October Blessings

As October comes to a close I can't figure out where it went. But I do know that even in the blur that was this month, God has been very gracious to us and blessed us far more than we deserve. Here is a picture of the blessings we have experienced this month.

1. Productive school day
2. Malachi attempting to nurse and doing OK with it
3. Spending time with the middle boys
4. Singing with the kids
5. Evening with Jim before a long week
6. Ryan and Becca coming to help for the day
7. Hearing about work in Asia
8. Catching up with Brian and Karine
9. "Blue Bloods"
10. Jim enjoying class
11. Jim being home at dinner time
12. Jamey and Lillian working on science together
13. Working on business
14. Encouragement to reach out
15. Time with the younger boys
16. Everyone at CG and the kids doing well
17. Meeting Jim for lunch at school
18. Running errands
19. Good milk production
20. Getting work going again
21. Talking future with Jim and hearing his thoughts
22. Good nutrition visit
23. Uploading pictures
24. Ordering pictures to change the wall
25. A little time to write
26. Getting into co-op with the kids helping
27. Talking with Tara
28. Free spaghetti for dinner
29. Jim coming home early
30. Playing "LOTR Trivial Pursuit"
31. Cleaning and organizing the entire living room
32. Jim cleaning the kitchen
33. Getting most of to-do list done for the week
34. Great sermon on how we're all messed up
35. Sunday class encouragement
36. Time to really talk with Jim
37. Watching a movie together
38. Having a good day with the kids
39. Working on Box Tops
40. Getting addresses
41. Kids working well
42. Neo singing Noah
43. Good postpartum appt
44. Being encouraged in my knowledge of birth
45. Getting groceries with the baby
46. Catalogs
47. Free Starbucks
48. Good CG discussion on vulnerability
49. Getting party set up
50. God opening my eyes more and open wrestling with Him
51. Jamey asking to take a nap and to do housework
52. Learning more balance
53. Fun Norwex party
54. New customer
55. Catching up with Candice
56. New Pizza place
57. Jim planning date night
58. Good writing group
59. Catching up with Sisters
60. First time to a pumpkin patch
61. Time with our community
62. Fun pictures
63. Getting to bed early
64. Good sermon on growing in Spiritual maturity
65. Jim seeing to make the best decision for all
66. Restful afternoon
67. "The Chase:
68. Good Dentist appt
69. Neo taking steps!
70. Cleaning the majority of the kitchen
71. Getting packed
72. Haircuts for all the boys
73. Having a calm spirit
74. Productivity for being home without Jim
75. Good intense discussion at CG
76. Challenging each other
77. Kids doing well all day
78. Going to eat lunch with Jim at work
79. Time with Gage
80. Being available to help
81. Unexpected blessings
82. Comfy Cow with Sara
83. Finishing a couple of projects
84. Lillian having time with Jim
85. Learning to let go of perfection
86. Being reminded what's important
87. Getting to co-op early
88. Being in Karate
89. Jim being able to help in the afternoon
90. Getting on the road by 3 pm
91. Kids sleeping in the car
92. Caravaning with Becca and Ryan
93. Chick-fil-A Breakfast with Max
94. Relaxing afternoon
95. Time with cousins
96. Seeing FBC Smyrna Family
97. Seeing Noemi
98. Unexpected gift
99. Great sermon on giving our whole life to God
100. Shower for Rachel and Becca
101. Time with Brit
102. Jim having breakfast with Jeff
103. Getting on the road early
104. Talking with Jim while driving
105. Encouragement
106. Making good time
107. McDonald's with good inside playground
108. Nehemiah saying "amen", singing, dancing and walking
109. Meal night at CG
110. Catching up with Meagan
111. Surprise big Norwex order
112. Closing out 1 party
113. Jim working an extra 4 hours
114. Getting through a really busy day without too much incident
115. God protecting our teeth
116. Being able to be honest without losing it
117. Playdate with Shannon & Gage, Courtney & Asher
118. Doing some much needed work
119. Talking with the kids
120. Nursery 4th hour at co-op
121. Working on clearer scheduling
122. Aldi's pizza for dinner
123. Sleep
124. Helping out Will and Abby and getting to know them more
125. Relaxing afternoon
126. Talking with Alicia
127. God providing
128. Good sermon on abundance
129. Learning about worshiping as a couple
130. Advocate training- learning more about encouraging workers
131. Solutions to issues in the house
132. Jim getting to work on school
133. Time to work together in the office
134. Good OT
135. Family movie night