Holy Joy and Amazing Grace

 "Holy JOY lies in the habit of murmuring thanks to God for the smallest of graces."

Ann VosKamp

And I whisper thanks over and over and over and over again right now 

for the family I have been graced with.  

For the love my brother and his favorite girl have for his only child.....a man now......safely back within his reach from the pits of war.....

For the love of my sister-girls......who make me laugh sitting on my favorite 3-legged bench propped up by a rock....and make me cry as we walk down sometimes difficult roads together holding each others hands.....and who love me no matter how many fire ant beds I have in my yard......

For the love of companionship when you thought life just couldn't get any lonelier......

For the love of capturing memories.....both in our minds, hearts and SD cards...

For the love of my One-and-Only....numb legs, hard-of-hearing, swollen feet and with a heart as big as they make them with an almost constant smile on his face in the face of pain...

And especially today, for the love and return of my Marine, with the familiar family blue eyes and crazy awesome smile that make me never want to let go of him.

Thank You God,  for these Graces that are Amazing!