We had cousins (and Auntie and Uncle) come to visit for the week. It was so much fun! They have 8 kids, so together there were 17 kids running around here. To say it was a happy state of chaos is an understatement. Rebecca delighted the little girls with a ballet lesson. Lots of book reading time with little cousins! The big girls attempted to temporarily dye their hair (on the roof?). It ended up being a huge mess! haha! Then they cooked up a crazy idea to have the boys do their make up. They put everything on the counter and didn't give them any directions. It was fairly hilarious...and a bit hideous. We spent a bit of time at the lake... And at the river... And we only had one trip to urgent care for five stitches. Benaiah's head happened to colide with a rock as it flew through the air. He's doing just fine now though.
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Otherwise titled: picture proof that we were loved by God, friends and family this season. Holidays are hard when you are going through a valley. But this season, we clearly saw how God was loving us. In fact, the impression that comes to mind is, "our holidays were perfect." No, not because we were always happy or we had a hallmark Christmas where our story suddenly had a happy surprise ending. It was "perfect" because a perfect God took perfect care of us and gave us exactly what we needed for our hearts. Christmas brought the K family and we were able to rekindle an old friendship. I put most of the pictures on our previous blog, but here are a few more: For New Years, we drove to North Carolina to spend New Years with family and friends there. The boys went to their cousins' house and the girls (my own and the cousins) came with me to their Grandparents' house. The little girls were so excited to have a sleep over with Auntie Dianna. So many giggles... This little girl didn't think 6:30 AM was too early to read me jokes from a joke book. For New Years Eve, all the big kids ended up at Auntie Neen's for the evening. God chose to take care of my heart for the evening. Dad and Mom and I had great intentions of going to bed early, but then we started talking. We spent the last hours of 2019 grieving and praying...praying for God's grace and for a better 2020. Before we knew it, it was midnight and we were still awake, so we pulled out the cheese and crackers. It was perfect and it was just the New Years Eve that I needed. The next day we all ended up at Auntie Neen's for Olliebollen and lots of yummy food. And I may have gotten some baby holding in... I wasn't the only one with a sleepy baby... I also took some pictures of the girls. They are a blast! On our way home we stopped in to see our former teammates. It was a sweet reunion.
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now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. Isaiah 43:19 Archives
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