God's gifts 290-306

291. A certain Rusty dog sleeping late in the mornings

292. Finding silhouettes of my kids

293. Getting a few extra hours to be able to clean bathrooms and vacuum by having a Bible study cancelled for tonight

294. My dad going to the Ethiopian market near him to bring us injera and teff when he and my step-mom come visit

295. Adrianna getting wipes for me when I was changing Abel, and even putting the extra ones in the drawer where they go

296. Adrianna checking me when she was in rest time about if she could pull out her looming box

297. Adrianna thanking me for using an ointment that didn't but on her rash

298. Crunchy shredded paper

299. Adrianna helping me vacuum
300. Making leg tunnels for Abel and his dump truck to fly through
301. Adrianna making dot-to-dot words for me to finish
302. Making gluten-free scones with sorghum flour
303. My mother-in-law's goat milk
304. The organization of a sweet girl
305. Giving my boys hair cuts
306. The steady, sweet breathing of my sleeping babies

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