Overwhelmed with Joy

On Wednesday I was the recipient of some very generous gifts from our house church family in honor of my birthday. You may be thinking they were a week early and you're correct. Tom did his best to make sure he was giving our co-leader the correct date but gave Rachel's birthday (mar 22) instead of mine (mar 26). Abby was glad it wasn't her mistake! It is humbling to be on the receiving end of such gifts. They showered me with cards, flowers, gift cards to 2 different Italian restaurants as well as a VISA credit card with $100 on it!

This Sunday we will be celebrating Rachel's 26th birthday with a roast beef dinner and plenty of mashed potatoes. I know Maggie's mouth is watering for the potatoes. (Maggie, I'll try to have a new batch ready when you come next month).


Last night I got to babysit for both of my grandchildren while Rachel and Jason had a mini date. Gideon took to a bottle without a thought. He actually had his eyes opened for half the time he was with me. We're starting to bond. Reagan loved eating her vegetable soup and watching her baby Einstein dvd. We replayed the "twinkle, twinkle little star" song over and over again. Her top teeth are almost fully in and she looks so cute.


There is much excitement ahead in April as we get to spend time with family from PA, VA, FL, MA, GA, and OH. What a blessing.