God's abundance is ours...a few more examples....

• suzanne and lex getting to meet. love connecting incredible people.
• yup. this: 

• rich mullins + button box + zoe in cute pjs = delightful thursday morning
• starting the book of James at CityScape. timely word. 

• camp empower is FULL for campers (trusting God to bring the buddies!)
• kids serving and scrubbing

• having a good book to read (in this case, atonement child)
• the frogs and turtles this week (this is shelly)

• when people could easily be front and center and they choose to be back and left. 
• mercy med gala.  really fun time. 

• an hour and a half of self-care that pretty much turned everything around.  thank you, jesus. 
• convertible driving with 3 really great kids (and a frog and a baby doll)

• anytime any of my kids share anything with me
• the ways the moms (specifically waffle friday moms) love on the kids...no matter which one...my community is ridiculously wonderful (thought about doing a whole post just on that....maybe sometime soon)

• nick's all around awesomeness. he's wonderful. truly. 
• just right baby shower

• zoe worked hard, saved her money and the bunny (toy) was HALF the price when she went to buy it!
• these 3 waiting on the bunny to have her babies. this was very serious business (i got shushed and sent to the porch)

• icees at sam's - 3 treats for less than $3. i like it. 
• zoe's excitement about previously mentioned bunny's arrival.  

• 2 new (not toy) babies in our world!  safe arrivals for tex and lizzie!
• such a good reminder:

noticing the thousands of little miracles.

• Psalm 16 - song by Brian Suave' 
• always more to get rid of/take to valley rescue
• sweet easter egg hunt at northside christian church (2 years in a row for these sisters!)

• journey to the cross.  such a wonderful event!!!
• conversation with micey (and meeting jellybean in person)
• perfect parking place, perfect timing.  sometimes it just can't get any better. 

• cold pressed fruit juice. so good. 
• strawberry shredded wheat cereal
• beautiful day for a ride/run on the riverwalk

• time in molly's kitchen. and the girls' room. and smidge in the living room.  so.much.fun.
• broken window panes can be fixed
• moments. they are on a bridge under a bridge

• easter morning run.  something so special about starting in the dark and ending in the light. 
• everytime the cottage is left in wonderful shape!
• pretty reminders:

• favorite song from Easter Sunday morning
  
• Jesus died for our sins - all of our sins. i do NOT want to take that for granted. 
• family easter pic (eli edited in)

• so many babies in the nursery!!  we made it! 
• the way God provided lunch for the Breathe Event
• so much BEAUTY at Breathe

• time to work on lisa's bible study.  love how it all seems to get done. 
• all the ways people are showing up and loving and serving
• yup.  this: 

• good walks with good people. 
• so many good songs out there
  
• reminder of why we feel restless sometimes: 

• walmart pick up.  so easy. 
• good sleep. 
• zoe and the goat

comfy pants and other good gifts.

• the pool is back to blue!!!  (papa is wise - " it's always gotten back to blue before")
• munchkins + coffee + perfect weather + backyard 
• clingstones game!

• the way community can be so stunningly beautiful
• steak + fries + eating outside
• emma's loveliness

• comfy uga pants (both pair!)
• emma + refresh retreat
• caroline's perfect timing with the trader joe's treat

• rides home for emma from james
• pasta salad from aldi (and all the other treats!)
• working on the journey to the cross project with emma

• forgiveness. redemption. restoration.  it's all real and possible. 
• fresh cherry coke.
• celebrating ella k. with all kinds of fun things

• caroline is home for the weekend!!
• successful neighborhood outreach at cityscape
• celebrating and praying for eli white and naomi...just right ultimate wedding shower!

grateful.

• such good conversations
• best tennis of my life  
• nick took zoe and emma out on the lake! (and brought back gas station pizza!)

• sweet mom's gathering wednesday morning (sister schubert's cinnamon rolls and sausage rolls...goodness in a pan)
• emma's NHS induction 
• nick is here for all the things

• moments where i really think the Lord helped me forget some things that needed to be done so that i could rest/relax...and then He reminded me and there was time to get them done. 
• honest and authentic conversation on suz's back porch. love those ladies. 
• this plant came back! (thanks, mrs. sherry!!)

• emma & mp & the lukes playing pickleball
• lovely weather (and safety in the midst of the not so lovely weather)
• moments that are just so zoe

• having eli and friends around (in and out) for the weekend
• spur of the moment dinner invitations that work out...and include a round of snowball freeze tag
• drew's kind note and the gift of pecans (10/10 recommend order here if you need some tasty pecans! milk chocolate are my favorite...meme's sugar pecans are a winner....cinnamon sugar...they are all good!!!) 

• suggesting a scholarship only to find out caroline's already applied for it. way to go. 
• pretty easy sam's run
• THE SWEETEST bunch in the nursery.

• camp empower is already 1/2 full of campers!
• the pink package from soozi arrived - beautiful truth to pray over friends and family
• the thank you letter made it to john & trudy

gift upon gift upon gift

• getting to trust God with all the things
• more "yeses" for camp empower (now we just need campers & buddies!)
• lovely Truth

• walks on the beach - even in the rain! 
• dinner at mike's and watching cinderella afterwards
• time at the beach with these 3!

• mr. bill's faithfulness to love and care for his wife in sickness & in health
• internet - getting to join in with cityscape/hear nick
• katie's kindness & thoughtfulness - on so many levels.

• the chance to be in a lovely place with lovely people
• the way it worked to be at the condo a little extra...and get picked up by nick and the girls
• coffee & cinnamon roll with a view

• sunshine on my face
• fried goat cheese
• candace's magical grocery shopping abilities

• nan & pa's generosity 
• holy moments
• liturgy for arriving at the ocean (x2)

• zoe's first lost tooth!
• lauren's kind care of the kitties
• this: 

grateful for the gifts.

• caroline came home!
• nick and eli had a great time!
• gorgeous weather!
• holy moments - celebrating emma k. 

• the paint is pretty much cleaned up 
• peach rings. so good. 
• schedules and meeting work out even when i have my days all mixed up
• fun valley rescue mission finds

• finding the right shoes for emma at plato's closet
• very visible reminders that God has plans that are better than mine!
• lunch at shane's with nick...hearing a song from college days
• tulips from nick!

• listening to "annie and eddie keep talking"
• folks saying yes to camp empower!
• knowing good books are on the way
• getting to hold stuff with/for people i love

always more.

• significant conversations/sharing/connections at Jeeah's Hope's Breathe event 
• how Christal leads with excellence and simplicity - she's intentional without making it complicated
• 2 of my favorite friends contributing to breathe in significant ways: 

• 1-on-1 waffle friday
• doughnuts and coffee (always thankful!)
• sweet suzanne jones...and scout! 

• more vegetable soup
• "i give myself to Your love and mean to keep giving myself to Your love - rejecting neither the hard things or the pleasant things You have arranged for me...everything You have planned is good.  It is all love." -Thomas Merton
• gabi's kindness to give zoe a rose

• mr. wright's humble help (and kindness at the lemonade stand!)
• finally finishing up 30 days to resilience (took me about 60!) AND ruthless elimination of hurry (so good)
• good questions

• connecting with tiffany (and her bringing over extra homeschool curriculum that she doesn't need)
• good walk with a good friend
• zoe's lemonade stand!

• how very incredible calvary's production of "newsies" was!
• "live simply, in humble contemplation" (quiet life)
• emma and the lukes!