When in situations of stress we wonder if there is anymore to give. We can be comforted to know that God, who knows our capacity perfectly, placed us here to succeed. No one was foreordained to fail. Let us remember that we were measured before and were found equal to our tasks. When we feel overwhelmed, let us recall the assurance that God will not over-program us; he will not press upon us more than we can bear.

Monday, December 01, 2008

Thanksgiving

This year for thanksgiving we were at Rhonda's house. It was so much fun. During the week Lily and I were able to hang out with April, Taylor, Jeremy, and Rhonda. Todd worked all day Wednesday and had class monday and tuesday so he didn't get to hang out with them quite as much. The weekend was full of playing the Wii and visiting with family.

Thursday we ate a delicious dinner and then indulged ourselves in many pies that I made for the family. They turned out quite well and I was pretty proud of the job I did. Later on Thanksgiving the Livingston tribe came over and we all played spoons, mafia, and the infamous name game. I love the Livingstons, they are so much fun! It was so good to spend good, quality time with family for a good amount of time. It was fun to get Robbie and Lily together again and see who is bitter now. Lily wins! She's definitely getting chubby!

Friday morning, Todd and I got up and drove to Richfield. Most of my family was at my parent's house. It was CRAZY there. I swear there were about 5 adults and 20 kids. Everyone wanted to hold Lily and play with her. I was fine with that as long as they washed their hands. While we were there we played some more Wii, visited with family, and helped my dad with his Christmas Lights. Friday night Todd and I went to the Chidesters and played some Phase Ten with some old friends from High School. Lily was already in bed, so we got to slip out for a minute. On saturday I got to go to Mary Pope's bridal shower. It was one of the most fun showers I have ever been to. Congrats Mary! I think she's pretty excited about getting married and I'm so happy for her!

All in all we had a good weekend. It was nice to get home and enjoy our own home with room to spread out on our couch. Our Christmas decorations are up and we've been listening to plenty of Christmas music! My favorite time of year!

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