Winner! &ten

Samantha Holland...

You are the winner!!!!
Congrats! Soon you will see a package of sweet cards in the mail! Enjoy!

On another note, I have wanted to blog all day - I have tons that I want to write about! But because I don't have much time & ten people commented on my giveaway post - I'll tell you ten things.

1. We spent the night on Thursday at the Lantings & they were simply amazing to us. Yummy tacos, Coug game (even though we lost & I went to bed before every one else), AMAZING pastries and coffee when we woke up... it was amazing!
2. I called out to Jesus about something Friday morning and he totally answered my prayer. It was so sweet.
3. My daughter is almost 5 months old! Wow!
4. Chris is completely healthy! Praise Jesus!
5. I am going to be posting some yummy recipes in the near future!
6. The JOB reading was about forgiveness today. I feel like I've had to ask Chris forgiveness many times lately. We've just been struggling to get back on track after the weeks of sickness. Blah. But it's getting better by the grace of God.
7. Our amazing friends Katie & Ryan came over the other night. To say it was amazing would not be sufficient. It was such a blessing as it always is and spoke to our hearts. We love you guys... and we hope some day we live much closer.
8. I hope to relax a little more this week. Last week was kind of a chaos fest. We'll see what Jesus has in store.
9. My prideful self was totally humbled today at church. Siena was VERY upset through almost the entire service. I will have to remember that Day Light Savings is not fun for little ones. I woke her up an hour early this morning to make sure that she would be able to take a nap before church.... then I had to wake her up early from her nap... I totally wanted to "look" put together today but Jesus had different plans. Thankfully those other sweet mamas totally understood.
10. I saved the best for last. If you are reading this ... thank you and you get the special treat. I had THE best experience I have ever had with Siena tonight. We went out to dinner with Chris' family tonight so Siena went to bed way later than normal. I was feeding her and she stopped and for five minutes cooed, laughed, and smiled at me for no apparent reason. It was the most fun we have ever had. I couldn't stop laughing. Love her.

JOB Day 17 - What has the act of forgiveness done in your life? Why are you thankful for it?
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**If you desire to cultivate a heart of thankfulness & are willing to try it for 31 days (give or take - there is always grace here) - post a comment during any of my blogs that relate to thankfulness.
I will send you a gift at the end to show my thankfulness for you. If you are curious what the JOB is read my post here.