Last week was another good week - praise Jesus! My "good" weeks may not look like much to someone else my age or really to anyone else but I'm thankful for them and for only having minimal problems. I've been noticing some of the sweetest things lately from my nieces. They walk with me out of church holding my hand. They'll even say, "Daddy, I'm walking Aunt Stephanie to her car." Or if we have communion at church, they'll hold my hand as we walk up to receive it and back to our seats. They'll ask to walk me to my car when we are at my parent's house and even if I don't need help, I will always say YES to walking with them. How did I get so blessed to have the sweetest little nieces ever?!
I had time off from work this past week to celebrate Thanksgiving, as I hope you did too. It was a wonderful time at my parents. All of my brothers and sisters-in-law and nieces and my grandmother were there. We ate yummy food and just enjoyed being together. Black Friday and the Saturday after were spent holed up in my house decorating for Christmas. My love of decorating for Christmas comes from my mom. I do all my decorating by myself and it really gives me a sense of accomplishment when it's all said and done. However, I'm feeling my age. I used muscles I didn't know I had. I don't know why I do this to myself but I store all my Christmas decorations in big bins that I can barely lift. Maybe it makes me feel stronger?! Haha - no! It only makes me pray harder that I can lift it and not fall. I only have to lift it once or twice (to stack it on another bin) because thankfully the bin is on rollers, but still that one or two times has me praying hard. All of my muscles are still hurting and it's Tuesday! But, I do have all my decorations up, save for the star that goes on the top of my tree and I'm saving that for one of my brothers or my Dad to help me with. I tried putting it on myself and almost brought down the whole Christmas tree with it, so I'd rather have help then have a floor full of broken ornaments. I got a half an inch taller tree last year (7.5 feet vs. 7 foot) and realized that the star doesn't fit because there's not enough ceiling space. My dad rigged it up last year, so I hope he or my brothers can rig it up again this year. I just don't know what else to buy. It's a one size fits all kind of thing, right?!
I haven't had any falls, even with decorating my house, so I'm very thankful for that. I'm just all-around thankful for all the good things in life that God has blessed me with. I hope all of you have had a very thankful Thanksgiving season and that you will have a very blessed and holy Christmas season.
Thanks for reading and always remember, God's Got This!
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