Today’s Gratitude Post is brought to you by… Lucas! I am thankful that McKaylee & Anton were able to come over this weekend and that Lilly had kittens. I’m thankful that Lucy has not caught anything worse than a little cold. I’m thankful for my little sister Ellenor ..read more

Today’s Gratitude Post is brought to you by… Keira! I’m thankful that we have finished moving and that our brother in law and sister & their daughter are moving to live with us. I’m also thankful that we have made new friends and have found a new church. And last but not least, I’m thankful for family making time to visit us later this month ..read more

Today’s Gratitude Post is brought to you by… Logan! “I am grateful for friends and family because being alone does something to your mind. You either go crazy or tell everything to the first person you come into contact with, which is why solitary confinement is so effective as torture and interrogation. But when you have a friend/family structure, it is as it sounds; a firm place to talk and play ..read more

Today’s Gratitude Post is brought to you by… Elizabeth! “I’m grateful for being all together in one place. For my niece. For both her parents. And for things looking like they’ll be slowing down soon ..read more

We’re driving home after a long day of being gone. Ellie says to me, “You’re the ‘blessed‘ one ever! You have been blessed with 8 children!” Not so much funny, but very sweet & yes, I’m very blessed indeed. We pulled a bunch of folding chairs out of the crawl space. Ellie gets excited & says, “I know! We can send out fireflies to all the people we know & invite them to come watch us & they can sit on these chairs as an audience!” (I think she meant fliers) We had gotten a cow heart out of the freezer to give Eowyn. Logan expressed interest in seeing it (he’s currently in Anat ..read more

Prayer is a means of sustaining grace. So the more we pray for others, the more God will sustain and carry us through our own pain! - Joni Eareckson Tada ..read more

Today’s Gratitude Post is brought to you by… Ellenor! “I am glad that our Pastor & their family got to come over yesterday. I am glad that we could meet the children. I’m thankful that we had a good time last night I’m thankful that we had a good church meeting. I’m thankful that my birthday is coming up! I’m glad that my niece Lucy was born & that Lexa was able to have Keira with her for the weekend. AMEN ..read more

Our family (& a guest) had a lot of fun one evening playing charades. I took a bunch of short video clips of each “performance” (not pictured Grant & I). Charades Playlist of Videos from 1/24 ..read more

Today’s Gratitude Post is brought to you by… Emmalyn! “I am thankful that Lexa, Mike & Lucy could stay with us for the weekend & that I got to hold Lucy. I’m glad we can get halfway through the semester at Hallstrom. I’m glad that we can move quickly & I pray that the house sells quickly ..read more

Today’s Gratitude Post is brought to you by… Lucas! I am thankful that Opa, Oma & McKaylee were able to come over this week. I am thankful that Lucy had a safe trip into the world. I am thankful for the time we’ve had at Hallstrom ..read more