Sunday Six Smiles

Here it is Sunday again and time to tell you about the things that have made me smile.

If you read my blog you already know the reasons I am so happy and thankful.
However, I will tell you again and add a few new ones as well.

Of course you know that my biggest smiles come from having this

little angel join our family.


Erin has wanted to be a mommy since she was a little girl.
Since the day she got married we've all prayed that she might be blessed

with children.


The Lord surely has answered those prayers.

He didn't answer them the way we thought he would...

but He answered them just the same.

How thankful we are for God's goodness to us.

How thankful we are for adoption and the 2 birth moms

that had the love and courage to place their children with

Erin and Patrick to raise.
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All my grandchildren make me smile.

Our 16 year old Jalen is such a good kid... and a good artist.

Here he shows the tee shirts he decorated for him and E.J. to wear

when they went paint ball fighting.

Jalen drew the action figures, cut out the stencils and painted the shirts.

No wonder E.J. loves his big cousins so much.

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John's family make me smile.

Here we are with John's older brother Forrest, and his wife, RoLayne..

They are such dear people.

If you look closely you will see a hospital bed behind that screen

in the back of the room.

They have been taking care of John's sister,

Celia for several years.

What a sacrifice they have made.....They make my heart smile.
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The youth of our church make me smile.

We had the whole group over for a B-B-Q pool party
the night before school started.
Our game room got to be used ...

...as a real game room...(Instead of a buffet room.)... the way it used to when our kids were at home.

Having our pool full of teenagers again made my heart sing.

Having a husband that welcomes people to our home makes
me smile too.

Having a home and pool to share with others
is a blessing that makes me smile and I always am thankful for them.

Of course my favorite kids that enjoy our pool are our

grandkiddos.

I love it when they come over to swim.

They came over yesterday and they are spending the night tonight

after we have dinner together.

We will have fun in the pool again tomorrow since it is a holiday.

I am so blessed and thankful to have so much to smile about.
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I hope that you've had a week full of smiles too.

I know that Holly did because I've seen her sweet new baby.

Congrats, Holly. Little Ammon makes me smile too.
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I wish you all my best.