Dec
15
20101048-99 Gifts from a Good God
- Dish drying rack that doubles to dry paper
- Little girls ‘petting’ the Christmas tree
- Playing ‘dress-up’ with the girls and their constant cries of “ha (t)!” even when they’re holding a scarf
- Cocolate godlfish–they taste like the best parts of a smore
- Little girls thoughtfully chewing on the chocolate goldfish saying “num” (yum)
- Mandy coming over one more time- even though she did not feel well- to babysit before returning to Korea
- Girls introduced to their first PB and Banana sandwich
- Homemade yogurt
- Handing out with Karen at Ellen’s house
- Listening to crazy stories from Steven
- Ellen inviting us over
- ChanWey
- Sensory Balls and fetch
- Discovering and installing PSE actions for quick photo effects
- Stories-all of them
- The Grandest Story ever
- Holding tiny hands
- Little girls warming right up to magical “uncle” Josh
- Josh watching the girls for 5 hours!!
- A quiet lunch at Panera with Derek
- Wanting to shout “Amen” at the end of Voyage of the Dawn Treader
- Both Derek and I crying during the movie
- “Lucy, what have you done?… You’ve wished yourself away….you doubt your value.” Oh the truth there!
- Seeing The Story being told on the movie screen in fairy tale metaphors
- Talking with Josh
- Taking photos of Tamara’s family again
- Having the quilt finally basted after many road blocks!
- Little girls trying to drink stir fry from bowls
- finding out 3-7 words is totally normal at 15 months
- Bronwyn walking hand and hand with a nurse voluntarily to the exam room
- Clear ears!!!
- Hot water heater
- Freezer meals
- Brandt heading home less than one week after his second surgery to correct a heart that would have been useless a few decades ago.
- A vist to a friend who wasn’t home that turned into a visit to the mall playground
- The darkest days of winter coming to a close
- Bitter cranberry juice-but only as it helps me feel better
- Having a sudden fabulous idea for my dad’s Christmas gift (wouldn’t you like to know, Dad :-p)
- Mom crocheting me some baby photo props
- People who speak grace to me
- Exhaustion telling me to slow down
- A heater that works
- Steak with homemade mushroom and caramelized onion sauce
- Bronwyn trying to figure out how to whistle
- Aeralind sitting behind Josh playing peekaboo
- Aeralind snuggles after church
- Painter tap on glasses to mark whose is whose
- the oven going on a cold day
- Cobwebs in my windows
- Last puffy clouds passing by day
- Tamara coming to redo some of Lydia’s photos
- Little girls sleeping with momma-made dolls wearing their preemie clothing
