Multitude Monday 31

Last week was week 2 of the yuck in our house that included the flu, colds, and generally yuckiness. So in addition to this list I was thankful for a lot of things like Tylenol and Curious George.

Monday February 28

Miss Pear seems like she is on the mend, but still feeling rough.

Baby is doing better, but still very tired, coughing

Friends to pray with

Tuesday March 1

Doctor confirmed Miss P is over her bad reaction

Girls get flu shots, thankful for this in light of the N1H1 going around again

Baby definitely doing better today

Friend's baby arrives! Healthy, doing great!

Wednesday March 2

Roast chicken for supper

Extra snuggle time with Baby

New books

Thursday March 3

Tortilla soup for supper - always makes me happy!

Baby "I mama's widdle baby." when asked if she was someone else's

Miss Pear announcing her refusal of any more bad behavior from being sick - it was really cute.

Friday March 4

Husband home for lunch just because

Miss P's skating lessons start again tonight

Great talk with my husband and his boss, very encouraging

Special time just me and baby when we were feeling better, but not well enough to sit in a cold ice rink.

Saturday March 5

Errands successfully run

Lunch to celebrate new house

Meal delivered to family with new baby! (He is cute! The baby....and his brothers too).

Trip to the new house to begin cleaning.

Girls LOVE the house and their rooms.

Pizza for supper

Husband finds verse I was searching for and could not find!

Sunday March 6

Worship

God speaking during the sermon to my overwhelmed heart

Friends offering to help us move

the gift of time

442-469

Multitude Monday 30

Monday February 14, 2011

• Valentines from little girls
• with little girl kisses
• heart and flower shaped pancakes
• Chinese food for supper
• A special gift this year - our new house on the anniversary of our engagement all those years ago!
• storm ending by the time I leave for BSF, and a beautiful night to return home in.

Tuesday February 15, 2011

• Classical Conversations Valentine's Day Party
• Painting with textures
• Farm eggs through the connection of a friend!
• So sick after supper but but baby brought the Dr. Juice delivery and big one brought the water delivery.

Wednesday February 16, 2011

• lock repair delayed
• good books to read
• warm quilts
• get well kisses and snuggles
• Grandma on the phone talking to little girls for almost an hour until Daddy got home when momma needed her pillow.

Thursday February 17, 2011

• We are moving to our own home, no more accommodating repairs on someone else's schedule.
• bagels, cheese, and jam
• Coffee with milk in a special cup
• little girls playing lego and duplo
• My Thursday Afternoon Perspective Check - a list of 14 to correct my bad attitude.

Friday February 18, 2011

• a husband who comes home when there is a problem with the repairs that is not ours and...
• fixes it...
• and takes us to lunch when the smell is too bad.
• a drawing book for mommy and daughter to learn to draw together
• buddy skate - daddy and daughter
• the moon across my husband's cheek as he sleeps

Saturday February 19, 2011

• House papers are all signed
• Costco errand run done - Little One's favorite store.
• Husband fixing car himself after researching the problem and ordering the car rather than just taking the car in.
• Learning to draw chickens with our older daughter and realizing that I can indeed draw
• God healing childhood wounds through the gentleness of our daughters.
• wind in the trees - love that sound!
• Safety when there was a small house fire at the bottom of the hill.

Sunday February 20, 2011

• Little girls piling in to bed with us - Mommy and Daddy on the outsides as bread, big girl bologna, little girl cheese, lots of laughter.
• Miss Pear's sadness over being too sick to go to church and missing worship.
• Watching the pile of packed boxes slowly grow.
• Little girl confidence that bedtime prayers are especially powerful.

390-441 and counting, thank you Lord!

Sick, or Multitude Monday Midweek Edition

I am sick with a touch of the flu - only one in the family. Which is kind of ironic because I am the only one who got the flu shot this year. Sigh.

I was having a rotten attitude and nap time was ending and I realized I needed a perspective check or it was going to be a rough afternoon.

And I started counting the gifts.

