Thankfulness while in MI at my parent's home....

Two very special Crosses picked out for my newly adopted niece, R. M.!!! 

The gold one is for her 18th birthday... I have written a letter

to her, for her to open on her 18th birthday to go with this

and my Sister and Brother-in-Law are going to save it

for her for this time.... 

I am so excited for her baptism! The Crosses are both

baptism gifts... 

From one of our walks at my parent's house...

One of the cutest dogs ever, named Dobby!

At Lake Michigan 2 weeks ago...

Some of the books I have gotten recently...

I am saving them for when I am back home in NJ... 

I have been blessed with many treats since St Peter and Paul day on Thursday! 

So nice! This week I hope to make scones for dessert for my niece's baptism this Sunday!

I am excited for that!!! 

One of my Mom's Miss Read books that I read already this trip! 

I am enjoying one right now called Miss Clare Remembers that

has a lot of history and lovely descriptions in it!

 My Mom made delicious GF brownies (my sister is GF) and she

used her super fun vintage scale!

I have had fun eating taco salad and today chicken salad too! 

Lunch at my parents house, with my sister, brother-in-law and Uncle L at the meal!

I went to liturgy at the church I was chrismated in 14 years ago

this August...  It was nice to be back...

there were various familiar faces but tons of people who have come

since I left in 2004... a lot can happen in 14 years... 

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This song is one they sang, along with another one that 

had verses about praising God... I was very moved...

this (below) is one I listened to years ago... 

it's sung by the mother of one of my godsons

and I listened to it before I knew her, so it's 

doubly special to me. 

It's a beautiful song.