09 November 2017

exulting in the monotony (and the amazing!)

  • a challenge in thankfulness: "am i strong enough to exult in the monotony?" - GK Chesteron
  • having an icemaker again
  • easy returns
  • time in the backyard with my beautiful friend molly


  • being on the same wave length as my sister
  • dancing with emma to "happy dance"
  • "be a co-creator of the world you wish could exist." - liz bohannon 
  • cinnamon roll cake + panda plate + coffee + quiet morning


  • "we are enabled by Jesus to choose God." - nick cash
  • elephant shower curtain
  • having david forrest's book for the cottage
  •  ryan's visit! how he brings life out of our children


  • bacon (and i'm confident in how to make it now!)
  • fantastic steak lunch.
  • grandaddy's brownies and papa's rice krispy treats
  • the table my dad made is just how i hoped it would be!  


  • sorting, organizing, setting up, settling in 
  • days that feel normal
  • doughnuts and giftcards and journals and the plethora of presents!
  • especialy kind and thoughtful birthday words/gestures/gifts from my children and husband