Blessings From Casimir Cove

Good morning friends! Well I have managed to find my way back home after a LONG drive with probably one to many coffee stops. But when you lack a radio system you got to do what you got to do to stay awake :)

Today I would like to introduce you to two AMAZING families that were able to provide me with a mass amount of blessings...without
even realizing it (that is the best way to do it friends).



Family numero uno: The Tokar's
These are the precious children Lexie, Brody and baby Hudson.
Although I am not directly blood related to them I feel as if I am. For starters I went to the Miley Cyrus with Lexie and her mom! Plus they have been there every step of the way since JD's accident. So basically whenever I am at my aunt and uncle's house one the the Tokar's will be there!

Family numero dos: The Hartman's
John and Beth are my uncle and aunt. The kids include, JD (13), Macy (11), Catherine Grace (9) and Clare (4) PLUS the dog Angel (sweet older dog) and Mia (young puppy annoying dog). So I AM blood related to them...WAY related :)




Okay so now that we have some background information I just want to share some of the joy this group of people brought to my heart and life while I stayed the night this past Saturday.

• The warm welcome after I came back from my 'final' (that is another story)
• JD outside laying on the couch enjoying the sun and gentle breeze
• Lexie's genuine hug
• Holding baby Hudson for the first time
• Angel sleeping on my lap
• Clare wanting me to stick my feet in the hot tub with her
• Macy showing me her new clothes and graduation dress, she is heading to middle school in the fall. Man this girl is growing up TOO fast!
• Clare trying to get in two sentences about her class picnic but her older sisters like to talk if you know what I mean ;)
• Late night dessert
• Watching Clare pour her own chocolate syrup
• Counting how many times my Grandmother would ask were the girls were, it didn't matter if we told her they were fine she still asked
• Watching JD laugh as my mom told him that I had just about 100 t shirts (exaggeration)
• Sleeping on a living room couch
• Hearing my dad and John singing outside and drinking probably one too many beers
• Waking up to the smell of coffee and the sound of sleepy feet coming down the stairs
• Catherine Grace curling up on the couch with me
• Clare asking if I was coming back
• And the biggest blessing of all was watching the love the was over flowing in the house and seeing how God has turned something so painful and heart breaking into something beautiful and praise worthy.

I list all these to make a point to myself as well as to whomever is reading. Don't just open your eyes to the large blessings in life. Don't expect God to only wow you with huge life changing experiences because when you learn to sit back and look around you I promise you will find blessings everywhere. Whether that is a smelly dog laying her head on your lap or watching a four year old pour half the bottle of chocolate syrup on her ice cream, if that is what brings a smile to your face and puts your heart at a place of no worries then it is a blessing. So today look around you and see what puts joy in your life and eases your mind from worrying, and thank God for blessing you. He is all about the little things and unfortunately we are a lot of times about the big things so today lets focus on the little joys of life...for starters the sun is out and shining bright, thank you Jesus!