May's Joys

May's Joys - also late

5-1-2013  - 3 gifts tasted
1. any food now that I'm not as sick
2. hot chocolate in the morning
3. Jimmy John's

5-2-2013 - 3 gifts flat
1. the kids singing to the Blessed Virgin Mary
2. a new book
3. North Dakota - you can see forever!

5-3-2013 3 gifts found in difficult people
1. honest reflections of myself
2. lessons to be learned
3. chance to walk in someone's shoes and see how they see you, the world around them, and themselves

5-4-2013 - 3 gifts before 9 AM
1. sleep
2. Darren closing the door so he won't wake me when he's getting ready
3. goofy wake up pranks from the kids

5-5-2013
a gift in a sign - family seeing "Mark Park"
a gift in a smile - there are so many gifts in smiles its hard to choose today
a gift in a snack - hearing "tank too" from Gianna after she gets a cracker

5-6-2013 - 3 gifts found in Christ
1. examples to live by
2. the belief that all things are possible
3. strength

5-7-2013 - 3 gifts about your house
1. fingerprints on the windows and walls meaning someone made a memory
2. shelves and shelves of books
3. pictures of family

5-8-2013 - 3 gifts inside a closet
1. bins for shoes - huge blessing!
2. keepsakes from my childhood
3. clothes actually hung up

5-9-2013 - 3 gifts found in the dark
1. shooting stars
2. fireflies (kind of miss Michigan now)
3. silence

5-10-2013
a gift outside - song of birds
a gift inside - babies growing everyday
a gift upside down - my life to remind me I have it really good most times

5-11-2013 - 3 gifts about your parents
1. simply - wisdom
2. completely - love
3. always - charitable

5-12-2013 - 3 gifts held in hand today
1. vitamins to make me healthier
2. sweet Gianna cheeks as I kiss her forehead
3. Brech's  hand during nap time

5-13-2013 - 3 gifts found in your mother
1. honesty
2. energy to keep going
3. always sacrificing for others

5-14-2013
a gift picked up - a pear
a gift put away - the piles of books
a gift put back - my big boys "put back" with me after a quick trip to South Dakota

5-15-2013 - 3 gifts about you
1. about me - ha, I'm leaving it blank
2. about YOU - you keep reading my blog
3. about YOU again - always there for me or at least some of you

5-16-2013 - 3 gifts found in His word
1. parables to teach
2. consistent theme, no surprises
3. everlasting from generation to generation

5-17-2013
a gift in a bag - Kit Kats
a gift in a box - school books
a gift in a book -  Mom's time

5-18-2013 - 3 gifts unexpected
1. Twin B
2. Twin A as well
3. the miscarriage in December that allowed for conceiving Twin A and Twin B

5-19-2013 - 3 gifts from your childhood
1. chores and animals
2. homeschooled
3. going to work with Dad

5-20-2013
a gift sweet - new babies
a gift sour - Rex normally
a gift salty - jerky

5-21-2013 - 3 gifts found in little people
1. complete trust
2. endless energy
3. imagination

5-22-2013 - 3 gifts that made you laugh
1. Brech Earl wearing his cap to bed because Blase does
2. the fact that if you say "gas", "poop", or "underwear" everyone under 12 in this house will giggle making me giggle
3. listening to either Rex or Brech laugh

5-23-2013 3 gifts found in community
1. help
2. support
3. McTherapy

5-24-2013
a gift on a plate - egg salad, yummy
a gift in a pot - chili Darren made
a gift in a package - sock monkey socks

5-25-2013 - 3 gifts hard giving thanks for
1. Level 200 audios when I just want to be done with the herbal course
2. Darren gone to South Dakota because he is taking a very happy Blase to stay for a month - sad for Mom, gift for Blase
3. Mother Nature after those tornadoes

5-26-2013 
a gift worn - Black Hills Gold necklace from a dear friend on my wedding day
a gift white - lace
a gift whispered - "I love you" for anyone

5-27-2013 - 3 gifts found in church
1. beauty
2. peace when my kids are quiet
3. Our Lord

5-28-2013 - 3 gifts in today's work
1. laundry that is clean, folded, put away
2. Darren and Stephen helping with dishes
3. Brech wanting a job too

5-29-2013
a gift at 8 AM - sleep
a gift at 12 PM - food, again
a gift at 8 PM - happy, healthy, noisy kids

5-30-2013  - 3 gifts blue
1. clear sky
2. a collection of Pooh stories between blue covers
3. new maternity clothes

5-31-2013 - 3 gifts you gave today
1. friendship
2. comfort to a friend
3. rosary intention