• warm quilt
• cold sprite
• excellent book followed by excellent book
• beautiful view out the window
• clouds running across my window
• sun playing in the clouds
• sky peaking out
• crow hopping in the tall evergreen trees
• the stacks of clouds - I still love it! You don't see this in California.
• the burst of rain to be sure I was paying attention
• the bright sun against the dark clouds
• little girls waking up singing Jesus Loves Me...
• ...and wondering where her socks went
• kisses from the big one to make me feel better

My attitude improved tremendously.

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Monday February 7

• Monday morning, just our family, getting back on schedule
• A clear view of my disobedience before God as I discipline my daughter
• BSF intro night - it was wonderful, and it felt like my soul sighed in contentment
• ...plus I was able to get 5 weeks of back lessons!

Tuesday February 8

• joy of children being so happy to see me in the morning
• joy of friends just happy to see you, even though they knew you were coming
• joy of a hot cup of coffee while listening to children learn about art

Wednesday February 9

• Bible, BSF lesson, hot cup of coffee
• Cake
• Friends stopping in for tea, cake and a playdate!

Thursday February 10

• CSA box on our doorstep
• sunshine
• quiet day
• stack of books, cup of coffee

Friday February 11

• nap time and the silence it brings
• skating night - always a joy

Saturday February 12

• Leftover Valentines from a previous year for our daughters to give their friends at a party so we can hibernate today
• Take and bake pizza that is heart shaped
• Montreal/Toronto hockey game

Sunday February 13

• That a holy and awesome God would call a sinful woman like me His own, and call me by name!

370-389 and counting....

Multitude Monday 28

I am loving doing this every week! Somehow last year when I started I was not exactly on top of things with Miss Pear's heart surgery, husband's job change, and moving and whatnot. But now that I am doing this every week it is having a HUGE impact on my outlook on things!

Monday January 31

• A morning upstairs at my desk to get caught up on stuff while...
• ...my MIL plays with the girls
• A friend stopping by to pick up some books for tomorrow morning and completely cheering me up from my "I feel yucky and the girls are sick too" funk.

Tuesday February 1

• MIL making a delicious supper
• 2 sick girls finally seeming on the mend
• The lovely option of just staying home today and hibernating!

Wednesday February 2

• Being a little slower to get out of bed this morning (did I mention my MIL rocks!)
• My MIL
• Awesome Bible study resources online! Strongs, Lexicons, tons of translations!

Thursday February 3

• Costco shopping with help
• All the errands run and home by 11AM
• Turkey roller sandwiches from Costco and carrot sticks for lunch - I love those little sandwiches and hardly ever buy them so it is a great treat!
• My reading girl who team read
• Because a Little Bug Went Ka-Choo! with me!....
• ....accompanied by lots of snuggles!

Friday February 4

• Silliness in the kitchen with Grandma helping the girls make chocolate cake
• It only taking one simple phone call and one simple call back 20 minutes later to get a CD of Baby's x-rays sent to me - something that we thought we had worked out but did not, and that the new doctor could not get even with my signature that I thought would take all morning. Such a blessing!

Saturday February 5

• Even though it is very sad to see my MIL go, she is coming back after we move to help with the last boxes and the nitty gritty details that she is so good at!
• Out for lunch to cheer up sad little girls who love their grandma
• Soft pillows, warm quilt, Bible.

Sunday February 6

• Worshipping the Lord with our Church family
• A little friend taking Lord's Supper for the first time!
• A rainy day - yes, still a treat for me
• Warm sweats, hot coffee, and a hockey game with my husband.
• Quiet at home with my family.

344-369

Multitude Monday 27

Somehow last week I completely got confused as to what day of the month it was only to figure it out and be completely wrong.

Therefore, here is my list with no dates, but I did note things from each day...I think...

322. A fresh start to the week that feels like a fresh start in general

323. The delight of a 5 year old painting on canvas for the very first time!

324. The canvas creation gracing the living room, propped up on our piano....

325. ...and the delighted proud smiles of the artist.

