keeping on counting those blessings

• "You already know.  You know." (so grateful that God already knows!)
• all things coming together for the daddy daughter dance 
• beth's beautiful artwork (this is just one of many!!)

• zoe was outside about 7 hours tuesday!
• wow worship blue and yellow discs
• beautiful morning at the kumps....love katie's teaching skills and heart for jesus

• Kimberly's last chemo 
• anytime molly laughs
• 4 goslings!!!

• talking to my dad
• good song: plead the blood
  
• el carrizo with grandaddy saturday night

• sweatshirt kind of day at the end of april
• maddy's service at texas roadhouse (earn that big tip!)
• do overs 

seeking to make thankfulness a habit of life

•  good quote shared by a better than good friend

• Update from Ann Marie
• Gilmore girls with emma and caroline
• Eli + guys + Saturday night (never know who might be here when I wake up)
• Fun chalk messages on the driveway

• Nick made it home early on Sunday!
• Peaceful departure Monday morning
• Knowing kids are well taken care of and oh so loved by yaya while we're away (and all the time)
• Chicken and rice and cheese dip
• The ocean! The beach!
• Walks...so many walks. 

• EG + emma + volleyball
• Fried plantains
• Sleeping late
• Reading
• Watching the chosen
• Napping in the car
• Pizza on the balcony

few favorites in list form (surprise!)

just wanted to make some lists of 3 (none are in any particular order...in fact they are out of order):

favorite movies:

• dead poets society
• mr. magorium's wonder emporium
• ever after

favorite songs these days:

• i am Your Beloved (helsers)
• all i have is Christ (shane and shane)
  
• He will hold me fast (gettys)
  

favorite treats:

• caramel cappucino blast from BR
• caramel ribbon crunch frappucino from Starbucks
• cherry coke

best christian fiction authors i've read lately:

• julie klassen
• tesha afshar
• charles martin (again)

podcasts i like to listen to:

• raising boys and girls
• that sounds fun with annie f downs
• john mark comer teachings podcast

things i like that surprise me/surprise others: 

• pear salad (pear with little mayo, cheese and cherry)
• getting splinters out 
• cloudy/rainy days

noticing the kindness of God

• the times when God saves me from drama/hassle/stress - i'm sure it happens far more often than i even realize...this week it was in the form of a lady picking up my credit card AND license that i dropped in the aldi parking lot....and the holy spirit prompting me about a check that was not supposed to be in the recycle bin...
• philip's obedience - acts 8:26-40 
• sweet little gosling

• team cleaning at cityscape
• easy chicken pot pie (doubling the recipe makes it oh so easy the 2nd time!)
• best use of play-doh cookie cutters

• "The God who sees all our texts...who knows all of our hearts...." - LLcoolJM
• feeling more like me again
• nick and zoe cutting the grass

• 3rd edition of the family discipleship guidebook!
• walking with victoria around ancient way farm
• lovely easter afternoon walk/run on mountain brook

• "He isn't here; He is risen - Just as He said!"
• lovely lunch and time at Suzanne's
• love those cash kids

• john mark comer's teaching on hospitality
• sabbath. what a gift. 
• family easter picture

where i am is with You...thankful for the gifts You give

• few hours at home by myself saturday (nick and zoe ran some errands...errands that inclded 4 wheelers, dirt bikes and donuts!)
• beautiful pictures from ultimate prom from the talented (and generous!) ritchie white

• caroline seems to be having a fantastic time in the dominican republic
• thankful for the adults on the trip who are regularly sending pictures, videos and updates!

 

• What's So Good About Good Friday? (such a good video!)
• peep puns

• rereading a charles martin book
• good stuff from mike foster - "grow deeper in loving the people around you. it is not your job to change them or convince them.  you are free to love without an agenda." 

• the way the tree limb fell...not sure it could have been any more perfect
• donuts on the front porch

• tuesday's conversations and connections
• "you meet me where i am and where i am is with you." -tanner olson

• bogo icecream cones and subway sandwiches (and giftcards to cover it all)
• the chance to sort and organize and clean up/out...what problem do we have that does not have a solution?!

• the chance to re-do conversations...the chance to try again....
• ask and you shall receive....thankful for my new cup holder and phone holder shelves on the climbing gym/swing set

• 2 pandamania songs God brought to mind this morning he knows my name and i am not forgotten (still the best VBS music EVER)
• song i stumbled upon