Easter Thanks

 Easter.  The Resurrection.  In one moment, where a dead man breathed anew, the entire order of the world changed.  Humanity went from a dying people estranged from a Holy God to a people loved so completely that the very same God would purchase us back from slavery to sin with the blood of His very Life.  We were redeemed.  And so I sit again to count moments as redeemed for His glory.

#1795-1829

• Overtime and gas reimbursement equaling enough to pay off the rest of our insurance deductible for the year
• 2 Sunshine Radians and my already owned Graco SnugRide fitting 3 across in my Corolla Rear Facing
• Powering through the editing of my images from my last session.
• Clothing from Auntie Jen, always unexpected and always super cute
• Throw up bug #2 being far less sever than the first and only affecting Aeralind one time
• Bronwyn, Derek, and I unaffected by bug #2
• Babies holding hands during a meal
• Correct context and usage of the words "uh oh" as taught by Aunt Ruthie and Carol
• Amber's Simply Said launch party with grown-up conversation!
• Looking forward to hosting my own Simply Said Party :)
• Hosting a party giving me a firm deadline for completing the kitchen cabinets remodel
• Babies who sign :)
• Apple Butter
• Avocado
• Zoo play date canceled due to weather that caused me to invite myself to the farm to help with Easter celebration preparations
• Carol telling me of the Lord allowing her to cross one of the busiest roads in our town 3 different times with no traffic when she was grocery shopping when she wasn't feeling well.  What thankfulness!
• Washing tons of dishes
• Seeing how smart the girls are through Ruthie and Carol's eyes as Aeralind put away CDs and Bronwyn climbed a bar stool to stand on top and thieve food.
• Being told and watching how well the girls listen to no
• Ruthie and Carol finally witnessing the "smile cutely and wave" version of defiance
• Bronwyn's sign language and spoken language taking off and seeing how proud she is that she can communicate successfully
• Aeralind happily mopping the floor with a wet rag
• Washing tons of dishes, peeling dozens of eggs, making fruit salad, and peeling apples for pie to help Carol prepare for 70 guests
• Meeting Derek at Chick-fil-a for dinner
• Yummy non-rotten baby Carrots
• 71 people running in joyful chaos all over the farm
• Yummy food
• singing with 71 voices
• the girls riding a horse with Aunt Ruthie
• laughing at a pant-less Aeralind watching everyone outside the window and refusing to nap
• Hearing the Gospel on Easter- Oh, the Joy!
• Girls eating/teething on raw baby carrots
• laundry on the line
• A & B conquering all but two climbable surfaces of the 7 at the 2-5 year park. Scared me senseless at time... but they are so proud of themselves!
• A potential new client