326. The sale of our home appears to be moving right along. I am both excited and terrified.

327. A wonderful delivery of books.

328. Laughing at the eggplant disaster!

329. The joy of our CSA box being delivered to our door! No more trying to cross busy lanes of traffic to pick it up!

330. Prompting of the Lord to both more and deeper study. And the joy that is already bringing me!

331. Blood test- well, not actually the blood test, more the fact that she got it the first time, and it did not bruise - huge for me! Plus, I did not hyperventilate.

332. White chocolate mocha and donuts to share with my daughters to celebrate.

333. New children's books from grandma - she is so generous with us!

334. A book arriving from a dear friend! Such a treat from such a sweetie!

335. Dropping off the last of the paperwork to confirm that we are going forward with this house. The Lord has confirmed in so many ways that this is the house He has for us and has been so patient as we again and again have asked if this is the one.

336. Quilt fabric for Baby's big girl bed! (She is still in her crib though and is not even trying to crawl out, which is actually #337 now that I think about it!)

338. Perfect fabric for a certain 6 year old's birthday so that I can make napkins to match her theme!

339. And perfect fabric to make napkins for a friend's birthday that is coming up! It actually highlights an amusement that is very dear to both families!

340. My husband's mom's birthday is today and she is here to celebrate it. She is such a wonderful grandma that she insisted the girls help her open presents, and had more books for them, and was delighted with everything we did including.....

341. ...chinese food for supper...

342. ...and brownie with ice cream, whip cream and chocolate sauce for dessert.

343. The bone deep, heart confirmation that God really does love me.

Multitude Monday 26

Last week was a long, hard week. My list isn't as long this week because everything I am thankful for defined that day.

January 17 - An offer we made on a house was accepted after a particularly amazing time of prayer.

January 18 - Our classical conversation community of dear friends.

January 19 - No change on a echogram which is both good and sad, but for the good I am thankful,

- and for the sad I am so thankful that God is sovereign

January 20 - A thorough home inspection

January 21 - a God who is big enough to bear my pain and tears, offering comfort when there is none to be found anywhere else.

January 22 - Fun family night after a day of just doing nothing but being home together

- All the friends who email and comment saying they are praying for Miss Pear.

January 23 - Worshipping and praying with our Church family

- Date night!

312 - 321

Multitude Monday 25

January 11 - I am getting better at trimming little girl bangs!

- the snow that was supposed to start at lunch held off so I did not have to drive in it!

- MIL made supper and cleaned it up, very firmly but politely kicking me out of the kitchen

- A return to Classical Conversations and girls with such tender hearts that we could not possibly stay for lunch and let Grandma eat alone!

January 12 - the roads are not icy after that snow last night!

- Bedtime - too much snow excitement!

January 13 - husband is being given a great opportunity at work. I can write this here because when it posts on Monday it will be officially announced!

January 14 - gatorade, soft wipes, A&D ointment, and Amazon diaper delivery

- Skating class for everyone else.

January 15 - house hunting - even though it has been hard, we are grateful we can even be looking.

January 16 - worshipping and praying with our Church family

- our church family praying for Miss Pear's cardiology appt on Wednesday

300 - 311

Multitude Monday 24

January 3 - A dear friend calling with words to encourage us in our walk with the Lord.

-Dear little girls who want to play with Mommy's Christmas present - a Stomp Rocket

January 4 - A mother in law who really listens to me and hears what I say, and what I don't say.

- Miss Pear crying because she wants to be a good girl, she doesn't want to sin.

January 5 - Little girls tending my hurt hand with kisses and love

- The fact that I did not break my hand when I somehow bashed it into the doorframe while carrying a basket full of laundry.

- Homemade pasta for lunch (already made before the hand injury)

- My rice cooker - probably the only way we got supper that night. It saves me time all the time though.

January 6 - Little girls so eager to help mommy when she is injured.

- I did not break a single dish, and considering my clumsiness, that is amazing!

January 7 - Skating night went so well, Miss Pear is doing great! And seems to be building momentum in her ability! She is working so hard and having so much fun!

- Home safely in the rain with a quick stop for milk with the storm in the forecast.

January 8 - Waking up to bright sunny skies and news that the storm is delayed

- Clear roads for the trek to the airport to pick up my mother-in-law.

