- so.much.laughter with friday friends (who are actually every day of the week friends)
- super tasty pretzels from aldi
- lovely truth shared by a friend
- molly completed her hours. way to go!!!!
- fun new swiffer mop thing (+ fabulosa cleaner)
- ping pong (ish) in the kitchen with zoe
- yaya's help with hoco dresses
- MIC lunch...good to catch up
- catching up on miranda hart
- being married to the most incredible man
- meeting Sarah from Hope Foster Care
- celebrating 24 years of kissing aforementioned man
- emma's first practice with aces (encouraging coach!)
- JH Board...easy to work with
- running with caroline/zoe riding her bike on the riverwalk
- getting to see/walk through lauren's garden!
- really good staff meeting
- Mr. Brad's willingness to take a look at emma's door (so many helpful people!)
- "God is providing for His bride!" - jmo
- such beautiful skies...
- treat tuesday just keeps happening!
- zoe's kitchen in the backyard sunday
- incredibly amazing wonderful gift of a house cleaning (i may ask for this for every birthday, christmas, mother's day from here on out!)
- pretty pretty tiles in the mexican restaurant bathroom in lagrange
- people in my life who smile big and live with joy
- christal...she's just lovely. grateful for the way she loves me and interacts with zoe
- wifi came back on, icemaker got replaced, pool pump got fixed, window got ordered
- wouldn't mind this at all (especially if it also came with a coke):
- God is the lifter of my head. Psalm 3
- a new cover for my bible! (fabric wax stamped and dyed in guinea!)
- sweet kiddos swimming in their clothes in October
- Big Floppy the Frog. A life well lived.
- unexpected opportunities to sleep in a bit
- icemaker is under warranty (and there's no gas leak and no water leak and i think i found the issue with the pool pump!)
- just right words from "written to speak" today
- ice + cherry coke (so grateful every time!)
- fun snacks and treats from nick
- jackpot on the grape flavored fruit snacks
- new to me song at ACC..."hold on to hope...sing hallelujah...gather your strength"...
- yaya + shane's + lunch delivery
- jacob & james found peter's lego guy!
- "anchor my thoughts to the love of God." - soul space
- house full of great kids on monday
- funny things:
- when zoe plays independently (and hearing her interact with "tina" her new (imaginary) friend)
- candace's chili!!
- butterfly bouquets and thinking of my mom...5 years of healthy and whole in heaven!
- SUCH a great weekend with Caroline in birmingham!
- kathleen's kindness and hospitality
- 3 sisters all together. they're so pretty.
- getting to see campus through caroline's eyes/experiences so far (classrooms and work study and chi o house)
- trader joe's treats
- the way she does what caroline does ;)
- opelika lunch with beth
- getting to talk to eli all the way to lagrange
- volleyball chocolate (some people have swimming chocolate...)
- surprise biscotti
- jimbob's with emma
- unicorn icecream
- gas for 2.49 (feels like a steal of a deal) ;)
- kasey's call
- getting to see her play
- meaningful conversations over coffee
- amazingly uncommon and super helpful generosity
- the littlest sister drawing a picture for the biggest sister at the middlest sister's game
- kj's timing
- anytime a customer service person is kind
- swing full of sweet girls
- "be invested, child, in simple obedience to your King and in long faithfulness to His call, shepherding daily those gifts and tasks and relationships he has entrusted to you, regardless of outcomes and appearances." - EMH
- Thank You So Much Jesus good song.
- pumpkin scones (ask and you shall receive :))
- more margin and breathing room
- she got the one she wanted! AND (more importantly) she trusted God every step of the way!)
- cupcakes...and spoonfuls of icing
- prayer prompts - candle (meegan), bouquet of freshly sharpened pencils (beth), flowers (fields of grace)
- "will CFA before school help?" "yes" (and the gift card to cover it)
- this:
- flannel shirts
- such loveliness...Zoe...the chalk drawings...the weather...the time together on the porch....
