more and more and more

• the opportunity for eli to be at propel/impact 360 this week 
• more music in the house (way to be reliable cd player and cds!)
• faithful pajama pants.  finally retired. RIP. 

• enjoyable time with a good friend.  
• the surprise of a cake batter milkshake
• good parenting reminders

• goodness of God - bethel song - dante bowe
• the pool is staying clear and blue.  
• fruit on the vine (not sure if animals will eat it before it ripens enough for us to eat it...but at least it's there!!!)

• problems that get taken care of (expensive though they be)
• foster prayer time tuesday night
• emma's heart to share (and provide the funding for) art projects with friends

• getting to a tour of the pottery studio from grandaddy
• homemade cinnamon rolls. wowzahs. i need to learn that skill. 
• the fabulous faircloth family and the miracle named micah

always a good idea to be thankful.

• laura lea's hospitality, creativity, willingness to share Truth and succulents (what a delightful way to spend a friday evening)

• unplanned dinner with april in our own private outdoor dining room
• waking up to see the bridge
• the house holds all of us!
• lots and lots of late night game playing (and the freedom for me to go on to bed)

 

• lane's willingness to bring the kayaks
• that all the kayaks get hauled to and from the beach
• that all of the folks who went kayaking came back

• tiffany's pasta salad on the beach
• a fresh bag of blueberry krullers for this vacation
  
• being inside Christ Church
• strong reminders (and when others make the visuals for the things i'm thinking...when someone else puts the research/numbers out there....)
  
• how much caroline enjoys the beach
• the way laura lane and emma have been playing together
• the excellence of arrow exterminators
• awake coffee and muffins with the best of sisters

• when i'm just not sure what's going to be on the thankful list because i haven't been as diligent about writing things down and the camera roll provides plenty of things
• molly and carey's willingness to help with things at everbe....what incredible friends. incredible. 
• rainy day at the beach = amazing nap

God sightings...where has He been?...what gifts has He given?

• art camp for emma
• the way she came home and immediately put into practice what she learned from ms. addie

• walking with carey
• meaningful mornings
• plenty of toga-wearing vbs volunteers
• ms. pat's willingness to make my toga (it's a good thing to know one's strengths and weaknesses!)

• phone call from laura lea
• eli and caroline's willingness/eagerness to volunteer at treadstone and at vbs
• christy nockel's "lullabies for the beloved" (the link is just to one song...the whole album is beautiful)
• good quotes

totes ma goats

• reading matthew with a discpleship lens
• kind target employees (kind of sort of makes me want to go in there more than about once a year)
• mexican train dominos with yaya and grandaddy 

• kindness and company and coke and cookies...all thanks to amy taylor
• friday night in the baby pool

• i can see the bottom of the pool!
• mini cow tails (the caramel candy...not real cow tails)
• stuffed crust pizza
• good self-care questions (simple but good!)

• hearing about eli's adventures on the camping trip
• vacating with my very best friend
• fun times in the convertible

• blueberry mini-crullers and coffee
• brunch at Mrs. Mac's
• picking back up levi lusko's "i declare war"
• beautiful ocean 
• long road with lots of bridges
• sleeping late. real late. 
• memes that make me laugh 

• marco polos from emma
• kayaking
• amy's awesomeness for taking care of emma and zoe and the cats and the cottage and the pool and the plants and the everything....so excellently. 
• key lime pie in key west