- A new snow shovel and de-icer, along with 2 child sized snow shovels and the two delighted girls who had to demonstrate how to use them...in the living room.

January 9 - Worship with our church family

- Following my daughter to the Lord's Supper knowing God has done a mighty work in her and is doing a mighty work in her.

- Listening to baby sing the Lord's prayer after she has been put to bed tonight

- The joy of a hot bath, a good book, and a cup of tea before bed.

Blessings 281 -299, and continually counting.

Multitude Monday 23

I count the blessings, the big and the small, the funny and the silly, and give thanks. The more I count the more I find and the bigger my heart feels, the greater the well of gratitude, the deeper the love for my Lord.

So each day I look for reasons to say thank you, and each day as I do I am reminded to be more vocal in my love for God and my family!

December 14 - We were safe and our power stayed on during a fierce wind storm. The wind was so strong that the rain sounded like hail as it pounded against our home.

December 15 - Wonderful surprise of Christmas place mats arriving in the mail!

December 16 - Baby said "I love you" all on her own, she initiated it, and followed it up with a hug.

December 17 - Big sister sharing her reading reward with her little sister because she is too young to learn to read yet and should not be left out!

December 18 - We are gifted with a piano that will be delivered tomorrow. It is a beautiful piano that is 105 years old.

December 19 - Baby says, "Worship, worship, I worship!"

Plus God prompted me to call and pray with a friend, and the timing was perfect, exactly what she needed.

December 20 - Buddy skate day with Miss Pear at her skating lesson! So much fun!

I stayed up to see the lunar eclipse and to wake everyone up. I sat reading my Bible at watching. Just as it was almost time for it to start the clouds moved in and we could not see anything! So I finished up reading and went to bed.

December 21 - Feeling so relaxed and Christmas is only a couple days away!

Plus a Christmas package we look forward to each year arrived! Despite the temptation I stashed it under the tree!

December 22 - Cookie baking afternoon - not that we need more cookies, we just wanted to!

Dear husband asks me what I need him to wrap, I say nothing, it is all done!

December 23 - Cookie decorating morning! We make a beautiful manger scene with mommy applying a layer of icing and the girls applying a layer of colored sugar!

Another special package arrives from friends!

The stack of Christmas cards

December 24 - The last 2 quilted Advent wreaths arrive. They are beautiful. Now both girls have their own and so do I!

Walking around during afternoon rest time looking for something to do - it is al done, and for the first time I know what it is like to be eagerly anticipating Christmas rather than racing to the finish

Christmas Eve service was beautiful and Miss Pear curled up next to me trying to sing a long to all the songs with her new reading skills.

December 25 - Jesus

The girls stopping in the middle of opening presents to sing songs to Jesus for His birthday.

December 26 - Miss Pear takes Lord's Supper for the first time, and we move our membership to our new church

December 27 - A day at home laughing, playing, and being silly - such a joy!

December 28 - The gift of my family

December 29 - Snow! But it stayed warm enough that we could pick up our CSA Box!

December 30 - The girls continuing joy in snow - they had not played in it or even scene it in person until we moved here.

December 31 - Chinese Food to Celebrate!

January 1 - Rose Bowl Parade

NHL Winter Classic hockey game

All the decorations come down

January 2 - Buttermilk pancakes, little girl smiles and husband's jokes

January 3 - A husband who does not feel great, but uncomplaining goes to work to provide for our family.

Numbers 249-280 and counting.

Multitude Monday 22

I lost my little list I keep during the week, something new I was doing, so this list is just off the top of my head!

237. Christmas shopping is done, we are just waiting for a couple orders to arrive

238. ...and the presents that need to be shipped are all gone except for 1 that is awaiting its second half, which is arriving on Wednesday.

239. ...and most of the presents are wrapped and under the tree, but that is mostly thanks to my favorite store that wraps everything for you but has excellent prices!

240. The Christmas tree has been up for almost 2 weeks and has not been completely redecorated by little people. Admired and touched, yes, but only 2 ornaments were removed.

241. The Christmas cards with pictures are ordered, the list of who will get them is prepared with addresses, so the hardest is done.

