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Three Gratitudes - Day 8

Today I am thankful for:

1.  Cake Batter Ice Cream. Not only did I get to spend time with my best friend last night (which is ALWAYS long overdue...and we both complain about not letting it get that bad next time, but still do anyway and blame our busy lives), we splurged on Cold Stone ice cream before we ended our evening. I love ice cream, but man, you just can't top Cold Stone Cake Batter Ice cream with brownie & banana mixed it. Delish!

2.  The wonder of a child. We recently started the Elf on the Shelf tradition in our house, and I adore that first few minutes of the morning when Colton is searching the house to find out if Elf came back from the North Pole. I think this weekend I might surprise him with a handwritten letter from Santa. I love the wonder & awe of this season and the childlike ways that go with it. I love that he's so impressionable and I hope and pray daily that I'm leaving a good impression and teaching both Colton & Emmalyn worthwhile traits. I hope that they continue to be in wonder & awe of this great world. Curiosity is a wonderful thing!

3. My faith. Funny that I should choose to talk about my faith on a Holy day of Obligation, the Immaculate Conception. I'm thankful that I was brought up and filled with oodles of "Catholic Guilt".....that same guilt has helped me to make numerous "better" decisions for myself (that I might have otherwise swayed on) and has helped me to believe in myself and God's plan, even in the toughest of times. I've found peace with losing those I love, because I know they are in a far better place, and I'm at peace knowing that I've got a handful of angels watching over me and my family daily.

I'm thankful too that Jason has chosen to walk this journey with me. He didn't have to do that, but he knew it meant a great deal to me, so he has put forth his best effort to learn about the Catholic Faith and help raise our kids with the same morals and values that I grew up knowing. It melts my heart to know that he knows when Holy Days are (or doesn't fight me about going to church on a day other than Sunday) and it's typically him confirming which mass time we are attending the following Sunday. Jason is growing by leaps and bounds and I have no doubt in my mind that it's Grandma Hall at work in his heart helping him to grow in his faith. After all, he is a Robinson! :)

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  1. Rajean B.December 8, 2011 at 3:12 PM

    I love reading your posts. You have so many things to be greatful for, and it is awesome that you are counting those blessings.

    I, too, love Cold Stone Creamery! I though go for the chocolate ice cream with reese cups, fudge and peanut butter...yum!

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