sunday afternoon

After a great holiday stretch full of meaningful celebration & family time,  I decided to plan a "nothing weekend" {defined by nothing on the calendar} sometime in January. With a stomach bug upon our clan, that weekend kind of just planned itself the past couple days!  I would never wish sickness on anyone, especially my kids, but the rest, reflection, & general laying around is good for all of us once in a while. (Tait yesterday: "I don't know what I ate too much of, but I ate too much of something!") So here I am on a sunday afternoon in a quiet house, sorting thru a couple old pictures and feeling so thankful.

Indigo trying out a hula hoop this summer.

We got to enjoy some time with Trent's parents & Derek when he came for a visit. 

Hey there, blue eyes! Sweet little redhead.

Sometimes you just have to halt the housework & take a picture of something beautiful. 

A fancy supper to celebrate Trent's birthday. This man is a hero and the kids loved making supper fancy with pie & cloth napkins to let daddy know how awesome he is. 

love this

A fun chance to snap a sibling photo. My brothers look so handsome here! And Nat & Ti, you guys look cute too. I so appreciate my fam. 

10 years! 10 and a half by now, actually. We got to celebrate with some dear friends on a cruise which i plan to post about eventually. Trent surprised me by wearing a tux on one of the Cruise Elegant nights, and this was a quick shot on a windy deck. I'm so thankful for Trent-he is godly, mature, creative, and makes me laugh like no one else. Indi said this picture "does not look like mommy & daddy"?

Thankful, too, for what the Lord is doing in your life, my life, and the way He holds the world together. His ways are good and more & more I see the beauty of the amazing gift of my sins being forgiven and new life. He truly is making all things new.  Cheers to a new year infused with grace