thankful thursday!
- mary's plane tickets to and from tyler, texas cost less than we thought they would
- her dad is being so generous as to fund previously mentioned plane tickets
- 1/2 price frapuccinos at starbucks. and splendid company to go with the lovely salted-ness
- bed, bath and beyond purchases & coupons
- being at yaya and grandaddy's (it's still a bit sad to not be on 19th avenue any longer...but this is a very sweet alternative!)
- when children of God live and operate in their God-given talents and abilities
- meatballs
- Souled Out One
- at 7:55am on Monday, all 3 kids were still asleep (and i was up and glad to be up)
- "Your love never fails, it never gives up, it never runs out on me." - song lyrics
- red lobster's cheese biscuits
- "You are here. You are here. in Your presence i'm made whole" - song lyrics
- peace & quiet & stillness
- shots weren't so bad (got 2 more)
- clean water
- making coffee at 6pm for the sole fact that i wanted to be able to drink it with my cinnamon roll
- "i made a bird swing." - caroline
- the incredible encouragement & delicious breakfast God provided through the TA Board tuesday morning
- our wills are updated
- i got 9ish hours of sleep tuesday night
- the way maple ridge smells when i'm running (well, it probably smells the same all the time...i just smell it when i'm running)(lovely combination of flowers and such and "dryer" - you know, the smell that comes from the dryer vents.)(it's one of my favorite smells.)
- eli's train skillz
- the nearly unbelievable generosity of the TA Board.
- verses from micah 7 (around v 19-20): "...mercy is Your speciality...compassion is on its way to us...You'll sink our sins to the bottom of the ocean...you'll stay true to Your word...."
- joanna's kindness to bring us a DELICIOUS dinner. good stuff. another example of beautiful thoughtfulness and kind generosity!
- chick-fil-a giftcards in the mail...from an anonymous donor...thank you.
- nick and i are celebrating our 10th Anniversary as you read this (unless it's after tuesday...we'll be back on tuesday!)
