this is a bit long...but that's because i missed posting last week (sorry, no internet) AAAAAND because God has been giving gift after gift after gift....i'm amazed - AMAZED - by His goodness and generosity. may this thankful list somehow spark something in your heart that causes you to rest easier and drink in the greatness of our God.
- the way nick came running to see us
- "kids club" at the Dunas (girls loved the craft time, this mama appreciated the break)
- moments so ridiculous all you can do is laugh
- fran fluker's faithfulness to send mail
- french fries and burgers available all afternoon
- the coffee machine at the Dunas (cafe con leche so often...and prayers for shea at the same time!)
- seeing molly & the boys on skype
- new morning, new mercies
- "i look to you, God, look up to you for help." psalm 123:1
- "my passport for macbook" (hours and hours of movies)
- postcards at the price i wanted to pay (now to mail them...might be a while)
- solitary walk to get previously mentioned postcards
- nick's willingness to move our cabin
- "guarding" carry-ons + espresso beans + thankful list
- natural light (well done, Gran Canaria airport)
- ally & amy's willingness to wait for us at the airport and drive the vehicle back to the ship
- fun room to stay in for the night in Salzburg
- free wifi for the night
- late night trip to mcdonald's
- colorful pens to make fun patterns in my thankful journal (that Roy G Biv is always a winner)
- amazing views...majestic mountains....
- peaceful plane and train rides
- eli and caroline playing "spit" together
- our luggage caught up with us
- because it got lost, we didn't have to "lug" it with us as we took trains and found our way (it was delivered to our door step)
- toboggan rides
- amazing gorge/lake hike
- experiencing all the seasons
- nick's preparations for this trip
- sliding down the mountain (on purpose)
- kinder club at eurosport
- new appreciation for europe & our european friends
- nick's kindness and patience with me
- rainy, lazy, peaceful sunday
- "create in me" - song by Rend Collective Experiment
- worship run
- the chance to be cold
- warm blankets, double socks to help me not be so cold
- fried eggs
- flowers all over the place
- icecream cones for everyone
- schmidolin's trail (brilliant way to get kids to happily hike!)
- blueberries and grapes
- rain gear, cold gear, swim gear
- kind words on facebook
- we made it to our train!
- tiny pencils and cute smiles
- eli's foot is better
- good quotes
- putting on CK1 in the airports' duty free shops (smells like college)
- coke & snacks on plane rides (it never gets old)
- pretzels from the pretzel shop in the salzburg train station
- freewave (made the wait fly by)
- friends from the ship that i miss
- eli and alex together again (picked right back up where they left off)
