- delicious strawberry cupcakes and lovely people to eat them with
- celebrating 3 years of zoe - special gifts and cards and phone calls
- getting to see emma dance
- molly brought her flowers
- papa and amy came in to town
- channeling the overwhelmed into a cleaned out and organized pantry
- pizza picnic at the pool with 2 fabulous 3 year olds
- having t-train's bike here (zoe is loving riding it inside....)
- wild blackberries
- quick aldi run and starbucks with my fabulous sister
- thing that needed to be done before vacation is done! (kind of fun to feel like i was turning in a final paper/project)(and not even at the last minute)
- pickleball and b.merrel's with mr. and mrs. phd
- biscotti and coffee on the front porch on a lovely morning
- emma's baking skillz (seems like every recipe she tries is a winner!)
- full table at community group
- talking to lane
- choosing not to let the socks (mismatched and everything) bother me
- fantastic playlist that includes music from cvang
- the guy at the pool having so much fun - "now we're making memories!" (the uncle lane of the crowd)
- eli's chicken fettucini alfredo making skills
- peaceful easy pack up
- ninja class in the shade for 2+ hours
- new elements
- 4 kiddos hanging around on the ninja gym
- the ease of reserving books from the library
- "Jesus, you have my attention" - breath prayer/tim timmons/TSF
- "we can either practice worry or we can practice trust...and we get good at what we practice." - tim timmons/TSF
- growing goslings
- perfect little playground in the middle of my friday morning walk/run with zoe
- "moving forward is a mystery, looking back is a science." - matthew mcconaughey/TSF
- hearing eli laughing playing video games with his friends
- good reminders to put things back into practice
- when folks are easy to contact and helpful
- amy's kindness to send a fabulous spoon rest (and the fact that she rememberd and continued to look!)
- meaningful conversations in the driveway and on the porch and on the steps with lovely ladies
- got to run with shelley this morning!
- eli's chosen sweatshirt arrived. and how much he loves it. (it's fun when kids have their own money and buy really cool things that you aren't even aware of)
- everything that needed to get done got done
- laura lea's thoughts that served as a reminder of "what's next, papa?"
- sweet book to enjoy - "alone yet not alone"
- nick's absolutely AMAZING planning and preparing for our trip
- oranges that remind me of congo (and very nearly inspire a poem)
- brief and momentary crying from zoe (2 moments on a 6+ hour trip isn't bad!)
- french toast and a lovely family to share it with
- just right mother's day
- peaceful evening skies (and a sweet emma who captured it)
- celebrating 19 years of marriage to nick
- walking through bubbles about the same time as we did 19 years ago
- for real fruit snack with zoe
- rider swap situation...skipping that line is nice
- eli's enjoyment of all things star wars
- shea! i'm glad God created her and that we get to celebrate her
- fun and entertaining t-shirts
- plum-tuckered out little sister being carried by her tremendously fabulous big sister
- this family of mine. they're a special bunch
- beautiful things that remind me of beautiful people
- found the car each evening (that would've been a bummer not to)
- beautiful butterfly
- so many memories made
- epcot in the evening (and an extra stroll through the countries)
- cloud coverage
- well-placed fans
- cool shady spots
- zoe and her moana outfit
- beautiful drive on new to me country roads
- strawberry cake and cleaning the jumpy house with fabulous folks
- thinking on "fresh hope" and what that may mean
- playgrounds. they are such gifts.
- thoughts on teaching kids about financial stewardship
- strong climbing girls
- hearing about queen bertha - a courageous hero of prayer
- yaya's handling of zoe's daffodil leaf eating
- good stuff in lectio365
- the villanueva's willingness to host CG
- the best beef jerky from the best MIL (perfect mother's day present!)
- emma made homemade cinnamon rolls and icing. this could be dangerous.
- hearing the world (birds and such) wake up (and then going back to bed)
- free BR birthday icecream in may
- tasty cupcakes at the CC end of the year celebration
