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Our little family had a rough one this year.  I am pleased to say that despite all of the heartaches and trouble, we are in the Christmas spirit and enjoying the holidays.  We are looking forward to what the God has planned for us in the year to come.  I am thankful for what he has already done for us and how he has changed our lives and how all things glorify Him. So what have I been up to lately?  Coming out of the forest has made a big difference to what I have "felt" up to doing.  I've taken up a "hobby" if you can call it that helping out a friend restore his WC35 ( I think).  It's been a learning experience as to what goes into restoring a historic military vehicle.  I also have learned a lot of its engine parts and how to clean and paint them for installation. I've knitted a partial mitten and then discovered it would be too big to wear and realized the yarn was most of the problem.  I also knitted a purple monkey for a friend who asked...

Tomorrow is shoulda woulda coulda day.  Unfortunate as it is, my husband and I lost our first child at 19 weeks pregnant and the 16th is the day he would have been born if everything were normal and went as planned.  It has been and still is difficult.  I won't say much more.  I saw this graphic and thought it was appropriate.

two posts in one day - holy cow the world IS ending.  actually I just checked in with a blog I follow and was inspired.  mostly by the random deep thoughts that she posted.  it's Joy the Baker and sometimes, it's not about cooking.  and that's okay. I am definitely a half full kind of girl.  it could always be worse, it could always be better.  it just depends on where you want to be on that line.  it isn't something that just comes or part of your personality - it's a choice that you make.