242. We did find a light up angel for our window. I am still on the look out for a nativity, but that can wait for next year.

243. Little girls who seem to grasp firmly that Christmas is about a lot more than gifts...

244. ...who are enjoying celebrating Advent and looking forward to Jesus' birthday.

245. A husband who likes to surprise me!

246. That we found rubber boots for all the girls in the house and new work shoes for my husband for Christmas, but he has them already because he could not wait.

247. A beautiful quilted Advent calendar where you add pieces to make a nativity that just arrived in the mail today - such a beautiful and special gift.

248. The indescribably Gift.

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221. A five-year-old's delight at seeing snow fall for the first time.

222. 1 st snow man for the girls that was all of 9 inches tall - our 2 year old tucked it under her arm and carried it around with her.

223. 1st snow day.

224. fuzzy mitts, warm hats, woolen socks

225. warm quilts

226. full pantry - no running to the store in bad weather

227. hot chocolate

228. tea on cold days

229. hot baths on cold evenings

230. great books to read snuggled under quilts

231. a thanksgiving paper chain that was long and mostly filled with things the girls were thankful for.

232. A Thanksgiving meal were everything turned out!

233. The joy of decorating the church with the other ladies!

234. The beginning of Advent!

235. Our homemade advent wreath

236. A time of waiting and preparing

Multitude Monday 20

208. The joy of rain and cool weather where I can clearly justify...

209. ...wearing beautiful sweaters I have had in my closet for more years than I care to count because it was too warm in Southern CA for them.

210. ...a pot of delicious soup with homemade bread.

211. ...a cup of hot tea any time of day, even with a book sometimes!

212. The joy of most people knowing how to drive in the rain around here - in Southern CA we would often choose to stay home when it rained because other drivers often made it dangerous!

213. The joy of friends.

214. The joy of feeding people - love doing that!

215. The joy of praising God with His people.

216. The joy of hearing His Word faithfully preached.

217. Little girls who squeel with delight when grabbed as they go by for a tickly, snuggly, huggy, giggly squeeze.

218. Good health care for the girls.

219. Friends who faithfully pray for us, especially praying for the girls and their health.

220. A Lord who is faithful and trustworthy.

Multitude Monday 19

Totally forgot to post this last week until Wednesday, so I just continued adding....

193. Another mom I was talking to at Classical Conversations just happening to know 2 excellent realtors in the area for us to talk to as we get ready to start looking for our home...and she would know, she was an agent for years!

194. She also asked if I would be interested in organic fuji apples at $0.60 a pound. Did I mention they were organic? I tried to not jump and down and squeal with delight as I requested a case.

195. Our new friends. It is hard to make new friends, but I see now how God is bringing them my way.

196. My 2 year old singing the first half of the nominative pronouns cheer. "I, you, he, she, it!"

197. Miss Pear singing the Lord's Prayer.

198. Baby joining her on the "amen"s.

199. My husband's very successful business trip.

200. The very delicious coffee from "Eataly" he brought me after carefully reading all the offerings and choosing the one he thought I would like best - he was right!

201. That everyone is on the mend from the yuck.

202. God's encouragement through His word.

203. The excellent doctors Baby will see this afternoon for her hip dysplasia check up - at this point she should just need to grow and as she does the hip socket should just catch up.

204. God's encouragement in prayer.

205. That God will never leave or forsake us.

206. The hugs of daughters.

207. The understanding of my husband who took care of so much when I was sick last week and kept sending me to bed early as he did dishes and tidied up.

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182. A Pumpkin Farm we visited on Saturday who opened despite the rain, and welcomed us to a morning of fun.

183. A quilt store with the perfect fabric to make a blanket to welcome a church friend's baby.

184. Little girls who want to help make the blanket because winter babies need blankets to keep warm.

185. The fascination of children. The construction work never fails to entertain.

186. A large variety of coloring pages in the internet to help feed the fascination. (Although if anyone can find a picture of a cement pumper truck to color, please send me the link!)

