Santa

Santa is Everywhere!

Through the last year, I have been inspired and humbled by the generosity of family and friends. Yes, indeed - Santa is everywhere!

Baby gifts continue to trickle through our door. Mark received numerous gifts handcrafted with love. He received gift cards (see prior post) and gifts from the neighbors (again, prior post..) In the last 24 hours, Mark has received a handcrafted gift, a "normal" gift, and a gift card. I presume that these are not holiday related, but "welcome baby" gifts. The baby and the holiday seems to run together this year...

Regardless- it feels so wonderful to be surrounded by such generous and loving friends and family. We are both grateful and humbled. Somehow, even a "thank you" card does not seem sufficient to express our gratitude to the coworker who left a bag on my desk or the friend in California who commented, "now we have two men in your life to meet!" Thank you (again) to the family visiting us after Mark's birth, and to the crafty folks who made him something special. Thank you to those we got to see this year, and those who called us on the phone. Thanks even to those we didn't see or talk to as much as we would have liked for simply being a part of our lives.

Today: I am thankful that the holidays are nearly upon us!