05 September 2013

thankfulness comes in all sorts of shapes and sizes.


  • ultimate frisbee (and the loud singing that accompanied it)
  • spending the morning in the cafe with KJ
  • time with erin (fun fact: she knows Will Smith)(our Will Smith, son of William & Debbie...not Fresh Prince of Bel Air Will Smith)
  • sweet compliments about the library
  • getting mail ready to be sent...so grateful that we can send and receive mail
  • eli & caroline's "thankful flowers"

"My ipod, friends, my family, a safe sail, living on the Africa Mercy"
"The Bible & the teachers, family, friends, school, the AFM"

  • i'm enjoying emma a bit more these days
  • playing basketball on the dock
  • nick v. and suzanne's willingness to take our kids to get icecream and watch a movie
  • storytime!
  • getting more involved in chaplaincy
  • fun new things in the ship shop (individual sized cinnamon toast crunch, squeezable apple sauce)
  • a friend willing to "stand in the gap"/be a wall watcher
  • grace.  it covers us.
  • Academy Open House
  • "you're strengthened at your core when you're unbalanced" - a life lesson during exercise class with bill foley
  • Truth: "My presence revitalizes you as you sit quietly with Me." - jesus calling
  • encouraging words on facebook