on and on and on

• sharing the pause app (10/10 highly recommend)
• a team of 3 for jeeah's hope! laura lea is a lovely addition.
•  a whole host of folks ready to help

• celebrating molly!
• cool weather in august (!?!)
• jason MADE eli a cajon

• sweet little conversations with neighbors of cityscape
• caroline is here! love hearing about camp.
• sister nails

• popcorn and cookies and such
• "do you mind if i do the dishes?" -abigail (nope...don't mind at all)
• fun little fish thing

• jess ray's MATIN albums
• even when things are messy it's an honor to be a part of people's lives
• good sportsmanship after a rivoting game of skyjo

• gracie's family's kindness to caroline
• having eli and logan around
• treats at open house or verification or whatever it's called when we got emma's schedule at calvary

• great first day for emma and abigail
• all things eden church...especially dinner saturday evening
• gift basket from eden!

some of God's goodies

• UGA sweatpants. just so comfy. 
• lunch with emma (i think that made the list last week... i'm still thankful!)
• good thoughts about MomCo

• walking with EG, b'fast with LL, visiting with AK...good wednesday morning
• more family freeze tag
• first time at eddie's attic - with incredible people seeing an incredible artist (looking for good music?  highly recommend jess ray)

• thoughtful lyrics, hymns well done.
• having the college students in our house
• learning about moon beam. wow. 

• eli and logan had easy travels to and from texas (and a great time with her family!)
• women's and men's events at CityScape - knowing the room was full of friendship and fellowship and really amazing people. 
• fun things:

• 48 ish hours away with nick
• shampoo at the front desk (God provides!!!)
• black dress for S&N's wedding (again, God provides!!!!!)
• i have been influenced in the best of ways by katie: 

• walks and runs with good podcasts
• multiple panda express meals :) 
• jon & melissa's willingness to stand in for jeeah's hope 
• pizza with my best friend and a view

little on the short side...but oh so grateful.

• "consider the wildflowers" everywhere...we see what we're looking for
• delightful breathe event. just right.  
• susu's sugar cookies!

• having eli and logan here for a couple of days
• CFA, coffee, conversations and connections on wednesday mornings
• birthday box of goodness from mama melinda ("oh, the beautiful beautiful shoes!" - zgc)

• meaningful coversations with logan
• emma wanted to go to lunch! (such a delightful time)
• zoe's love of the butterfly center...and a butterfly finally landed on her

• kindness and generosity again and again for me and those i love. 
• the way the gavins walk with the Lord...their willingness to love and care for the vulnerable is stunning
• few hours at callaway with lovely friends.

• the davissons were able to stop in (and the way God provided lunch!)
• meaningful meals around the table
• leftover country's

thankfulness.

• when going to the playground doesn't really make sense but it's definitely right and best
• the inflatable slip n slide takes waffle friday to a whole new level

• rain.
• a dad dancing with his daughter to frozen songs

• seeing caroline's face and getting to talk to her
• benjie's help on the side of the road sunday afternoon

• catching up on my correspondence :) 
• so much provision in one picture...mainly buddies and snacks.

• camp empower (it should probably have its own thankful list)
• human hungry hungry hippos (maybe we should call it hungry hungry humans)
• every camper, every buddy, every leader, every day.  100% perfect attendance
• the folks southeast restoration sent to help
• the way mark practices and lives all of the grounding/regulating techniques
• incredible leaders. truly. dream team. 
• watching kids & buddies do brave and hard things
• orbeez from the get go
• so many people praying!
• breakfast brought on time every morning
• getting to meet and interact with bristol
• the camper bags had plenty in them! 
• christal, jen & lisa's help with reset, clean up and pack up
• everything fit into the pilot to take the supplies back to pine mountain

• all the swelling went away (again)
• taking notes from a good sunday sermon
• fun things: 

• mike & mallory leading worship
• gifts from LLcoolJ (speaking that love language!)
• how some people can just make things better and lovelier - even snacks.

