Christmas with Connie

I am very blessed with an incredible mother-in-law.  The Lord has grown a love in my heart for her that is deep and wide.  I recognize that because of her mothering, my husband is who he is today...sweet, tender, sensitive.  I recognize that even though we are very different, she has wisdom that I can gain.  She is also very different from my own mother, and most of the women in my family for that matter.  However, I have grown to appreciate these differences because if I allow it, I can learn from them and from her.  She is very good with fashion, makeup, decorating, baking, loving, caretaking, and so much more.  If you know me very well, you know I could definitely use some help in several of those areas.  Anyhow, it has become a little tradition (little because we just started it last year) that the girls and I go over before Christmas and help her bake.  YEAH!!  We have a blast helping her and she definitely enjoys the company!  We made sugar cookie cut-outs and Cocoa Kiss balls.  Very yummy!  I also helped her get her presents organized (huge task) and get all the kiddos' gifts wrapped.  Spending time with her is golden to me.  I will save it for another post, another day, but I never could have imagined this type of relationship with her when I had first started dating Scott and even less after we dated longer and were first married.  God is so amazingly faithful and good, even when sometimes our choices take us down winding paths away from Him.  I cannot thank Him enough for her, Miss Connie Sue!

 Adam loves to be sittin' and drinkin' his wassail.  

 Seriously, how cute is he?  How cute?  Soooo cute!