Thankful Thursday -- the birthday edition

 

Happy Thursday, friends! It wouldn't be a Thursday without a weekly gratitude list; I have so much to be thankful for this week. I'll jump in!

I'm thankful for something I'm focusing this entire post on: the gift that life is as I celebrated birthdays for three of my sons. 

Jonah made a rare appearance in a picture with me finally! I talked him into this three weeks ago in anticipation of his birthday. A mom has to do what a mom has to do, you know?? 

I love this one of Noah and me from when I was visiting him; we had gone on a walk around a lake in an area that he was showing us. He asked me lots of questions on this day, and I asked him a lot as well, making sure that he was okay with life. Quality time is my love language! It's right up there with physical touch.

On Monday, Jonah (top pic) and Noah turned 22! On Tuesday, Graham turned 26. We had the best night celebrating the three of them Monday night; I made dinner, and the three of them and Drew's roommate Sam ate dinner here. We sat outside for a few hours as they did things to Jonah's and Drew's trucks. It was one of those magical nights that I'll relive time and again. 

It was such a fun night of catching up, productivity, and laughter! Jonah was getting things ready on his truck to leave the next day for Dallas; I'm so glad he's there with his twin brother for their birthdays! There's a huge car event happening there this week, so that was the reasoning as to why he picked this particular week. I was glad to hear that he made it there safely after leaving around 6:45 Tuesday morning. It's always good for a mom's heart to hear such things! This is a new normal for us, and we're all okay with it; it's part of the whole year of firsts in this new life that we all have. I don't hate it, honestly! They celebrated with their dad the night before, on Sunday. 

I am so thankful for these amazing young men that I have the privilege of calling sons. They've all proved themselves to be faithful and kind this last year, and they've all stepped up to the plate for me in huge ways. I'm so grateful not only to have the title as their mom, but to get to call them friends. That's a more appropriate description of our relationship these days, and I am here for it. All of their younger (harder) years were worth it for the life we get to share now that they're adults. Aren't they all so handsome? I'll talk more about Drew on his birthday in a few weeks, but this night made my week a great one. 

What are you thankful for this week? I'd love to hear from you! Thanks for reading my blog today, friends. Love to all! 

Jenn ❤️