- treat tuesday is officially a thing
- THE BEST starbucks I've ever had at a volleyball game
- hearing about/reading the wisdom, kindness, prayers & love Emma's friends are sharing with her
- getting to work on school
- sharing sacred moments with people i love
- classic Jonathan & Lisa (and the conversation with Emma that prompted me to find this song)
- when people send pictures of my kids doing cool things
- thankful for how nick has curated our music through the years...and our photos.
- it's looking like fall...and the leaves that are fun to play in....
- looking for glimmers of eternity (another name for my thankful list)
- walking in the driveway with such lovely humans
- just right 1/2 of a cinnamon roll & coffee Saturday morning
- "center me. settle me. gentle me."
- wise words/peaceful prayer:
- buffalo chicken dip hot and fresh out of molly's kitchen!
- the chair is cleared off (yay for clothes finally getting put away)
- randy's kind words to Emma...thankful for how he SAW her
- kiddos doing BRAVE things.
- first UGA game of the season (love it. love it.)
- ms. sherry's thoughts on sight words
- so much went well for the So Long Summer event!!
- the delight and wonder of fireworks
- the prayers and presence of the people....so many people
- that gracie noticed zoe on the slip n slide and came to join her
- hearing about nick's trip to that one country
- harris county high marching band....especially when they started with "eye of the tiger"
- no concerning spots
- walking out of an appointment one minute after the time it was actually scheduled for (arriving early paid off!)
- "identity comes before behavior." - corey johnston
- sweet sisters snoozing in the sunroom...wearing their UGA shirts
- emma had a wonderful time on the TA retreat!
- donuts + coffee + cityscape sunday mornings
- the fun caroline is having with rush
- this:
- eli and friends here for the weekend
- making do with the food we have in the freezer and fridge
- hands & hope mail/membership
- the cups came together just right! (and melissa's totes fit them all perfectly!)
- driving up and seeing laura lea's car already in the parking lot
- getting to talk to nick for such a long time tuesday morning
- big dan and sherry planting the gardenias (what would've taken me way too longer took them about 11 minutes)
- this little one and her deer
- "Holy Spirit, wake me up to your constant presence and prune my priorities so i can go further in prayer-fueled mission." - lectio365
- incredibly beautiful clement arts dinner...such significant stories shared!
- table full of fabulous folks to share the event with
- we made it to September 2
- some more fall-like weather
- maple mart for the spree win
- emma trimmed my hair for me
- finally figured out the parent pass situation
- peaceful week (doing things ahead of time really works for me!)
- this:
- celebrating my dad's 80th birthday! (i managed to get zero pictures)
- the sweetest ladybug teaset from betsy
- all went well with the airbnb in birmingham
- mini sabbath moment thanks to molly having zoe and hannah's giftcard
- jenine's willingness to bring emma home
- sweet time at Front Door (plenty o' new covenant members at cityscape!)
- this one big brother seeing his little sister and drawing with chalk with her
- the intentional devotional samford gave to us to share
- the ease and efficiency of moving caroline in
- caroline and mr. beeson
- beef jerky from yaya
- our own personal I.T. guy for caroline's move in - isaac (also a freshman at samford), eli's roommate from impact!
- doughnuts and coffee on the porch
- the paparazzi (and incredible family)
- popcorn at volleyball games
- she's doing it! and she's doing great!
- how logan just fits right in
- emma's loveliness (and great friends and visit from youth leaders and doughnuts at school)
- hearing emma laugh on the phone with friends
- good verse:
- benjie was able to fix eli's bike
- our God is so artistic
- mail from nick
- sweet day with zoe (even though it really didn't go as planned)
- free slice of strawberry cake at whistling pig
- riding around callaway
- mrs. keller's joy, energy and enthusiasm during her morning parking lot duties
- truth!
- emma talking to the lukes
- things that make me smile: