Well today was a rough day... said good-bye (for now) to a dear dear friend... she and her family are headed stateside for a year-long furlough which means we won't see each other again this side of the equator. God was so amazing to bless me with her friendship... just makes it really hard to say good-bye... so amidst all the emotional rollercoasterness that's going on inside right now, the thankfulness is harder to come by today... but I'm determined, so here I go:
Tonight I'm thankful for...
donut holes this morning with Kaitlynn in between her sweet hugs and big smiles.
Rosaria, the new teenage girl who helps me with my groceries on Saturday... scouting out the best prices and making vendors do me right :)
the left over Mother's Day flowers that Jenny so sweetly (and beautifully) arranged in a marshmallow creme jar that took me by surprise at just the right moment and made me smile!
Mercy's sweet chubby arms wrapped around my neck... and her farewell waves with Patience from their balcony until Nathan and I were out of sight.
Denise.
A baby who's asleep.
the night-time cup of coffee that's kicking in to get me through the boys' bedtime routine.
(and my most thankful moment of all day... after I had completely lost it and yelled at my kiddos)... Grant coming into the kitchen when I called him, me down on my knees to ask for forgiveness for yelling, and him coming up, wrapping his loving arms around his mommy and patting me on the back softly over and over again while I cried... and not the sweet soft cries, the ugly I'm glad I didn't scare my kid cries...
It's been quite a day huh?
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Friday, May 28, 2010
Thankful... day 5
Tonight I'm thankful for...
an amazingly productive morning (even with Nathan in tow :)
Nathan playing well and enjoying his visit to his new preschool.
Sonia's safety after her purse was stolen last night on the street.
the red marker that marks off another day down until Gary comes home :)
Bolivian sisters taking the initiative to set up a prayer meeting at the same time that the stateside conference was starting to ask for blessings over everyone's efforts and time together.
Nathan's sweet desire to pray with everyone during that prayer time.
the promise of a last breakfast with dear friends, American style donuts, and getting to meet sweet Kaitlynn for the first time :)
new pirated movies to keep me and the boys entertained... hey, don't judge... and speaking of new movies :)
an amazingly productive morning (even with Nathan in tow :)
Nathan playing well and enjoying his visit to his new preschool.
Sonia's safety after her purse was stolen last night on the street.
the red marker that marks off another day down until Gary comes home :)
Bolivian sisters taking the initiative to set up a prayer meeting at the same time that the stateside conference was starting to ask for blessings over everyone's efforts and time together.
Nathan's sweet desire to pray with everyone during that prayer time.
the promise of a last breakfast with dear friends, American style donuts, and getting to meet sweet Kaitlynn for the first time :)
new pirated movies to keep me and the boys entertained... hey, don't judge... and speaking of new movies :)
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Thankful... day 4
Tonight I'm thankful for...
the roast that turned out great for lunch :)
dear friends stopping by with flowers to wish me a Happy Mother's Day!
the fact that today I didn't drink the whole pot of coffee by myself :)
getting to talk to my hubby.
internet that allows me to still feel connected to the outside world, no matter how many hours a day I spend with three little boys in this apartment.
the fact that I didn't do one load of laundry today!
sweet little boy arms that encircle my mommy neck while they whisper in my ear... you're my mommy... I love you!
the roast that turned out great for lunch :)
dear friends stopping by with flowers to wish me a Happy Mother's Day!
the fact that today I didn't drink the whole pot of coffee by myself :)
getting to talk to my hubby.
internet that allows me to still feel connected to the outside world, no matter how many hours a day I spend with three little boys in this apartment.
the fact that I didn't do one load of laundry today!
sweet little boy arms that encircle my mommy neck while they whisper in my ear... you're my mommy... I love you!
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Thankful... day 3
Roast cooking in the crock-pot for Mother's Day lunch tomorrow!
Grant finally realizing he's a big brother and really starting to interact with Joshua.
Watching Grant's big bear paws pat his little brother on the head (shockingly gently I might add :)
The fact that no one killed each other even though by 9 o'clock this morning we had been in 5 time-outs and had 2 spankings.
Nathan coming in and telling me that "Grant hurt his head because he was running around CRAZY like a Jo-Jo"
Joshua's sweet smile coming back after the sickies.
A good long nap.
Fresh avocados.
Nathan excited about going shopping with me tomorrow... and on that note, sleep would be a good thing for said shopping outing :) night night!
Grant finally realizing he's a big brother and really starting to interact with Joshua.
Watching Grant's big bear paws pat his little brother on the head (shockingly gently I might add :)
The fact that no one killed each other even though by 9 o'clock this morning we had been in 5 time-outs and had 2 spankings.
Nathan coming in and telling me that "Grant hurt his head because he was running around CRAZY like a Jo-Jo"
Joshua's sweet smile coming back after the sickies.
A good long nap.
Fresh avocados.
Nathan excited about going shopping with me tomorrow... and on that note, sleep would be a good thing for said shopping outing :) night night!
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Thankful...
In the spirit of keeping my attitude positive while I'm holding down the fort, I thought I'd take a sec every night to write down a few things from the day that I'm thankful for (as opposed to dwelling on the craziness that is my life for the next three weeks :)
Nathan dancing his little booty out to Mama Mia :)
Grant's belly laugh whenever we play!
Jenny who takes such great care of my boys so that I can get things down outside the house and catch a quick nap too!
Joshua's feeling better... seems like his little nose is drying up so that means he's sleeping better.
Renan (a brother from church who has a taxi) who picks up Nathan everyday from school so that I know someone that I trust is bringing him home safe and sound.
Chocolate leftovers from last night's movie night.
A new disc of Lie to Me to keep me distracted after the boys go to bed.
New flip tops on the boys juice boxes... you'd understand this if you had been cutting open the corner of juice boxes for the last five years to have them gush all over you, or the counter, or the floor!
That one of my dear friends gets to take home her new daughter tomorrow :)
The gumption to get in bed before midnight... here I go :)
Nathan dancing his little booty out to Mama Mia :)
Grant's belly laugh whenever we play!
Jenny who takes such great care of my boys so that I can get things down outside the house and catch a quick nap too!
Joshua's feeling better... seems like his little nose is drying up so that means he's sleeping better.
Renan (a brother from church who has a taxi) who picks up Nathan everyday from school so that I know someone that I trust is bringing him home safe and sound.
Chocolate leftovers from last night's movie night.
A new disc of Lie to Me to keep me distracted after the boys go to bed.
New flip tops on the boys juice boxes... you'd understand this if you had been cutting open the corner of juice boxes for the last five years to have them gush all over you, or the counter, or the floor!
That one of my dear friends gets to take home her new daughter tomorrow :)
The gumption to get in bed before midnight... here I go :)
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