Glimpses of Heaven...

Though I usually enjoy writing thank you notes, everything around here has been a little slow going lately. That combined with the fact that us Martins girls are about to be unavailable for a bit, we want to use this post as an expression of thankfulness for recent glimpses of Heaven...

**Friends and family traveling from six to twelve hours to care for us... cooking, cleaning, running errands, and most importantly loving on our girls (and us!) Hightowers, even though you didn't "travel," we so appreciate the fun and special time you made for Hope when we left for the hospital until my parents arrived.

Nana and PopPop

Aunties Brooke and Sarai (We missed you, Marcie, but totally understand and can't wait to see you soon!)

Dear friends, Mrs. Natasha and Mr. Zach

Cousins Julia and James and Aunt Ellen (We missed you, Uncle Russ and Joshua!)
(Not only AMAZING helpers, but quite the hair stylists-- don't you agree?)

**The cards, sweet gifts, phone calls, e-mails, comments... EVERY SINGLE word and thoughtful gesture treasured! Not to mention we haven't had to cook since Maddie arrived (except when we wanted to welcome little Cason, another neighborhood buddy, into the world... looking forward to meeting you!) The food has been out of this world and an extra special thank you to Teresa, amazing organizer extraordinaire, for seeing to most of it and for all the volunteer play dates with Hope (love all the pictures you sent). Wow!

**And finally a little, big thing... I love fresh flowers-- even a picked off the side of the road bunch of wildflowers makes my day. On two particularly hard days we received these-- one from Joe's work and another from our beloved and deeply missed Va. Beach church family. Thank you God for seeing to not only our needs but also to those little, big things that remind us You just know.

Wish we could call you all by name... but until we return, may each of you in whatever way you have blessed our lives be blessed in return a million times over!