I’m finally starting to feel on top of things after our travels last week.  We flew to Pennsylvania for the week of Thanksgiving (more about our trip coming soon!) and it’s been a whirlwind since.  

The first thing I need to say is – the Lord carried us every inch of the way last week and I’m beyond grateful.  Some of you know my history with air travel and I’m thankful to say this trip was uneventful in that area.  So many small kindnesses from the Lord at every turn – little things He orchestrated to make our trip smooth.  I’m still thanking Him for it all.  His love for us is so deep.  

The night we arrived home was very late so the next day, last Saturday, we spent almost the whole day resting and lounging around the house.  It was so nice.  We did some unpacking and I did a mountain of laundry, but it was nice to take it slow.  We did buzz out briefly to see some dear friends who were in town just one more day.  We met up at Focus on the Family to let the kids play at Whit’s End while we all chatted.  And, managed to get a group picture before we left.  

On Sunday we put up our tree before everyone went back to school and work.  After  the kids hung most of their ornaments, for the first time, there wasn’t a whole lot of room left on the tree for any of my ornaments or Kenny’s.  We were shocked!  One day, when the kids are grown and gone, there will be room on the tree.  But for now, I love that it’s full of memorable ornaments for the kids.  When I asked the kids what other Christmas decorations they wanted to put up that week, they answered, “All of it, mom!  We want to put all of it up!”  I was hoping to get away with just putting a few things up this year, but Kenny reminded me that one day the kids would be gone and we could put up as few decorations as we wanted.  For now, while it IS a lot of work, I’m glad the kids enjoy the decorations so much and it means something to them.  My mom reminded me that I was just like that as a kid.  So for now, we have Christmas decorations every where you turn.  And it’s festive and so much fun.