23 March 2017

He's so generous!!!

  • sakate sweet tea
  • arbre de vie - john and ashley, jillian, justin and rachel - incredible ministry and incredible people
  • holding babies. (these are triplets that a sweet mama didn't know she was having!! extra info: they aren't orphans - they are part of an infant feeding program that arbre de vie helps make happen.)


  • "chaco's, yeti cups and big sunglasses" friendship
  • well spent ship holiday
  • caroline willingly, happily and excitedly went with us...and loved on some babies and children so beautifully.


  • the blessings and treats that come from filling in in reception
  • remembering amy & jon's anniversary 
  • watching community in action (friends decorating another friend's office entry way)


  • evening stroll on the dock
  • talking with monica
  • tough good-byes (so so so very thankful for real friendship that makes me want to go throw up in the ocean after saying good-bye - but ONLY good-bye for now!)


  • washing little girls' hair in the shower at the pool..makes life so much easier
  • shelly's hospitality - she truly is the hostest with the mostest.  
  • celebrating brian and leanne

  • coolness in the air after the rain
  • cinnamon honey butter
  • really wonderful packages from aunt amy and from yaya


  • loaves and loaves and loaves of love bread
  • moana with nick and suzanne 
  • eli's opportunity to do work experience as a kindergarten teacher


  • when i'm moving clothes from the washer to the dryer and the dryer is empty and the lint filter is clean
  • nick's laughter (especially thankful for the messaging between him and sam during the football match)
  • hiding easter eggs on the ceiling


  • hearing sweet new (to me) songs that i've managed to miss since living on a ship off the coast of africa (the luckiest - ben folds and thinking out loud - ed sheeran)
  • cozy sweatshirts
  • lydia grace's lovely life (and her mama). strong. beautiful. purposeful. yes.