Christmas, 2011

Christmas with 3 children is amazing. It was wonderful to see the joy in their eyes as the opened each the packages that have been teasing them for days. It was magical and perfect.

Christmas with 13 children that are all 10 and under is insane. It was a different kind of Christmas celebration. It was crazed, loud and overwhelming. I wouldn't have traded a minute of it.

There were some very nice gifts this year. Though, if I were very honest my favorite gift was one I gave to Andrew. It was a deck of cards with "52 reasons I Love You" on them. Here are my reasons to love Andrew.

You fill my life.

You gave me Paige.

You brought me Elizabeth.

You blessed me with Landon.

You make me smile.

You are my best friend.

Your kisses.

You let me hold the remote control.

Your teriyaki chicken.

You will drive me anywhere I want to go.

How tall you are.

You love the Lord with all your heart.

You support me.

The way you laugh.

No bake cookies!

Football Saturdays.

You are patient with me.

You hold my hand.

You allow me to be me.

You take good care of us.

You work so hard.

Your cuddles.

You are a Duck fan.

You are a wonderful father.

Your eye brow holders.

You feed us when I don’t want to.

You care for everyone.

You listen to my crazy ideas.

Dancing in the kitchen.

Taking long drives together.

That you love the Jail.

You drop anything to make me happy.

We share goals.

We share dreams.

You are calm under pressure.

Always ready to help others.

You are honest.

You never complain about our messy house.

You make birthdays super important.

The feeling of your lips against mine.

I love your sense of humor.

You were my rock this fall.

Your eyes.

That my saying “I’m hunting” turns you on. Even if I’m only shopping.

That you are proud of a good deal.

You never complain when you come home to a rearranged room.



You make me feel at home.



You make the bed much warmer for me.



There is no one else I would rather laugh at the kids with.




Helped me add to our family again.....




Yep, you read that right!




Here comes number 4!




It has been an exciting day. I feel like I have been bouncing off the walls. This was the gift I was hoping and praying for.


I am nervous and excited.


Dear Lord,
Thank you for hearing my cries. Thank you for blessing this family again. I know you have good and perfect timing. Please protect this little one and my other children as well. Lord, you know the excitement that we are all feeling. Thank you for giving us that excitement again.
Amen.

A Thankful Spirit

I am so thankful for;
Andrew and the life we share together,
8 years of marriage (in January that is),
Paige and her hopefulness,
Elizabeth and her strong spirit,
Landon and everything that makes him a boy,
The roof over our heads,
That we have yet to go hungry,
A comfortable bed to sleep in,
A heater that works,
That the Lord has a good and perfect plan,
The loving family that raised me,
My husband's loving family,
That Andrew has a stable job,
The comfort that the Lord has provided these last few weeks,
That the children are learning, growing and changing,
Health,
Freedom,
My nieces and nephews, that I never see enough of, Kayli, Kaitlyn, Keira, Kamillie, Kiley, Jocelyn, Eliza, coming little Mango, Jillian's newest little Bean, Brayden, Asah, Calvin, Xander and the hope of more one day.

I am trying to focus on all that is good.
And even though I thought it would be hard it isn't. I feel like a kid waiting for Christmas!