My Abba Father's smile...

  These past couple of days have been really special. Time & time again it felt like God was just smiling down and I saw Him answer prayer in so many ways.  I felt His love through the dear family & friends He allowed me to see, make memories, & reconnect with. 
  This Sunday was my commissioning and we were able to have my Grandparents, my Aunt Carolyn, our neighbor lady & friend Penny, her two grandsons, & another neighbor Donna over for lunch. We had a wonderful time.

Monday was definitely one of the best Mondays ever. [true story] We started out the morning doing a family photo shoot & what fun we had! Lots of laughter & well smiles of course. More than that it was making memories as a family! I don't have those pictures, but most of y'all will see them in the future. =)

Then in the afternoon I got to milk cows with my childhood bestie & amazing friend. [milking cows together goes way back for us two =] Tis so much fun... I don't think I had milked since I was 17, so it was about time that I was in the barn again. =]

Then I ended the evening by meeting one of my dearest friends half-way. We sat & talked for hours and ended our time together with prayer. It did my heart a world of good... I'm so thankful that 4 years ago God let our paths cross. She blesses my life in so many ways.

Tuesday... My DE family [minus the Dad] & my 3 students came to visit. We had a grand time! The girls hit it off with my sister. They were just laughing & having fun all day long. We had lunch outside & it was good to sit by the fire & catch up with Cynthia. Also getting to play with Jamie again & be called Iya was so special. My cousin then came later in the afternoon & it was so good to connect with her again as well. It just was a really delightful day!

Then today God worked it out that I could meet with my friend Hannah for lunch. :) It was good to see her again & to [once again] catch up on life. So thankful for the friends God has blessed me with.

And now it's the evening before my last day at home for awhile. God is & has been so good. It's hard to believe that tomorrow is the last day that my whole family will be together for a long time. [unless God has other plans] So it's with bittersweet emotions that I look forward to tomorrow. I know God is at work, I know His will is the best place to be, [& I am excited about that] yet it's going to be hard to say good-bye. So if you think of my family & I tomorrow... whisper a prayer. 

until next time... [God's almost Canadian girl =]