11/01/2026
God has blessed us with our third grandchild, and our hearts could not possibly contain any more joy.
We spent the last week in Texas loving on our children and grandchildren in every way we could. And tonight, on our last night here, I find myself lying in bed, struggling to fall asleep because my heart is so incredibly full.
Curt is resting, getting ready for the drive home tomorrow, and I’m lying here replaying a moment from tonight that I wish I could somehow bottle up and keep forever.
I was holding our newest granddaughter, peacefully resting on my chest. Curt was sitting next to me with our four-year-old granddaughter and two-year-old grandson, watching our yearly Christmas cartoon.
We had spent the day together, and the kids had gotten their very own little Christmas trees for their room. We decorated them with sparkling lights, making memories along the way.
Jasmine was sitting to my left, editing the pictures we had just taken of the kids. My son, Tyler, was sitting across from us, resting his foot, which has been causing him tremendous pain. Not ideal circumstances, but oh, how grateful I was simply to have him there.
And there I sat, with my newest granddaughter resting peacefully on my chest, looking around at the people God has entrusted to me.
I started to tear up.
You know that moment? The one where, just for a little while, everything in the world feels perfectly right? Where your heart is so incredibly peaceful, so full of joy, and so overwhelmed by God’s goodness that you feel like there isn’t room for one more ounce of gratitude?
That was my moment tonight.
I wish someone had told me in my twenties that family is quite literally all the wealth we will ever need. Not the kind of wealth the world measures, but the kind that fills your soul.
God’s gifts to me through my children and grandchildren are more than I could have ever deserved or imagined. They are among the greatest miracles He has entrusted to my life, second only to the gift of Jesus.
Sometimes I look at the life, the children, and the family God has given me, and I am simply in awe.
Someone like me, so imperfect and so undeserving, has been given so much.
Tonight, I am overflowing with gratitude. Deep, deep thankfulness. And an awe that words will never quite capture.
The good ‘ole days are happening now. And what a gift to know it.
All glory, all honor, and all praise to my God.
