Count Your Blessings

This morning as I was standing at my dresser, (trying to find something, ANYTHING that fit me) and I was extremely frustrated. In my frustration I found myself wishing for my life to be different and blaming everyone but myself for the situation I found myself in. As I stood there in my robe, Brook who was lying on the bed behind me, let out the biggest squawk of delight. What a happy moment for her as she kicked and giggled. She was enjoying life to the fullest!

At that moment I was flooded with a sense of thankfulness. I have been given so very much and I had totally lost sight of it. Mentally I started making a list of all the things that God had blessed me with, and all of the sudden it didn't matter too much what clothes I wore today.

I am so very thankful for my Husband, Daughter and Family. I am thankful for the comforts of life that I enjoy: a warm home, (now that the furnace is fixed) plenty of food, a car that runs, and Trevor's stable job that provides money for these things. I am thankful that I live in a country that allows me freedom and a vote (even though I didn't because I was having a baby during the last election). I am thankful for a Christmas tree with presents heaped under it. And I am thankful for my savior Jesus Christ, and that he loved me enough to come to this earth in diapers, and die on a cross for me.

I am blessed, and remembering that keeps my life in perspective.

Showered

On Saturday, December 13th Brooklyn and I were showered with gifts again. This time by the ladies of the Boissevain MB Church. We were very blessed. It was humbling to be the recipients of so many gifts from ladies that we are just getting to know. I was so encouraged by how many people showed up. I think there were about 30 ladies, all of whom have very good taste. We were given so many nice things. It took me all evening to go through all the clothes, toys and blankets. Brook is going to be the best dressed little girl in town! We were also given a very nice play pen. It is the Cadillac of play pens with a change station and mobile included. I hope we will get a chance to use it this christmas. My Mom came out for the shower which was really nice, but she had to split right after due to deteriorating weather conditions.

It has been a bit overwhelming the last two months as we have been showered and farewelled and installed. We have felt so appreciated and loved throughout all of the changes that have happened in the last few months, but we have been the center of a lot of attention. I am looking forward to being one of many again, and enjoy making a big deal about someone else. Don't get me wrong, I have appreciated every one of these events and the people that have organized them, but I am glad to be "normal" again. Now that we have finally got most of our possetions unpacked and gotten used to most aspects of our new house it is starting to feel like home. It sure hasn't taken long and that is a blessing in itself.

Installing Trevor

On December 7th there was a service at the Church to "install" Trevor as the new youth pastor. They asked Trev if he would commit to doing his best and serving the church and community to the best of his ability. We had a bunch of family come out to support us. We were surprised that they all made the long drive out, and we appreciate it a lot.

After the service we all had lunch together at the church. The original plan was to eat at our place but there were just to many of us! We ate some good food and my Mom brought a birthday cake for my sister and I. There was also some really good pie that gave the cake some competition.

Afterwards we got to show our new place to everyone. It was really fun to be able to have so many people in our house and still have room for more.

Rest

Wow! Last night Brook slept for the entire night! I had forgotten what it was like to stay in bed for more than 4 hours at a time. I put her to bed at 11 pm and she woke up at 7 am. This morning we are both alive, awake, alert, and enthusiastic. I know it likely won't be a regular every night occurrence, but hey, we'll take what we can get.

My body is definitely not used to that much sleep at one time. I woke up with a bit of a headache. The kind of headache that I used to get on Saturday mornings when I was a kid and I had slept for 14hrs. (those days are long gone)

I am a little bit .... paranoid at times. I wake up during the night looking for Brook in the bed, thinking that she is wrapped up in the blankets somewhere. Eventually I will wake up enough to realize that she is in the crib across the hall and I can stop searching. Well, last night I woke up at her regular feeding times, and laid in bed wondering when she would wake up. Finally at 6:30 in the morning I had to make sure she was OK. I snuck into her room and she was fast asleep. She was so asleep that I had to put my hand on her chest to feel her heart beat to know she was alive. She had a wonderful deep sleep. I had a good sleep too, just a little interrupted.