We had a whirlwind of a week starting with the celebration of my oldest daughters' 11th birthday! To say that we are Thankful for Evie Jo and Lucy would be the biggest understatement. Their humble beginning came on Tuesday, November 20, 2001. They weighed a COMBINED 2 lbs. 6.5 oz. and were the tiniest things we had ever seen. Why God chose to allow them to live, thrive, grow to love Him and allow us to have the privilege to raise them, we will likely never know. But we are Thankful! We started the day horseback riding with Evie Jo's amazing violin instruction, Ms. Emmie. They decided on Melting Pot for their birthday dessert and ice skating for their activity the following day. We all had a blast! Happy Birthday my precious Evie Jo and Lucy!
We are also Thankful for all of the donations that were given for our "Garage Sale for Orphans." But, what good are donations if no one comes to shop? Which leads me to yet another reason to be Thankful...garage sale shoppers! Between the generous donations and the shoppers, we were able to raise more than $1000 (wowzers!) to go towards bringing 3 orphans home to their forever families. THANKFUL!
Our life is going to be CRAZY the next couple of weeks! The oldest girls are in their first theater production, The Little Mermaid Jr., and we have many nights of rehearsals and early calls on show nights. But as this Christmas season approaches, I pray that I can take time to reflect on the true reason for my Thankfulness, my Savior Jesus!
