Dear Children, you would think you would try harder to not be naughty this close to Christmas. You did better today.
Dear Kade, you got sick with a cold, which for you means a horrible cough, trouble breathing and four days home resting. Poor guy.
Dear School Activities, so busy. Hailey did great as a ghostbuster in her school drama play. Hazel was so cute as a snowflake in her concert and Avary did great in her western themed concert. There were school parties, gift exchanges, pancake breakfasts, on and on. Will attended a concert for Becca, Emi, and Liam also. Apparently Liam had a rash, was the 12th day of Christmas up front the whole time wiggling and making the funniest faces as he tried not to scratch.
Dear Town Party, there was Santa in the park. I took the kids, there was jumpers, booths, kettlecorn, cocoa. The kids played on the playground. They said the line was too long to see Santa, I wasn't too disappointed. He did depart in a helicopter on his way back to the north pole, they take things seriously here.
Dear Ward Party, Will was the narrator for the live nativity, and the kids were a wise man, the donkey that carried Mary (literally), and three angels. This time they ran to see Santa and ALL of them sat on his lap just for the treat bag of goodies. That line was long also. Hazel went a little nuts at the end and was climbing ladders and jumping of the stage landing on Will. Hence the nickname
hazelnut.
Dear Gift Wrapping, for 7 kids. It is overwhelming! They each are only getting a couple small things, but it adds up and I've spent hours and my back and everything else is aching. And I'm not done!
Dear Avary, you are so sweet. You asked me to take you to the store so you could buy everyone a gift with your own money that you have been saving. You put thought into each person as you picked their gifts and then you wrapped them all by yourself. I took you to get a hot chocolate while we were out. It was fun spending some time with you. Also! You got a haircut! A cute little bob, I love it! You look so cute
. Dear W+B, I don't know where I would be without you. Thankyou so much for being such good friends to me. Thank you for talking with me for hours late at night when I really needed a friend. Heavenly Father is so good to me to place people like you in my life.
Dear Will, I loved listening to you sing at your concert. I love to see you use your talents. We have talked so much this week. Thank you for doing the dishes and cleaning the boys room. I love that when it is raining you get out your umbrella and walk the kids to school. I love You.
Dear Self, you know I always seem to be able to take more than I think I can handle. I don't want it. Some things hurt. But I know the Lord loves me and He won't ever leave me. Especially at this time in my life that just happens to fall in the Christmas season, I am so very grateful for my Savior. And so very grateful for what I KNOW. For nothing in this world can ever change what I know to be true in my soul. How our Father sent His Son. And how much our Savior truly loves us. For how much they both sacrificed for each. one. of us. Whatever the Lord asks me to do in this life, and when I feel like I am just not capable, I am so thankful that I have felt His love and that is forever in my soul. I am grateful that I never gave up pleading with my Father in Heaven and that I continued to seek out my Saviors love -until- I was able to push past all the things in this world and truly feel them there. Even when I have so far to go, they are always there.
