Overwhelmed...

Up again at 2:45 am...seems to be my new norm. :)  Switching time zones apparently does not come easy for me.

Also my mind is stirring...how can God be so kind to us??

When we got home from China, it was enough to have my children...all three of them...in my arms.  I needed nothing else.  When we got to our home, we noticed the the lawn was mowed...well, more than mowed, it was actually nicely manicured.  As I took our daughter inside, I couldn't help but notice all of these cute decorations of China themed things, along with snacks, paper plates, a HUGE bowl of fruit (which i have a picture of lawson staring at it with this huge eyes!).  That was enough.  But then i checked my refrigerator...I cried....then the pantry...i cried, then the freezer...you get the picture.  That was enough.

Then we were persuaded to go outside.  I only saw porch furniture.  For anyone who knows us well, we literally eat outside every day for lunch and dinner (esp in the spring and summer) on a quilt.  I love it...never even thought I could have porch furniture.  That was enough...and I cried.  THEN, i saw the most beautiful deck i have ever seen with these AWESOME fire torches...a wonderful "coffee area" and a chest full of toys for our kids...that was enough...and i cried.  How can people be so wonderfully kind to us??

And this next part, is just funny...as i walked out, the HUGE bushes that i can't stand that used to surround our crummy porch were gone!!!!  I found out later that they had attempted to save them...only God could know how much i was so glad that i can now see out my kitchen window, onto the most amazing deck built with wonderfully kind hands....That was enough...and of course, i cried.

Ok, then, as i got Ruthie settled in (did i mention it was enough to have her and my boys all under the same roof?) i noticed that my carpets looked WAY cleaner than they had when i left.  Oh, they were professionally cleaned.  If there were two projects at the top of our list of "must do's" when we got home, it was a carpet cleaning and a new deck...just amazing.

I checked bathrooms, they were all cleaned. Dusting, done.  And done way better than i could ever do them.  Then i checked the baseboards.  Someone had cleaned them ALL...I am a little embarrassed for whoever had this job...I promise, i was going to do it soon!  That was enough...

I know, you're thinking "there's more?"  Yes, there is.  We have all of these other projects that need to be done that we just live with.  We now have a working doorbell, a closet handle, replaced light bulbs, working light fixtures...it's like God was in charge of letting people know what would bless us most....that was enough...

Then, as I think it's all over, the boys get to open presents from the Youth of amazing toys and a Wii!!!  Did i just write that???  A Wii, really?

I told Ruthie when she went to bed that night just how blessed we all were.  She went from having NOTHING of her own to an amazing life because of the family of God...that is enough.

On a side note, we also have all new cleaners, Bath and Body works soaps (haven't bought those since early marriage!), new laundry detergents, gift cards, a pressure washed house and sidewalks, and a cute rose bush in my front yard.

Berachah, ya'll are too kind.  And yes, if anyone wants to know who these people are, they are our church family....the Body of Christ at work...that is enough, and yes, again, i cried.