Home can be a Heaven on Earth...

...When it is filled with love....

When Kevin and I got married, we wanted a big family. We were blessed to adopt our two girls. We were thrilled with our "little family". This past year, we've been blessed with the big family we always wanted...it just took a different form than we imagined. Funny how when you put yourself in Heavenly Father's hands, He answers your prayers HIS way...and it's always for the best.

Last year when we moved in here at "Happy Acres", we went from a family of four to a hodge-podge-family of six... We didn't add any new kids (well, Marc and Debra CAN revert back to childhood from time to time...don't we all? haha) - we added an Uncle and Aunt.

Last month, we went from a family of six to a family of seven when we brought Kevin's mom home to live with us. We always tell Kevin that when he got Doris for a mom, he won the "Mommy-lottery". I guess that means I won the "Mommy-in-law-lottery"...LUCKY ME!!!

Here's the sign Amanda made for Grandma's bedroom door.

Today Mom unpacked her final box and we finished decorating the den for her.
Kevin installed the shelves and hung the pictures,

Deb and I cleaned all the glassware,

and Marc made sure everything was arranged just perfectly.

Now Grandma can be cozy in her chair, surrounded by her beautiful things, and warmed by the cats who fight over who gets to snuggle on Grandma's lap.

Yes, many years ago, Kevin and I dreamed of the big family we'd have. Thanks to Heavenly Father, we have the big family we need. It isn't perfect...(whose is?) but it's perfect for us. Getting to have Grandma live with us was just exactly what we needed.

Life is good!