December Blessings

As we close out 2016 I am reminded that I have so many things for which to be grateful. God has blessed us far more than He should and I'm so thankful. This month is no exception. Here is a small glimpse of the amazing blessings God has bestowed upon our family this month. I can't wait to see how God will bless 2017!

1. Taking a day off to rest and heal
2. Really awesome Norwex deals
3. More sales
4. Working on calendars
   
5. Snuggling with my babies
6. Eating left overs
7. Time with the Felix family
8. Kids excited to hang out with friends
9. Pizza
10. Encouragement
11. Wisdom
12. Kindred Spirit
13. Women's gift exchange
    
14. Lillian participating in the gift exchange
15. Catching up with people
16. Jamey cleaning the kitchen
17. Organizing the pantry
18. Great sermon on our need for God and how Christmas should disturb us
19. Talking with kids over lunch
20. nap
21. Talking
22. Nice family time
23. Feeling more rested
24. God's great grace
25. Working with Jamey
26. Productivity
27. New Norwex
28. Having Jim home
29. Working on our room
30. Jamey getting caught up
31. Teaching kids to clean and organize
32. Getting everything set up for surgery
33. Getting budget in order
34. Ordering pictures
35. Jim getting the day off
36. Victor hanging out with the kids
37. Surgery going as planned
38. Jim keeping the kids off so I could sleep
    
39. Jim waking up to get my meds for me in the middle of the night
40. Jim working with the kids
41. Getting caught up with school work
42. Kids doing well with me unavailable
43. Jim taking care of everything
44. Being able to go to church
45. Seeing Tara
46. Restful afternoon
47. Time to talk with Jim
48. Surgery site healing well
49. Getting laundry done
50. Getting Monday work done
51. Time to work with the middle boys
52. Book club!
53. Ashley being available to pick me up 
    
54. Brienne coming to book club
55. Jim being off another day and taking care of me
56. Working on emails
57. Christmas party at CG
58. Fun Time
59. Fruit basket
60. Time to read
61. Working upstairs
62. Feeling more normal
63. Costco
64. Going to bed at a decent hour
65. Working through feelings
66. Good day without Jim at home post surgery
67. Being with the kids
68. Time to write
69. Movie
70. Working on normality
71. Handkerchiefs
72. Blogging community
73. Finishing the week strong
74. Middle boys drawing
75. Kids helping around the house
76. Growing together
77. Praying all night
78. God sustaining me through the day
79. Time to journal at Panera
80. God working on my heart
81. Finishing upstairs
82. Doing haircuts
83. Washing hair
84. Good sermon on humility
    
85. God growing my heart in humility
86. Talking through sermon as a family
87. Painting nativity together
88. Hanging stockings
89. Waking at 7
90. God's mercy
91. Jim getting replacement phone for FREE!
92. Good milk production
93. Getting addresses and envelopes addressed
94. Running errands as a family
95. Cheap Chick-fil-A
96. Cleaning kitchen together
97. Aldi pizza
98. Learning not to let time dictate and teaching kids this
    
99. Reading together
100. Free ice cream
101. Jim having his phone at work
102. Christmas cards
103. Neo using words clearly
104. Snuggling with Malachi
105. Growing in wanting to work hard and desiring orderliness
106. Nehemiah kisses
107. Malachi turning 4  months
108. Parents getting here safely
109. American Baking Show
110. Family time
111. Starting a new book
112. No alarm
113. Planning day
114. Sharing dreams and ideas
     
115. Panera
116. Free Refills
117. Encouraging others
118. Fun family day
119. Cookies and cocoa
120. Latkes and Donuts
121. Christmas Eve Service
122. Presents
123. Duck dinner
124. Cake 
125. 1st night of Hanukkah
126. Time and a half
127. Boys getting to go to a movie with grandparents
128. Baking with Lillian
129. Remembering the incarnate God!
     
130. Low key day
131. Finishing Don Quixote!!!!!
132. Girl's day out
133. Yummy brunch
134. Seeing Moanna
135. God growing my heart
136. Shopping
137. God's provision
138. Seeing Rogue One with Jim
139. Date night
140. No TV!!!!!
141. Nehemiah turning 18 months!
142. Hard work
143. Lessons from Hanukkah
144. Growing in knowledge of God
145. Writing in journals
146. Learning to repent to my kids
147. Nehemiah praying
148. Kids doing puzzles together
149. Psalm 90
150. God challenging my heart
151. God's peace

     

     Malachi's First Christmas and Hanukkah

152. Teaching my kids
153. Prayer
154. Getting work completed
155. Finishing Chronicle of a Death Foretold
156. Reading 11 classics
157. Lunch with Sara
158. Christian Studies
159. Talking to Noemi
160. Prepping for 2017
161. Meeting Donna
162. Getting a few things sold
163. God's provision