Hubby and I have been blessed with a large family! We have four wonderful children and 15 grand-children. Many of the grand-children are now married and we have eight great-grandchildren, with another one due any day and another due in December and another in January! If we count everyone, at the moment we are a family of 42!
There have been all sorts of reasons in the last couple of months for family to be visiting home - our home! Holidays, work, conferences, World Congress, and just plain 'visiting Grandma' have brought them to our Capital City, Brisbane. We are just an hour north, so near enough to drop in or stay for a few days.
Needless to say, it has been a great joy to see them all, spend time together, catch up on all the news, and just relax in each other's company. Being able to see all four of our children and their spouses has been wonderful, given that they are scattered around the globe! The verse from Psalms 127:3 comes to mind: 'Children are a gift from the LORD.' What a blessing!
Only a little bit of stitching has been happening but that's not a problem. There's plenty of time to catch up before we see some family again at Christmas.
I've had a couple of commissions to work on, so hopefully next time I will be able to show you one of the finished projects!
Happy stitching!
Val
2 comments:
I'm so happy for you to spend time with children and grand-children, and be anticipating more great-grandchildren. That's just wonderful! I sure understand about family being in other places, but how blessed you are that they make the effort (or perhaps it's not an effort!) to visit you. That's very special and precious, and I hope you continue to cherish every moment.
Family is such a blessing! We have five with 18 grands and 4 great grands so far. Hubby has Parkinson's disease and dementia so I am very thankful they are all nearby. Getting together with any or all of them is the highlight of my days.
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