january joys

at the begining of the year (or close to it) i wrote a post about looking for joyful moments in our day and writing them down to read at a later time. i had also asked to be held accountable for those moments mainly because i don't want to look back and only remember the difficulty of this journey.  well, anita, my sister-in-law, suggested that i post my top 10 joyful moments each month even if some moments were repeated.  good idea! i didn't realize what a struggle that was going to be....not to look for joyful moments but to remember to write them down then to post about them. i was also determined not to have this fall to the wayside like a new year resolution. hopefully the following months won't have such a long introduction...anyway here are 10 of our joyful moments in no particular order:

1. January 1st gabriella was SICK and needed to be taken to urgent care (not joyful) but the joyful moment was calling matthew and becee for help and becee sat with dave all day while i took gabriella to urgent care then to get her medication. she gave up a day that she could have spent with matthew and seeley to sit and take care of dave and they enjoyed their time together watching movies and talking!!!!!!!!!!!!! what a relief for me!!!!!!!!!
2. SUNSHINE!!!!
3. Dave remembered my name and was able to say it!!
4. Dave helped with dishes by rinsing while i washed!!!!!!!!!
5. Remembered my name and said it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
6. Stephanie came into town and spent the day with us!!!!!!!!!!!
7. Kim McIntire and JoBeth Ellis brought and ate lunch with us!!!!!!
8. Loved and supported by my kids: matthew & becee  drove me & dave up to kansas city to see my sister who was in the icu. while at the hospital stephanie & becee sat with dave at linda's house. gabriella stayed behind and did some grocery shopping for me.
9. Remembered my name!!!
10. Charles Kent sat with dave while Ann Kent and I went to Hobby Lobby to "window shop"!!

i think i am going to enjoy looking back every month. even if some of the joy was surrounded by not such a joyful moment i love seeing how much love and support we are receiving!!!

 monica