a Spiderman band aid won’t fix.  This year we’ve dealt with a couple bigger things, but for the most part we’ve…

~  day 18  ~ I’m so thankful for friends that are really more like family, and for how the Lord blesses us with these sweet and amazing relationships where we can see Him in others and walk through life together. It’s like being on a journey and finding someone on their way, going to the same place.  Your hearts are knit together.  Your destination may be far, but the time…