[Note: This was written back in January about an event that happened last November. Some things just take a little longer to get to press!]
We don’t often receive packages from our kids (let’s face it – when your address changes every three weeks, it’s a challenge!), so imagine my delight when our Marysville (OH) kids gave me a heads-up about a package coming for my birthday!
It arrived a few days later, and I opened it with great anticipation. There at the bottom of the box (past about 40 scrunched-up grocery bags) was a box of cookies. Hmmmm… of the many things I thought it might be, cookies had not made the list. They were individually wrapped and nicely decorated, so I thought maybe the kids had decorated them and wanted to send them to us. I took a picture of myself with the box and sent a quick text thanking them for the gift.
“So many cookies!!! Thank you! Are they from the Conrad kitchen?”
“You are welcome. We did not make them, they came from a local bakery…hope they are yummy.”
Although I was still puzzled about why they would send cookies through the mail (probably the postage was more than the purchase!), we just went about our day, thankful for the gift. After all – they were delicious!
Later that evening we got a FaceTime call from Toby and Tammy that went something like this-
“So, Mom – about the cookies. We thought we’d better explain.”
“Great!”
“Did you count how many there were?”
“Yes – there were thirteen. Six were decorated in blue, six in dark pink, and one in white. I thought maybe they were red, white, and blue – maybe for Veterans’ Day?”
“Nope – that’s not it, Mom. Can you think of anything else that you have a dozen of, six of one thing and six of another?
Pause…
“Well – I have a dozen grandchildren – six girls and six boys.”
“And the pink cookies could be for the girls and the blue cookies for the boys. And the white cookie could be for….”
Seventy-plus-year-old brain putting the pieces together…
“Wait – you’re having another BABY!!!”
Grins all around!
Yep – just when we thought that our family was complete, God said – “Not yet! Here’s one more blessing to add to your family!”
So come the end of April (due date on Gary’s birthday!), we’ll be welcoming a new Conrad to our clan. And he/she will be the tiebreaker – and will be very loved by all!