lately

Lately, these are the gifts, not the ones I want, but the ones He's already given me.

Silly games that they all enjoy


Lazy days of pajamas throughout the day since his tonsils and adenoids were removed.
The resilience of a boy again and again
Watching and helping them create
Little ones to clean up after

The way Winkle buries his head in my neck for comfort and love

The way Minkle snuggles deep under my arm

Covered with children as we read book after book on the couch

Hearing them belly laugh after silly songs as they repeat, "again!"

Kisses and hugs in the morning, as if it's been a week of mornings

The opportunity to show the love of Christ to their birth mom and dad

The warmth of food, going to plate to belly, that I didn't prepare

The knowing, as the Word of God is shared during the day with littles, it won't return void

The goodness of a church family

The help of a mom

The enjoyment of time spent with just him, the one who I've been blessed to spend 12 years of marriage with

The way he and I can laugh across the table over the little things

The way God always shows up in our everyday