13 February 2014

for these and all our many blessings...


  • listening to/watching the rain the other night
  • simple tasks that mean so much (easy for me to do, such gratefulness from the recipients)
  • rend collective experiment (that should be on here about a dozen times...really enjoying their music right now)
  • hearing mr. josh's laughter across the ship
  • the 3rd graders field trip/service project with Ryan in the IS department


  • the head cold i had didn't last long
  • watching the olympics in an international community
  • laughing at curling
  • God ordained conversations that happened by the pool saturday night
  • 'chelle's "recruitment" of caroline to help with a video/recording

  • the general willingness of so many to invest in our children and to allow them to use their gifts and talents in incredible ways here's another example
  • capable, faithful youth leaders
  • people in the crowd of sports events that get so excited to see themselves on the screen...makes me laugh
  • "c salads" (cucumbers, craisins, catalina dressing)(my favorite "c salad" would probably be cucumbers, crutons and cheese)(with good ranch dressing...but ranch doesn't start with a "c")
  • when my kids say really kind things - especially to one another (wish it wasn't quite so rare!)
  • caroline's ipod is found!!!!
  • sweet pictures from the past


  • CARE packages from Yaya & Grandaddy and Aunt Amy and the Whites and the Sheeks. so much love sent in those boxes...it's amazing how wonderful those boxes are.
  • what God does when we give Him a little space (surrender the schedule!)
  • charissa's blog post
  • the way Erin Williams IS - so kind, so caring, so thoughtful, so sweet.
  • Ray Charles stamps
  • when you walk in a room and the song that's been in your head all morning is playing
  • "i've counted up the cost...and You are worth it." - rend collective song
  • thawing out on deck 7 with Miss Moriah
  • black and white pictures
  • my husband's willingness to invest in others