Making the Most of Milwaukee

Monday. Day 53: I'm grateful for online sermons. I looked up the church website of the pastor I met on Sunday, and they had several sermons online. I really enjoyed listening (throughout the week) to his sermons as I went about my days. Every one was encouraging and challenging. Tuesday. Day 54: I'm grateful for chances to be a helper. Today I helped out my close friend, Marie, who was in the process of moving, by watching her two boys and feeding them dinner. I wouldn't say that I'm always happy to babysit, but I want to be willing to help when it's needed. Wednesday. Day 55: I'm thankful for this: Thursday. Day 56: Today is Justin's birthday, and I'm just grateful that he's my husband. I'm hoping he has many, many more birthdays with me. I know this sounds cliché, but time is really flying by. We have celebrated nine of his birthdays together! Oh, and I'm also thankful for the delicious chocolate cake I made. It is so yummy!...

Three is a good number. I shouldn't beat myself up for all these triplet posts, even though I'd really like to have the discipline to blog every evening. Maybe one day. Day 50. I'm thankful for dinner with the Iwinski Family. Last week Deuce mentioned that he wanted to have Josiah over, and rather than just having a play date with the two of them, I talked to Mehgan and Joey, and we decided a family get together would be great. The kids ate separately, and then went off to play. Justin bought some big filets from Ray's Butcher Shoppe and a new gigantic cast iron skillet to cook them. Holy moly that thing is heavy! I can't lift it with one hand! There was a slight mishap too. Justin used a tad too much butter in the pan, and it started smoking like crazy. We had to open a couple windows to let the smoke out. Dinner was delicious! Besides the steaks, we had baked potatoes and steamed veggies. For dessert I made paleo chocolate mousse. We also had leftover lime...

Day 47. I am thankful for a fun texting conversation I had with a newer friend. I love how sometimes a quick text can turn into a really enjoyable conversation with lots of laughter. That happened with Carrie, Bri's cousin, on Tuesday night. Sometimes my sense of humor is really on point, and it certainly was that night. So maybe what I'm really thankful for is my ability to make myself and others laugh. Haha Day 48. I am really thankful for this family portrait that Deuce brought home from school. I am going to keep and frame it for sure. Day 49. I love my Mommies of Blessings group! It is always a blessing. It's always encouraging and convicting. It's so awesome to see how God is moving in my friend's lives and my own. I love it.