seeking to savor all the seconds

• zoe's excitement about the campout! 
• when events are super close to our house
• God is Love by Chris Renzema
• good reminder: "why were we stressed about inconsequential things? What problems did we have that didn't have a solution?" 

• "just right" mixture of productive and restful
• time with laura lea and april 
• the poem about tulips and irises
• sweet little girl playing with the gifted dollhouse for 2+ hours

• the rain eventually stops and the water recedes
• sickness eventually goes away and the cough cease
• inviting the Lord into my feelings...all of my feelings...
• the table all set for the Ultimate Prom (so thankful that my oldest 2 have gotten to have such an experience twice now)

• catching up with the baxters
• synergy and laughter and teamwork at 4:30 on thursdays 
• papa's birthday card for eli made it :) 
• the team heading to the dominican republic in the wee hours of the morning saturday (please pray if God brings them to mind!) 

few thankful things

• good podcasts from john mark comer
• emma and her face painting skillz

• just right unexpected walk on a thursday afternoon
• butterfly kisses

• Eli's velocity lesson (love that whiteboard)
• God's kindness to remind me of who I am (through a cottage guest and a faithful friend)

• walks in the driveway with molly
• Bibles open on the table

• aaron's painting and jacob's brownie making
• oh the beauty:

• zoe and her googly eyes jokes and crafts
• the sun doesn't rise or set on me figuring out how to get a subscribe button back up and running on this blog (maybe it'll happen someday)

simple and complex...lots of gifts

• yaya's testimony at church on sunday
• "i will be content in every circumstance...You are Jireh...more than enough."
• fun lunch at fuji in honor of nick's and eli's birthdays

• hammock naps for me and zoe
• friendship and donuts and special permission to be at golden donuts after the lobby closed
• cookie cake(s)!

• 2 runs with shelley this week...and going back to sleep afterwards
• dishwasher is running, trash is taken out (and i didn't do either)
• watching eli soak in his gift from ella grace

• monday morning lie in
• laughing thinking about someone doing this at my funeral

• good podcasts to listen on the way to and from athens
• coffee at jittery joe's with my sister

• fun times in the poultry science building at UGA
• cali n' tito's with some of my favorite people on the planet

• fabulous Teen Advisor friends and family night 
• refreshingly cool weather
• borrowing caroline's sweater

reporting the gracious miracles...

• wednesday's walks
• real and raw and incredible date night conversation 
• 1 john 4:16 "know and RELY ON the love God has for us."  
• good stuff: 

• the ministry of presence
• ham and cheese sliders (slowly adding one recipe at a time...)
• the deleting of voxer
• croquet on a monday morning with some really rad kids

• update from kathy
• silly reels
• tuesday morning full of connections and conversations 
• listening to live music and eating good food with yaya and zoe at country's

• everybody made it back home at the end of the weekend
• ebay jeans 
• 3 oldest cash kids had a good time on the CS winter retreat
• just the right super hero cape swing for jo

• reading daniel with friends at the taylor's (so much good stuff!)(these are verses from the MSG)
• His miracles are staggering. His wonders are surprising. His kingdom lasts and lasts. 
• Peace and prosperity to all! it is my privilege to report to you the gracious miracles that the High God has done for me.
• He is the living God. His kingdom never fails. His rule continues eternally. He is a savior and rescuer. He performs astonishing miracles. 
• Everything He does it right, and He does it the right way
• Reveal your glory in me (from Romans 8, not Daniel)
• easy coronation day (got a crown at the dentist)
• "her husband is just so nice" - dr. tyler talking to his assistant (so thankful that it's so true!!)
• birthday card making for the lovely grace vickery

• fun and fabulous mermaid brunch birthday party for previously mentioned grace
• pizza on the porch with jen and molly
• hugs that bring tears
• a friend who makes a phone call that is just the nudge that i needed to make something happen

so many things.

• having our own tech support in the house (eli just saved a trip to verizon)
• "scriptural hyperlinks"
• "He alone is my refuge, my place of safety; He is my God and i trust Him." psalm 91:2
• beautiful skies and how all the cash kiddos seem to like capturing them

• such a restful saturday
• "I am with you and I will save you." - jeremiah 30:11(a)
• everything came together for the 1st anniversary CityScape celebration
• eli leading worship at the gathering 

• sunday afternoon walk with nick
• God, I give you my _________ (fear, frustration, worry, etc.) ; I receive Your ________ (peace, patience, kindness, Truth, etc.) (he's so generous with the ridiculous exchanges)
• cowboy burger from shane's
• first official swim of the year...march 1...why not?

• zoe's red tackle box of treasures
• yaya came by to pray with the kiddos before their retreat
• daddy daughter dance plans
• perfect window with a red bird (that you can barely see :))

• whispered jokes that make molly laugh
• all the bouncy balls settled back down (all the plans that were shifting and getting rearranged settled back down)
• talking with caroline in the car
• papa and uncle lane made it to caroline's game

• worthy of it all 
  
• so many good versions of firm foundation (shane & shane's is my favorite)
• kids getting to practice resilience (it's hard...but good)
• getting to hear barbara's story