The past week or two has seemed impossibly long... and there have been so many days of just work, work, work... and no stopping for play or reflection. YHWH has been sending blessings though, and I am just amazed by His goodness, yet again! Here is some of what I'm praising Him for today!

• Music! Yesterday, my younger brother Reuben came over and told us that he had gotten us a stereo! Our old one had become so temperamental that it would only play one certain CD and occasionally a tape (with coaxing). I am so thrilled because now we can listen to music downstairs! After over a year of not getting to listen to any of my music, I have plenty to choose from! :)
• Clearance sales at Aldi's!
• Visitors coming for a weekend... next weekend!
• Tea! My supply of tea was getting surprisingly low, but today it was replenished in a huge way! My friend Lin sent me several large packages and included tea... TONS of tea! Included were two boxes of tea from a really wonderful brand, Revolution Tea. I can hardly bear the fact that I can't try every single tea at once! Be on the lookout for lots of tea reviews soon (when I find time to take pictures and all that)! And to think that today at the grocery store I could hardly pull myself away from the tea aisle, but I eventually did, empty-handed (or would that be empty-cart-ed?), all the while not knowing that there was tea and more tea in the mail for me today!
• Free fruit! A friend gave us a grocery sack each of pears and apples! I can't wait to write about what we made with them! :)
• My babies... who are so kissable and sweet...
• Bedtime and a little nursling