As I've been thinking about Thanksgiving over the past couple of weeks, I've had this song pop into my head more than once--
Count your blessings, name them one by one,
Count your blessings, see what God hath done!
Count your blessings, name them one by one,
*Count your many blessings, see what God hath done.
This is one of my favorite songs to sing in church. I've already written about many of our blessings, but here are a few more to end our month of thankfulness.
I'm very glad that my kids have two great-grandmothers. I've had fun teaching them about how we are related to everyone in our family. You know, "she is MY mom, but SHE is her mom....." and so on. I'm not sure they really get it yet anyway.
This is my Nanny. My kids totally adore her and she's crazy about them! We don't get to see her often enough, but they are always talking about her. When anyone sneezes, you'll always hear, "Nanny says scat," followed by a giggle. And lots of random "Nanny's silly!" comments.
This is my Texas Grandma. I'm so excited that she got to meet my kids for the first time this month, on our recent trip to Brinkley. You might also remember, this was the same trip as the infamous
bathroom incident. As an adult, I haven't seen my grandma as much as I should or as much as I'd like to. Being separated by distance is a pretty hard thing once you start having your own babies. Note: I'm not sure what's going on in that picture above, but
I LOVE IT!
This is my newest favorite photo of my kids.
I am also thankful for our photographer, Kim, who I'm happy to call a friend. She owns
Sweet Portrayal, and has done our photos since the twins were born. She also understands that, as a mom, getting kids clean, dressed and wrangled for a photo can be exhausting and overwhelming for me. She has been so encouraging to me (more than once) when I know we need family photos but I just cannot muster the strength to get it done.
Because of Kim's work, I have a new appreciation for the beauty of photos done right.
(Poor Big Sis, her baby photos cannot hold a candle to the twins'). Kim is a special person with a creative spirit and such a generous heart. She has blessed my family with each beautiful photo she has taken. And now, I'm sure she will be really embarrassed by my gushing over her. : )
Thanks for indulging me. And don't forget to count
your blessings, too.