the Lord is so good.
and i am so very grateful with all of my heart…
for his grace
for his unconditional love.
for the gift of two little girls
one dark-headed one who is beautiful and talks ALL the time, and who can make me laugh until i cry.
who can frustrate me in one second flat (she knows how, and LOVES pushing my buttons…j says watching the two of us together when we are frustrated is realllly funny- we are cut from the same cloth)
who wants, with all of her heart, to please us. who is a shining example of the love and grace i speak of a few lines above.
one light-headed one who is wild and crazy.
doesn’t talk much, but can climb to the top of her changing table or snatch something out of the dishwasher in less than the time it takes me to turn my back.
who cries like her heart is breaking, with her cleft chin quivering and her bottom lip wavering.
who makes me question if two babies are,after all, enough…yet makes me never want to put her down. sometimes when she cries in the middle of the night i just hold her and smell her hair.
grateful with all of my heart for the year i shared with these two girls.
i look at them and still can’t believe we made them. they are beautiful!
they made me stronger, crazier, more sane, wiser, stupider, more grey-haired…
and we DID it. together!
and then he came home! and this year, above all…that is what i am MOST grateful for.
He came home.
so many didn’t. and lots of times i was terrified he wouldn’t.
but he did. and i am grateful with all of my heart
that we have him here this year. and i can look at his handsome face across the table (or give him “that” look when the girls are out.of.control…and there will be someone here to give me that look right back)>
here to help me give baths, to hold my hand during church or during a scary movie,
to protect us and lead our family.
so grateful.
grateful for our family. their support, love, and encouragement.
grateful for the gift of life. we are healthy. i thank the Lord for this every day.
grateful for a wonderful, amazing hobby that keeps my hands busy and my heart full. for the community of friends and the opportunities it has brought me.
grateful for YOU.
thank you for all of the support you have given me over the past year. thank YOU for your love, your prayers. Every sweet comment, encouraging note meant the world to me. i am so very thankful for you and your presence.
happy thanksgiving, everyone!
xoxo
s