what to blog?

what to blog, what to blog?  life truly has been a whirlwind lately of goodness and difficulty, of busyness and some heartache.  i am unsure of what to talk about...

the seasons seemed to just explode at our home--multiple thanksgivings and christmases in the same four days (with multiple expanded family 'opportunities' that tested character and stamina. don't get me wrong, i love my family but packing everything in a few days in close quarters would test the most devoted saint!)

at work, the holidays mean many extra hours and many extras in general.  i have been striving to have a servant's heart in the midst of it all, but there are moments that take me right up to the point of tears.  there have been reminders of God's goodness in it all and that helps me take things one day at a time.

we awoke thanksgiving morning to a phone call sharing that my grandpa is not doing well at all.  he had fallen out of bed (again) and where the tumor is sitting in his body is causing discomfort like nothing he has experienced before.  hospice is coming more frequently and they are upping medicines to help with pain.  my grandma is simply exhausted and it is so hard to see her struggling so hard just to function, let alone help take care of her sick husband.  i pray that God gives them sweet peace and reminds them of His presence in our lives.

i did get to see my sister who lives in k.c. over the thanksgiving break and that was good.  we do not get to see very much of each other, so we need to make the most of the times we can!  my brother-in-law has a blast shopping for the boys...night vision was involved this year.  need i say anything more?

and my mom and i did do the suicide shopping the day after thanksgiving.  we got everything we wanted, waiting very little in lines, and found some special things along the way.  i'm excited to see the boys' faces when they open gifts here at home.  i think carter is going to be shocked that he and his brother will get what they have been asking about consistently!

life is busy and sometimes hard and has sweet moments tucked all throughout it.  

holidays can become more of a mess than what they were ever intended to be, so i am going to be intentional to find a moment each day to focus on the sweet moments, seeing God's goodness in it all.

p.s.  just had a hilarious moment...an ambulance rushed by with its sirens full force.  our dog howling along, followed by the four year old, and me too.  i can only imagine what the neighbors are thinking!