187. The faithful preaching of God's word.

188. The words of faith put to music.

189. A sweet daughter who wanted to make us lunch today - pizza. I only helped a little.

190. Fall leaves - I have missed the fall color those 11 falls spent in southern CA.

191. My family's sense of adventure and fun. It makes me spontaneous and adventurous when I am not.

192. An all knowing and loving God who put my family together, truly a special gift! The God and the family.

Multitude Monday 17

I fell off the Multitude Monday bandwagon when Monday was also Bible in 90 Days check in day, and let's face it, on a Monday a gal can only do so much! But I have to confess, having a thankful heart is much easier when you are writing it down throughout the week to post on Monday morning. But this one is written all in one sitting before I hit publish, so it should be interesting., but more importantly, it is a return to purposefully giving thanks in the craziness of life, of Monday.

171. A husband who knows I cannot do it all and while I was cleaning the bathroom Saturday came in to chat with me and while doing so cleaned the entire shower.

172. A husband who saw the gorgeous Le Creuset pot at Costco and bought it for me because he knows I love to cook, especially for our family, and love Le Creuset. It's new home is sitting on the stove, it is beautiful.

173. A daughter who wanted to wear the split skirt in her closet simply because I made it for her. She then asked what we could make next. She was thinking of something for her little sister.

174. My littlest who is not so little any more who came running up to me, turned her little face up to me and said, "kiss!"

175. The crew of construction vehicles that pulled up Friday to start preparing the lots in our neighborhood for new homes. The girls are so happy to watch - there are nose and finger prints all over the windows and I am thrilled.

176. Little girls who think I am a genius and want to help me with everything.

177. A loving God who gave me this wonderful family!

178. ...and who meets me in my weakness...

179. ...and who gives me a desire to do better in the most important roles in my life and then helps me.

180. A church family who understands that teaching children to worship is an act of worship and encourages us in that.

181. Another day to love God, love my family, and grow in grace.

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157. Ordinary Time. According to our pastor we are at the time in the church calendar called ordinary time. It is not Advent, Lent, we are not waiting for Pentecost. It is ordinary. And God is in it.

158. Miss Pear explaining scripture this morning. A little heart that gets it, it was sweet, it was funny, and I am pretty sure God was smiling...unless He was laughing really really hard!

159. The chance to talk to a couple at church whose unborn baby needs lots of prayer and offer some love and encouragement.

160. The chance to share my homemade bread with a family at church where the wife is having chemotherapy.

161. Being able to look out my windows and see the snowy mountains.

162. The little nose and finger prints of little people who were curious to look out too.

163. Celebrating Father's Day with my husband who really makes me want to celebrate.

164. Being encouraged to try new things by my husband who is my biggest cheerleader and when I ask if he is really sure about trying this he always says that he is because what is the worst that can happen? I always think that is a great point and go for it.

165. A bookshelf JUST FOR HOME SCHOOLING STUFF! Such a blessing.

166. A bigger shelving unit that is also stronger to hold my pantry items in the garage (we live in the Pacific Northwest where no one even has A/C, I don't anticipate it being a problem!)

167. New friends who are happy to see us and miss us if we are not there.

168. Old friends who miss us and call.

169. A God who is older than time, who is always there, and whose mercies are new every morning.

170. Being able to listen to my oldest sing Holy, Holy, Holy and my youngest do her best to sing the chorus of Jesus Loves Me...while she dances.

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145. Yesterday was our 11th anniversary. On one hand so much has happened, and we dated for over 4 years before getting married that it seems like it should be longer somehow, but on the other hand it seems like it was yesterday. Regardless, ours is a happy marriage and I am grateful.

146. We were able to go out just the two of us for supper even though the girls both had colds because my MIL was here to stay with the girls.

147. We went to one of our all time favorite restaurants! This is a big deal because they did not have them in California, but I guess we are just close enough to Canada.

148. Even though both girls had terrible colds they are on the mend.

149. We had donut day on Friday and it was tons of fun!

150. Miss Pear had an appointment with the new pediatician for her 5 year check up. When we talked about referrals to cardiologists the doctors was thinking through names and said that Miss Pear is TOO HEALTHY to see her favorite one as he is an interventionists, taking just the hard cases....we cheered!

