thankful list #546 (ish)

• the Getty's He Will Hold Me Fast
• encouraging text from lane to start my Saturday
• porch processing with Melissa
• new to us toddler bed that was easy to assemble (thanks to Emma and youtube) and a little girl who really enjoys it

• Crowder's God Really Loves Us 
• lots of dutch blitz with various members of the cash crew
• Listening to Lauren Daigle's Rescue with unborn babies/mamas trying to make decisions about their unborn babies in mind
• good reminders...and most likely these incredible folks have navigated paperwork and legal processes and menus and everything else in their second/third/fourth language.  I don't even have a great grasp on one language...much less multiple ones....

• amusing bumper stickers (too inappropriate to post here)
• the way God cares about us and the little things - like a crocodile xylophone
• a very full and filling Thursday
•  cards and a book and a girl working on school = waiting at mercy med isn't so bad

• flowers that last a long time
• strawberry blow-pops
• nick walking in the door with chicken wings
• Amy is here!!

continuing to count them

• all the kindness at the village foster care closet
• pizza with friends on friday night
• sunday lunch with yaya and grandaddy
• laughing to myself about "say you're in a baptist church without saying you're in a baptist church"

• everything went well for t-train's parents in the court session
• beautiful reunification (wish i had videoed that little girl running to hug her daddy)
• banana chocolate chip muffin making with AB
• sweet reminders of kindness

• realizing something that had been hurting is no longer hurting (in this case it was a minor physical hurt....but it's true of other hurts, too....)
• cracker barrel with yaya and zoe
• another beautiful breathe event
• cash sisters

• easy meeting with ms. jones from DFCS
• last minute airbnb bookings that fill up the calendar 
• lovely night at the sound choices banquet
• beautiful sites and sounds outside the convention and trade center

• fall weather!!!!
• waking up, running, showering, going back to sleep
• pool liner arrived
• zoe's and my version of won't he won't he won't he (in celebration of the omojola's reaching their adoption fundraising goal!!). (original version: won't he won't he won't he) 

thankful (full of thanks). grateful (full of grates?)

• beautiful rainy days. 
• the placement of the table that i picked up from the side of the road
• hours of sitting/being on the porch as a result of that table (me...zoe...emma...the cat...)

• TA staff and board dinner...so rich and real and enjoyable. 
• looking at how moses "sitting by the well" (exodus 2:15) lead to service...and lead him to his wife/family....
• quiet few moments and a peaceful path to walk on

• putting mail in the mailbox...i just love it. 
• caroline and emma's handshake (and booty bumps)(caroline's thing is having a special handshake with folks...if you want one, just ask :))
• clement arts advocates retreat (so many wonderful parts...including the picture above and handmade coasters by jason and delicious cake and coffee as an afternoon treat)

• jennifer's good questions...and how she really listens to my responses
• raisin bran crunch.  and how very good a bowl of cereal can be. 
• very familiar verse: Galatians 1:3 "grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus." in a different version = my favorite thing to pray over myself and others this week

• 2 new members of our care team
• yaya's willingness to chauffeur caroline as needed (didn't know i didn't know how to spell chauffeur until just now when i had to look it up)
• the most beautiful paper plate i've ever seen

• dancing and jumping and worshipping with AB and jacob and zoe
• little wednesday night treat from Mercy's Jamaican Kitchen (plantains!!!)
• knowing nick is having a really great time at CAFO

trying to fasten my thoughts on every glorious work of God

• the girls' bathroom is painted!  especially thankful for nick's help in the end...I was ready to be done. 
• UGA football. 
• good things to think about from Philippians 4:8 and Isaiah 26:2 

• time with the Bozemans
• really meaningful discussion of Daniel 9:23, 10:11 and 10:19 at community group
• when I find folks on IG saying things that are in my heart...

• celebrating Kat with waffles and pizza and card games and cottage cleaning 
• date.night. i love eating and talking and walking around heath lake and being with nick. full stop. 
• phase 10 with Emma in honor of Amanda

• such a fun and fabulous Jeeah's Hope event!
• anytime there's the opportunity to have "beloved" put on my arm

• so many amazing folks at the event...(the only challenging part of the event was not getting to sit and talk with everyone that I wanted to!)
• Miss Brittany and her suh-sweet self and her face (and arm) painting skills

• up close magic. it's just so fun. 

• this beautiful girl wanted to take a picture with me :) 

• God's word to me about the "bigger and better" thing
• going to the library (somehow I always forget what a great resource it is!!!  it's even better than ever for little ones...lots of hands on learning opportunities)
• Capp blasts are on sale right now

I'll keep saying thank you

• great trip to Monticello to celebrate my daddy and my meme
• wonderful family (one brother left before the unplanned photo shoot :) we all love him, too!)

• delicious bar-b-que from the place in Jackson
• this is me attempting to show my dad how to reply to text messages on his phone...i'm not the best tech teacher...but i am super thankful for my daddy (and i love that my sister snapped this picture and i didn't even know it)

• yaya's surprise visit...with donuts and jerky on top of her kindness and love. 
• such appropriateness on a bag of m&ms

• we've got military id's (read: access to discounts)
• DE-LIGHTFUL rainy Tuesday morning 

• hearing the good report from t-train's parents (she might get to transition home in a few weeks!)
• fun and fantastic event coming up - join us if you want to!  

• a pool full of middle schoolers (those middle schoolers can out eat high school boys)(or at least they did this particular weekend)
• the beauty of this: 

• the chance to answer questions about being a mama/parenting (they may show up in a blogpost some day soon. we'll see.)
• friendship with Katie. coffee (and scones) in Newman.  

• ladies' luncheon at Amanda's 
• caroline's capture of the beautiful sky

• really pleasant and enjoyable evening at Burger King with 6 kiddos (thanks to coupons we all ate - including ice cream! - for just over $7!!)
• nick made it home safe and sound (I'll never stop being thankful for that)