Random Things That Brought Me Joy This Week

I opened up a birthday card (it had gotten buried in our mail basket...land's sakes, what a disaster) and the card said,"Dear Christina (written by the sender) Hoping you will find renewed joy in old-fashioned pleasures and simple treasures  Warm Wishes on Your Birthday  Love in Christ (signed by a sweet woman from my church family in Richmond)".  How special and timely was that?!  I cried.

Michaela believes that I am a pretty good seamstress, even though I don't know what the heck I'm doing and make it up as I go along. 

Christian had a great day, and a great few days, really.  He has been positive, helpful, and pretty cheerful.  I've watched him literally making a choice to do the right thing when he could have done something else (for example, gotten angry in a particular situation and stomped away).  I think Karate is very good for him, and am excited to watch him grow in these areas.  Proud, too.  (Yes, I did tell him so!)

Eliana tells me she loves me any old time.  She can make me want to pull my hair out, but...she can be so, so sweet.

I redid Eliana's Fall Fun Fest costume, and am very glad that I did.  I learned as I went along a better way (figured it out) and decided to go back and fix it.  It looks much better.

If I could have recorded the bedtime silliness tonight, I would have.  For posterity..."So...Buddy the dinosaur, from The Dinosaur Train, creates a giant robot spider to fight Mr. Incredible, and it ends up in the Wizard of Oz!"  And then,"And Buddy says...'Let's all get together and figure it out!  Figure it out!  Figure it out!'"  Hysterical (HYSTERICAL) laughter.  Squealing, giggling, and did I mention hysteria?

Forgiveness is a beautiful and mysterious thing.