A Slow Week

Our week is slowing down, and boy do we need it after this past weekend. We're all off the rest of the week and ready for some good family time over Thanksgiving.

Last night I brought home some goodies for the kids, after an impromptu trip to the PCA bookstore at work. I saw a book by Judy Rogers about a girl named Isabelle. It takes Proverbs 11:22 and teaches little girls that no matter how pretty they get dressed up, when they act ugly they look ugly. It's really a cute story/song that is a good lesson for all of us when we act ugly. But I thought it would be especially good for Aggie to have and read at this time in her life. It's also a coloring book, so she has enjoyed reading and coloring. For the Munch, I got one of Judy Rogers' CDs, which has the song about Isabelle acting like a pig with a gold ring in her snout. We have some other CDs of hers and the kids enjoy them. For McGrooter, I've been wanting to start reading more adventure-type books with him so he could get more into the stories, instead of shorter books. So I picked up Little Pilgrim's Progress for him. I read the first three chapters to him last night and he didn't want me to stop. So I hope it continues to be a hit.

We were going to eat together as a family last night, but by the time I joined them at the restaurant Leslie needed to leave and head home. They had already eaten, so that was good. But it wasn't how we'd planned (even though we did get to see an old friend on the way out the door, even if it was a brief visit). She ended up going to bed early. However, overall Leslie has had several good days in a row. I am thankful her schedule worked out such that Thanksgiving week was not a chemo week. It will allow us to really enjoy our time.

We have much to be thankful for this year, especially. I am thankful the doctors found the cancer and that the surgery was successful. I am thankful the radiation is over, that this round of chemo is only every other week, and that Leslie hasn't lost her hair (although I think she'd be beautiful, I know the kids would have a hard time with that). I am thankful the kids have been so resilient, and that God has protected them in so many ways. I am thankful we lived so close during Nannie's final year. I am thankful for the huge sacrifices family and friends have made to come alongside and help us during these past five months of Leslie's cancer journey. Most of all, I am thankful that we are God's, He loves us more than we know, and that He is at work in our lives.