Seasons Blessings

With all the craziness going on, I am so blessed to be finding joy in the little things right now.

Yesterday, I got to spend the day with some of my most favorite people. The Norwood Babies & The Kansas City Crew. It was chaotic & wonderful. Ethan loves his cousins. Most of his cousins love him too. I love my cousins & my Aunt Kathy. There were 5 kiddos under the age of 5 at Ang's house. It was amazing! My dear sweet cousin, Charlotte (she's a year older than E) normally has very little patience for Ethan. However, she was very kind to him yesterday and shared her popcorn with him. And even fed it to him. It was so sweet! Ethan also surprised me by how interested he was in baby Isaac (close to 8 mo old?). Isaac had a cough and at one point Ethan bent over in the cutest way and peered at Isaac as if to check and see how he was doing. They are just too cute, I could just eat them all up!

My husband is one of the sweetest men alive. He often comes home in the evenings after working and takes over caring for Ethan. Not only does he take of caring for Ethan, but he makes me dinner and does the dishes too. He is such a keeper!

I am also blessed by God in how he provides us with water. Without a water bill. I know this sounds silly, but we are on a cistern and only have the rain/snow water that we collect and often have to be very conscious of our water usage. This often means short showers. Lately, in the evenings, I've been tired and achy and have had a hard time relaxing. A long, very hot bath is about the only thing that can help me get comfortable. We have been so blessed with the rain/snow that I've been able to indulge without hesitation. Which is good, 'cause I've even been known to sneak back into the bathroom in the middle of the night for a 2nd shower/bath if I can't sleep!

We were blessed financially with some unexpected extra money that will help us pay off a big chunk of medical bills that were still lingering from this summer. How nice to be able to go into the new year without that burden lingering!

We are blessed with supportive friends and family in so many ways that I couldn't even begin to mention them all!!

I am feeling God's love as the blessings just pour out on our family this holiday season!