1. God

2. Visits from neighbors

3. Cassie saying she feels the joy of Christmas

4. Seeing a picture of Belle and Ava, I think it was the Nuf community :)

5. Quiet time

6. Snowfall

7. How many blessings

8. A cookbook (called The Way We Cook, although I was tempted to say let someone else cook and we’ll order take out)

9. Proud of Emily, facing each day, and finding joy in her accomplishments

10. Proud of Hannah, keeping her commitments

11. Proud of David, he too has grown in so many ways

12. “Ye fearful saints fresh courage take, The clouds you so much dread Are big with mercy and shall break, With blessings on your head.”  William Cowper, quoted in Benjamin Britten’s Saint Nicolas.