Getting "Loved on"

Yesterday I had the immense privilege of having a dear friend come over for the day and "love on" my kids and I.

As crazy as this may sound, I was getting a little down because I had been wanting to make Roman tunics for my kids and couldn't figure out how I was going to do it. Why Roman tunics? 1) we have been studying Rome for the past couple weeks and 2) my youngest 3 are nearly wearing out all their play clothes since they use them so much. Since a sprained ankle doesn't lend itself well to going to the store, picking out fabric, etc, I had started to give up on the idea when Marlene called and said she was coming over Monday morning and I needed to find a way to use her. I have a very hard time accepting help, so this kind of instruction was exactly what I needed!

Monday morning she showed up with fabric and trim in hand. Of course, the kids had to show Marlene all their important "stuff" around the house first, but then we went to work measuring, cutting and sewing. All the kids were excited (even Timothy!!!) and wanted to be involved in every part of the process. Unfortunately, we only had enough time to make Timothy and Kayla's, but I'm hoping to get Lucas and Alyssa's done tomorrow. I'll post pictures when they are finished!

The best thing was just spending time with someone who cares so much for our family that she would drop everything to make tunics with us :) .