151. More boxes are emptied and we really are down to the nitty gritty.

152. This new home is really starting to feel like home.

153. We sold our old home a couple weeks ago, it closed a few days late due to the lenders being late on providing paperwork, but it closed, and we are incredibly grateful.

154. I ordered most of the homeschooling supplies we need for kindergarten. There may still be a few add ons, but the bulk will be here late this week and then we can sit down, spread it out, and make decisions on the last little things. The big job part is done!

155. We hear that the libraries here are great, and plan to check into that this week!

156. God is faithful.

Multitude Monday 14

This year I knew what I was getting for Mother's Day, in fact, I got it early!

131. We moved to our new home as a family, I did not stay behind to sell the house, my husband did not go ahead to start work. My husband did come up for 2 nights to find our new home, but that was all the separation. We moved as a family, we stayed together.

132. We stayed together - our family does much better when we are together. When Daddy returns home at the end of the day you would think he was gone for weeks the way he is greeted. We are funny that way. We love being together.

133. Plus my family made all the meals, and a cake for me.

134. They did not do the dishes at the end of the day, just like I asked. I asked for them to be left, dishes can be washed any time, but let's play now. So opposite of what I usually do, the usual let's get the work done so we can play. A special treat.

But there was one gift I did not expect or know about, one gift that not even my husband knew about:

135. While the details are just for us, our almost 5 year old made it clear that Jesus is her's, and she is His. No prompting, nothing fancy, just the innocent questions and words of a child with Love in her heart.

136. A small glimpse from the Father that the seeds we carefully and deliberately sow into our daughters are already yielding great fruit. Such encouragement. Such confirmation of the words that apply for parenting: Do not let your hands grow weary, do not tire of doing good.

137. I have a family who loves God and each other.


We moved, and

138. We love our new home.

139. We can see the snow covered mountains out the windows! Something I always wanted, but had only told God.

140. We live so close to my husband's work that he can come home for lunch any time he wants.

141. Miss Pear is delighted that she can see "Christmas Trees" growing outside her window. For a girl who has only lived in Southern CA, this is huge.

142. We have a lovely yard for the girls to play in. Yesterday I put bubbles in the water table while we were playing outside and they had great fun flinging them around the yard.

143. We may have found our new Church home already. We love it, and plan on continuing to attend. If the Lord confirms this is the one, we will take the membership class in October. (Yes, we will take that long, we will not rush.)

144. The Lord moved us to a new home, a new city, a new state, and is already helping us to love it.

Multitude Monday 13

It has been a while since I posted for Multitude Monday, and it most certainly is not for lack of material or an ungrateful heart, it has been for lack of time to be still and reflective as well as on the computer at the same time!

119. My girls are healthy, and each day they get stronger. A miracle! Every day a miracle.

120. We were able to help the Children's Hospital where our girls were treated by being interviewed for their donor letter. Each direct mail piece raises between $125,ooo and $250,ooo. We are able to help make a difference.

121. The Children's Hospital here is helping us find the specialists we need at the Children's Hospital we are moving near.

122. The Children's Hospital we are moving near is an excellent hospital. While I pray that our girls health problems are behind them, should they need care it will be excellent, and they will have great doctors for their continued follow up care.

123. We sold our home. The first day on the market we got an offer, the second day on the market we got a second offer late that night, and the third day on the market we signed the second offer. We opened escrow this past Friday.

124. We have had wonderful neighbors here who we love dearly.

125. The new people buying our home already love it and the fruit trees we so carefully planted and loved.

126. Our neighbors have all agreed to lie to us if the new owners of our home pull out the fruit trees! :-) Yes, it would make me very sad if they did, but it truly sounds like they love them.

127. My wonderful husband is looking for a home for us to rent for a year so we have time to learn the area before we buy a new home. He has spent hours and hours researching and making calls. Now he is up there looking for us while I have the luxury of staying home with the girls, confident that he will find a great home for us.

128. The Lord blessed me with a husband who loves his family and takes wonderful care of us.

129. The Lord has provided abundantly in ways I could not see at the time during our time in Southern California.

130. The Lord is good, always.