Sunday Scrapbook: Moments from the Week

 

Good morning, friends! This is the day that the Lord has made! I will rejoice and be glad in it! This week has been filled with so much goodness, and my heart is full and grateful. Here are a few of the many highlights!

Last Sunday was Mother’s Day, and we celebrated with Mom by taking some dessert to her and Dad. She was extra witty, and we had a good afternoon laughing and hearing her stories. (My aunt and cousin had visited last week and left some photo albums for her to look at. They were filled with pictures from family I never met, and it was fascinating to see the pictures and read the stories.)

Swiss Village had an (inside) parade for the residents on Monday. Different departments created themes for all the employees to dress up, and Ryan’s department went as pirates. He had the best time with his costume, but Lexi was NOT SURE about that. It was really funny to watch her curious/go-away reaction before he left for work!

Indiana FINALLY warmed up enough to plant, and the very first day I knew we were in the clear, I was out there planting 53 plants. I was so sore by the end of that night, but I had the best time working in the dirt, making the house pretty!

Last week was our final week of study in our Nehemiah Bible study at church, and this week we had our end-of-year party. I loved all the stories in the room, all the laughter, all the recipes shared! It was such fun to see everyone coming together for a night of fellowship, and I left with a full cup!

My birthday was Thursday, and while I’ll tell you more about it later, suffice it to say it was just the best day. Ryan spoiled me from start to finish, and he surprised me at every turn. The biggest surprise of all? A proper fancy dinner out. I did not see that one coming. Probably should have brushed up on which forks to use. 😊

I was profoundly thankful that Friday was also a nice day, and Ryan and I were able to have a bit of extra time in the afternoon (plus all evening) to finish the outside work. We planted the rest of the flowers, finally planted the garden, put the pontoon in the water, and cleaned up this and that around the outside. Our original plan had been to do all this on Saturday, but a full-day-of-rain forecast pushed up our plans. It was such a nice evening.

And yesterday was a glorious Sabbath. I spent hours in commentaries, deep-diving into Bible study. Ryan and I went for an extra-long walk. I made bread and a double batch of granola. AND I refilled all the pretty jars in the kitchen. Why does that bring me so much joy? Just refilling the oil and honey jars? I don’t know, but it does!