As I’ve pondered some ideas this week for my open ended Monday post I reflected that there were certainly enough thoughts to run with but decided to focus on just one.
This topic is near and dear to my heart, one I don’t take lightly, the precious gift of my family.
Family. We all have one and they all look different.
I’m blessed to have a large circle and they are made up of all kinds of wild and wonderful personalities that make us unique.
The past few weeks have been spent with them in various ways, from celebrations and gatherings to most recently, family from out of state.
When someone comes in it becomes the perfect reason to plan meals, arrange lunch dates, and even work in some shopping.
Saturday night it was all at my home. Actually, I host a dinner for my grown kids and grandkids every week but this one included extended fam and my out of town family.
It was loud and full of happy sounds. The kids always seem to take it a notch over as they play and interact with each other.
We ate, we laughed, we told stories. We shared future plans and ideas and caught up.
I just watched them all around the table, each one special in their own way, so precious to me.
Later, when everyone began to make the move to leave, somehow we all gravitated to the kitchen, still talking, not quite willing to end it.
When the last goodbye was said I went about doing all of the tidying up, putting things away, and adding one last dish to the overflowing dishwasher.
Going through those motions reminded me, again, how blessed I am. How sweet my life is with the beautiful people I share it with.
I don’t take any of that for granted.
As I finished up the last thing I did was transfer the remaining cake to a much smaller plate. My family always appreciates my baked good offerings 😅
A sweet ending to a sweet week.
I’m thankful for the goodness of them all. ❤️ Hold yours close to you.
And that cake? I’ll share the recipe. It may become one of your new fall favorites 😉
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