HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MEGAN!!

Wow, my "baby" is turning 27 today!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MEGAN!! We're going to see her tonight and take her out for supper...not sure where yet...her choice. A couple of particular memories from 27 year ago...

We had spent the last 2 weekends in a row staying at my sister's in town because of bad weather. We were living about 12 miles outside of town and didn't want to risk getting stuck. We were headed out for the 3rd weekend when we were pretty sure I'd be going to the hospital instead, so we dropped off Kelli and Tabbi at my parents and went to town. It was snowing AGAIN. Megan was born at 2:41 a.m. and I remember around 3:something holding her all wrapped up, looking out the window and seeing the fresh white snow falling and no activity anywhere. It was a really peaceful feeling. The drive home was anything but peaceful...4 wheel drive over bad roads and almost in the ditch at the end of our driveway. She was definitely "worth it". :)

Anyway, we all love you, Megan, and are so very thankful for you and Greg and excited to get you both settled in closer to home!!!

Special Time

It's been a special weekend. Whiteout conditions yesterday morning kept Megan in Harlan and she wasn't scheduled to work today either. Jon has been home most of the weekend as well. We've been working on some Christmas preps, house cleaning, laundry, ordinary stuff. But as a mom with all her children grown it's been a rare privilege to have one on one time with Megan for a stretch of time...it's been a blessing to my heart. We're praying for clear weather and roads for Kelli's family to drive down here Tuesday night, and really looking forward to all being together on Thursday. We will greatly miss Greg, and we're thankful for his good neighbors who will be taking good care of him on Christmas Day.

Thought for the day

Went to church this morning to see the Christmas program. It was very well done and we were glad it included a chance for the congregation to sing carols as part of the program. There are few things more Christmas-y than a stage full of children singing and saying their parts. They did a great job, and it stirs up all kinds of memories of my girls in their programs. I'm glad they were in all those programs and have those memories, too.

Megan's Here!

It's Megan's turn for a little spoiling. She came here last night after work and is coming again tonight after work. She leaves by 6:00 in the morning to get back to work again, but I get a little time to feed and spoil her...tonight we're having roast with potatoes, onions, and carrots in the crock pot. It's hopefully a little better than a frozen whatever.

Things are getting a little more normal paced at work just in time for a holiday followed by month end...then I'll be behind again for a little while. That's okay, it happens every month. I am looking forward to having Thursday off even though we won't "have Thanksgiving" till Sunday. I do work Friday unlike some lucky people I know!!

Thought for the day

We really have SO MUCH to be thankful for it's really hard to put it together in our heads just how blessed we are---especially compared to other parts of the world and culture. And on top of that we have Jesus (in any part of the world and culture), but we have such an abundance of freedom and resources. How can we share with the neighbor, the poor, the orphan, the widow, the immigrant (legal or otherwise), the lonely, the sick, the rejected, then the world some part of what we are blessed with? It seems staggering to even consider in big terms, but can we each find one way to share some part of what we have?