It's A Wonderful Life

I love this time of year! I had my tree up a week before Thanksgiving for the first time ever, the only problem is I really haven't had much time to do any other decorating. Here's a look at my decor, for loads of ideas go HERE. Tomorrow I'm going to put up some lights outside and decorate my front door step. Life with three little ones is keeping me super busy and I've been out of town...and sick but it's a wonderful life. Here's some things we've been up to.


Tonight was a great night all around. Jaxon received his Arrow of Light award for Cub Scouts and Kade sang in the Christmas program at his school.

To top it off, an old friend showed up at our door just in time for dinner. His name is Joey and he's a 52 year old man with autism. He can recall things like nobody's business! We met him about 6 years ago when our friend (his brother) introduced us. For some reason he's taken a liking to us and calls, emails and visits now and then. Tonight he took a bus from Mesa to Gilbert and by using Mapquest ended up right on our doorstep. We hadn't seen him for about a year and a half so it was a big surprise. He hadn't eaten, and luckily I had a decent dinner prepared so he joined us and then went along with us to the boys programs. It was a good time. I'm not sure why God has allowed certain people to have mental and physical disabilities like that, and Joey really struggles with that question too. He has hopes and dreams of having a wife and a family someday. It's sad to watch him worry about it so much. He thinks about it constantly and tries daily to somehow move toward that goal. I don't fully understand God's plan, but I do know that when he's around, I feel calm and peaceful. I'm certain he's a very special spirit and that after this life he'll have a perfect mind free of obstacles. I'm so grateful for the chance I have to know Joey and for the compassion and humility I hopefully gain from being around him.