This year has been tough. Almost from the very beginning as my sister
broke her back in a horse riding accident in January (to those who still ask
how her recovery is going, you are so sweet.
She is actually doing great. Her
back gets a little tight sometimes, but she has already been back on a horse, taking
it much easier now) My husband’s job
commute is 2.5-3 hours daily which extended to about 4 during the crazy floods
in the spring. We got some really hard
news this fall….and don’t know when good news will come from that specific
situation. Oh and let’s not even get started on the crazy political atmosphere
we have in this country right now…
And I know I’m not alone. I’ve had many friends share their stories of
discouragement and heartache in 2016. I
wrote a Thanksgiving in May post because I wanted to focus on the good, instead
of the bad that was happening. Well,
2016 has continued to disappoint, but I still want to find the good to praise
the Lord for.
Since I wrote that post in May, I’ll
start with something good in each month since then.
June-
My birthday month. And my Momma’s.
And Mom-in-law's. We had good
family time and I actually celebrated my birthday with my in-laws over Father’s
Day weekend. How many people can say
they are HAPPY to celebrate their birthday with in-laws? Not many, but mine are the best. They made me a cake and bought be some of my
favorite things. Then, watched baby girl
so the Hubs and I could go out.
July-
I saw one of my cousin’s marry his high school sweetheart in one of the
sweetest, God honoring ceremonies I’ve been to.
Also, Cow Appreciation Day! I had
been waiting several years to go with one of my favorites who has an amazing
cow onesie that she wears to celebrate the joyous occasion every July. It was such a fun day being silly with her
and baby girl!
August-
The Hub’s birthday. We had such a
fun celebration with family and friends.
Also, baby girl turned 18 months…and ever since that big milestone, she
has just been getting an even bigger, funnier, sassier, sillier personality and
it’s just adorable.
September- This was the hardest month. But we had an awesome friendcation with my
best friend, our husbands, and our babies.
It was full of relaxing days, refreshing conversations, and fun
times in a nice little house out in Wimberley, Texas. Also, had some good sisterhood time one
afternoon with a few friends from college!
October-
Family reunions, baby showers, pumpkin patches, Taco Salad Parties, and
friends’ gender reveal parties. October,
while it didn’t feel very much like fall outside, had many good celebrations to help with the sadness of September.
November- Full of family time. My parents hosted an awesome Thanksgiving Day
feast…and helped a lot with baby girl. Then, went to the in-laws for the
weekend for some more family time, food, rest, and help with baby girl.
My momma came today, brought Chickfila,
and helped with baby girl until she went down for a nap. Then, my dad is coming when he gets off work
and will bring us some dinner. They both
usually do this once a week for us. So
sweet.
Hoping December will end with 2017 not
looking as dreary as 2016 has been.
However, you can see that I really do have a lot of blessings to think
about, praise Jesus for, and not forget. Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! Can you think of something to be thankful for each month?
Love,
Leslie
