Counting the blessings ....

A few random blessings from the past few days....

getting things wrapped up literally... 

- and so much help from Myguy this week.

the mossy heart above... just when I kinda needed it

alot.

77 degrees in late December.... our embracing it and 

wearing tshirts in Winter.

Christmas Eve candlight service.... 

Luke 2 

listening as  it was read out loud.... 

singing carols together 

 New friends

gift bag of treats with an orange inside from

church just like when I was a little girl

the beautiful hand stamping on the bag... <3  

all our kids here for Christmas

Sharing our traditional spiral cut ham, mash potatoes, gravy, corn, hot rolls,

... the whole traditional feast.

Platters of punkin bread and cookies and candy... 

That he told her  I put the potato water in the ham gravy... lol 

oh Trento... 

our family gift exchange... 

being together... sharing, laughing, caring, 

much thoughtfulness and gratitude

hugs all around

Everyone standing around a chocolate buttermilk cake

to sing Happy Birthday to the Lord Jesus. 

Hearing those voices singing all together...

texts and calls with family and friends

washing dishes and cleaning up with Myguy after everyone went home..

sweeping floors,

 feeling loved 

Sitting in front of the tree... and relaxing alone together.

Lighting the "perfect Christmas" candle-

 ... one of the last things my angel mother gave me 

fifteen years ago.  

finding a bobcat on one of the game cameras...

as well as two fox, three raccoons, a very fat girl possum I've named -Polly,

a skunk, two gray coyotes, a black one, two Bucks and lots of does.  

safe travels .... 

color holding on in a flowerbed

walking in a short sleeve tshirt again today

creek walkin

hearing Pines whisper...  

Her volkswagon bus watercolor: about keeping Christmas longer

formed

amen app

and the music that keeps playing after while doing dishes-

happiness

Maybe Next Year by Andrew Peterson and 

plans to really go

cuddlebuggin....

never gets old 

 companionship

muddy paws

that the guys woke to snow today... 

and photo from Mil of Trent having coffee in his Grampa's thermos

finding a new intention

reminder to keep putting feet to my faith

1,2,3 John 

"beloved" 

a little frozen pizza 

eating the whole thing

chocolate peanut butter trees 

protein

mailbox full of seed catalogs

his tooth quit hurting 

Thank you God for all these things and so much more

thank you for my every thing....

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