greeting Him with gratitude...

• "it is good to be alive in the midst of all that is going on, and i want to be reminded of that." - henri nouwen
• "renew a right spirit within me"
• extra snacks on the airplane (sweet stewardess hooked us up)

• the easiest, peasiest travels...no hiccups...no hurdles...no delays....so so easy.
• "God's chosen is beloved." - 2 Samuel 22:51
• free snacks in the military welcome room in the OK airport (thanks for the tip, LLcoolJM)

• one accidental missed turn took an hour off of our travel time
• getting to see our most favorite nick...my most favorite human. 
• "this feels like home" - zoe

• hotel breakfast
• always available coffee (and french vanilla creamer)
• being together in the same place...and how God gave & protected the time

• gas station pizza
• the cashier's kindness (Ms. Mary, it matters)
• thoughtful valentine's gift...sweet reminder....

• theo of golden...what a lovely story. 
• bathroom provision (again and again God is into the details!!)
• snow!!!

• time together. resting. reading. playing games. watching movies.
• all the snacks & cherry cokes (nick knows us)
• pretty much anytime nick was sitting down zoe was in his lap

• airport starbucks makes the hard a bit more bearable (yay for giftcards)
• Psalm 55:1-12 Nick is covered...covered with a shield...covered with favor....
• valentines making station at our gate on the way home (of all the gates, this is THE ONE that had a craft table...God is so into the details...He cares about us so much)

• super sweet valentines day...and zoe's excitement/enthusiasm about it
• "the best portion of a good person's life is the little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and love." - wordsworth
• oh the daffodils.

• the windshield wiper is working again ("and it was JUST that easy!" - josh)
• ash wednesday script/teaching/liturgy from nick
• zoe's day after valentines day outfit (that we had/made just what she was hoping for is so special to me....)

• "i greet You with gratitude and welcome Your Spirit who gives me life." - prayer from lectio 365
• delightful thursday
• riding buddies!

• lis kept me from falling in the lake.  feels so good to laugh so hard.
• misreading ash wednesday quotes. 
• talking to lane and to my dad.