July's Joy Dare, beyond week 3

This week has been hard. It was supposed to be the first week of the new school term but instead, I have had a house full of sick children. It has been difficult...watching them battle with high fevers and coughing spells. I am thankful that slowly but surely they are getting stronger by the day. I am thankful too for the kindness and love shown to us over this past week.

Day 17

739) blessed and ever so thankful for my neighbour sending me her domestic worker to do a two hour blitz here today....

house was upside down after two days of my three being sick and my sweet baby nephew who is also not well being here too 

740) same kind neighbour sending me oranges to juice for the kids

741) sunshine after all the rain

742) my yuppiechef prize purchase arriving today...a good solid frying pan

743) hubby lending a hand with dinner tonight

Day 18

744) so thankful I am a light sleeper and heard my youngest boy waking at 04h00 this morning.....

and caught him before he collapsed in the passage

745) thankful my eldest is feeling a bit better

746) thankful for sunshine again today

Day 19

747) my kind neighbour giving me shake and re hydrating drinks for my sick boy 

748) getting an appointment today at the doctor for my two

749) my mum and her husband who pray faithfully for us every day

Day 20

750) a dear caring friend who sent her hubby over to deliver a pot of piping hot, wholesome and most delicious chicken soup and savoury muffins at lunchtime

751) my neighbour popping over for coffee and a chat and to see how the patients are doing

752) my mum in law collecting my teen boy and being "taxi" for him when he needed to get some things done

753) subsiding fevers

754) hubby taking over with dinner

755) my boy getting a wonderful letter of reference to add to his President's Award file today....

just beautiful

Day 21

(3 gifts of story)

756) story time...still happens in my house, so blessed that mine still love me to read aloud to them

757) knowing that my story is in His hands

758) His story.... a lamp to my path
&
759) phone calls from my mum and sister today
760) hubby making paella tonight, my brother and his family here, roaring fire, delicious pavlova brought by my sweet sister in law for dessert
761) blessed with bundles of wood for the fire

Day 22

762) first ripe tomatoes and gooseberries picked today
763) my boy being well enough to play with his friends again today
764) leftovers for dinner

Day 23
765) my gorgeous baby nephew gobbling gooseberries picked fresh in the garden today

766) my kind neighbour being mom's taxi for my kids today as hubby had the car
767) thankful for my amazing neighbour again this evening...
Our dog Roxy collapsed early evening, howling as if being attacked by numerous dogs. My neighbour was in my garden before I even got out of the house and she sat for two hours on the cold ground as it got darker and darker, comforting our dog, holding her and keeping us all calm until the vet came to examine her and medicate her. She did not leave until our Roxy was settled on a mattress (fetched from her house) in our bathroom. I am so thankful for her calm manner and care....an angel I am sure....