 

He is always giving gifts.

• preemptive reminders from the Lord (reminded me of the privilege of something before i could get aggravated about it)
• when caroline gets mail from her school friends
• funny little things that suit me:

• helping word things
• getting to hand out doughnuts and connect with people (especially when the connection leads to a prayer request)
• good stuff from the pour over 

• nick. date night. our marriage. 
• butter chicken and brownies (not at the same time) and cleaning the kitchen afterwards
• special request from a special friend for a special scripture bracelet for a special lady in ensenada (and the special emma girl who made it)

• getting to trust the Lord and rest in Him in regards to all things Camp Empower
• packing like a mercy shipper (love it)
• sweet girls in matching swimsuits

• getting to hold hearts and emotions and thoughts and feelings
• benadryl
• fun notepad and cards from VRM.  good way to spend .99

provision and abundance.

• getting to walk around with melissa and see the space at wynnbrook again - finally feeling excited (rather than nervous!) about camp empower
• God's provision in the form of amazon packages! (amazed by how a few texts can result in ALL of the remaining supplies we need for camp empower being purchased!!!)

• all the swelling finally went away
• good reminder:

• delightful date night (that ended with teenagers welcoming us home and genuinely interested in what our date night was like!)
• glimpses into caroline's time at crier creek! (and getting to talk to her wednesday night!)

• "let your kindness, Lord, shine brightly on us." - psalm 4:6
• another good reminder: 

• sweet time at the kao's (and the freedom to come home a little early)
• nick made me buffalo chicken dip

• very very delicious cappucino blast from the ever thoughtful molly
• sweet girls in a really old tree on the last night at SSI

• calvary's missions team/leader/systems - it's really excellent. 
• logan sent pictures of them making it onto the flex cam at the braves' game!

• time to get all the things done (why am i surprised?  i don't know. but i am often surprised...and grateful.)
• tasty chocolate croissants

so many gifts. SSI gifts. part 2.

• sunset & lightning at epworth  
• easy to talk to people
• kindness of mr. jesse to mow between the house and the pool 

• bubbles on the beach
• postcards + stamps + mailbox
• connecting with jim & shelley in very important places

• bike ride to sweet mama's (and back)
• powder in my shoes
• good stuff: 

• best low country boil i can remember
• lane driving up playing "home sweet home"
• another beautiful sunset at epworth

• easy walks to the playground and the village
• "i can go mad or i can go glad  - either way, i'm going." - jennifer scott
• most delicious doughnuts (multiple times!!)

• sister time on the sea doo
• all's well that ends well (sea doo adventure)
• pretty pretty sunset through the live oaks

• best whistle blowing i think i've ever heard
• milkshakes from frosty's
• pretty flowers (and the friends who brought them!)

• sea doo ride up the river with nick
• leftovers on the porch
• practicing the secret of happiness

• walks on the beach.
• porch time.
• meals around the table.

so many gifts. SSI gifts.

• plenty of help with the kitties at everbe
• sweet morning at the evangel playground (iced coffee included!)
• baby birds in the bike helmet 

• UJ's cinnamon rolls
• i really like my family. 
• beautiful sunrise and a friend to "share" it with 

• the incredible fathers in my life (especially the one God gave me...and the one i'm married to!)
• vanilla wafers from the banana pudding
• a glimpse of eli at the first week of impact camps

• evening walks and bike rides and porch sits
• ice + cherry coke + yeti
• 2 sweet sisters + icecream + portrait mode

• ski-doo ing
• lunch on the beach...breakfast on the beach...snacks on the beach
• this porch.

• folks taking their post dinner rest time seriously.
• just how much zoe loves the ocean 
• early morning bike rides and round-a-bouting

• "just a little talk with jesus" under the tent with papa
• the eye swelling went away ("your face looks better.")
• first glimpse of the bridge

• dolce dough box on the counter
• date night SSI version
• "give me a glad and generous heart to receive Your Word." - lectio 365