oh the gifts!

• clement arts let us borrow their chalkboard sign
• good friday services at cityscape
• emma's help with the easter sign

• your pie with wonderful people
• getting to talk about theo of golden
• zoe's nature drawing book

• texas roadhouse rolls (and family dinner!)
• celebrating wil 
• drumline live with nick!!

• shea & lacey and their new dog!
• easter meal & egg hunt at mama suzanne's
• 2 sweet sisters sleeping 

• easter morning walk/run (even w/o the sunrise)
• all the laughter at staff meeting
• post-easter egg hunt egg emptying

• dress shopping at ft. benning
• giovanni and his team getting stuff done! (the ceiling, the walls, the trim, some of the cabinets)
• my car is in the carport for the first time in months!

• time with yaya (bk treat!)
• the heart and mission and beauty of rivendell 
• jess ray on a thursday night in columbus! 

• the best weather
• empanadas and cake pops - for enjoying and for sharing! 
• easter sunday! 

• getting to go to athens for the day
• trader joe's treats
• the perfect twirl (and the daddy who captured it)

• so many good podcasts
• laughing about the "grasshopper" video
• rearranging zoe's room

 

our God is ridiculously generous.

• the electrician(s) came (and the one guy that got shocked is just fine)
• the efficiency of the trash guys on the beach - they have a system and it is working. 
• reminders of God's faithfulness on the way back into c-town

• tanner olson's "ready to live" (love it when someone puts my feelings into words perfectly)
• dry wall (sheet rock?) supplies delivered (not sure any delivery has brought tears like that one did!)
• time at the beach with these 3...and all the others!

• amy & wil's connection to sandy & paul (and getting to stay at their place)
• molly's cottage care and lauren's kitty care 
• the views...so many gorgeous views. 

• swimming in "our" pool
• the delight on zoe's face when nick let her pick something at the store (good reminder that an immediate "yes" can be a good thing!)
• caroline's food truck :) (not really....just a cute slogan that reminds me of her!)

• toasted raisin bread and coffee with the most beautiful view (x3)
• getting to read so much
• girl in a mermaid swimsuit eating lunch in a hot tub with a view

• rb&g podcast...talking about raising capable kids...and how nervous is normal (nerves are courage knocking at the door!)
• kind people who pay attention to my kiddos
• this book:

• pizza on the balcony
• coffee on the beach
• stunning sunset

• dinner with yaya
• the guy on the stilts getting it done at our house! 
• hannah's impromptu BK picnic surprise

He is SO GOOD and gives so many GOOD GIFTS.

• looking through the camera roll and being reminded that there is SO MUCH to be thankful for
• evening ride on a pretty road with the top down and with lovely girls

• yaya's help (and determination!) with dress shopping!! what a gift she is. 
• the skies doing their thing of declaring the goodness and glory of God 

• when the Lord says things that need to be said (in way better ways than i could ever say them)...and people listen.  
• tuesday treat that spills on over into wednesday

• we're having good friday services at CityScape! 
• PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE.  still a long way to go...but a step or two has been taken towards our house getting put back together. 

• i got the capp blast. the day called for it. and it was very tasty. 
• beth's beautiful artwork with Ancient Way's verse on it 

• finally finished immortal nicholas
• pedicures with caroline

• having eli here for spring break
• kind kind words from LLcoolJM in a very pun-ny card

• sending thank you notes.  i really like it. 
• breath as prayer book. so much goodness inside. 

• getting to go to jacob's soccer games
• TIME with this precious daughter...lots of walks...tasty food...meeting her friends...getting to be at Redeemer...laughing at new girl...not going to goat yoga....in PJs by 7 (and then back out of them to go get icecream)...getting to see her current room and next year's house....seeing and knowing that she is doing SO WELL

all is grace.

• tasty inexpensive food at mercedes benz stadium!
• tough but GOOD conversations
• fun times at the atlanta united match

• walking around Georgia Tech
• so much laughter at Breathe.  (hearing about amy at aldi was especially entertaining)
• "better" - even a little bit....it's beautiful. 
• the hair do of the week.  so lovely. 

• meetings and movement in regards to the reconstruction situation (and a 2nd "sample" of the flooring...thank you, Lord!)
• prayer reminder alarms 
• good meeting at harvest
• simple sacred moments 

• an unexpected day at home
• jersey mike's with eli 
• seeing pictures from "Camp Cash"
• how much a tank of gas means to my kids

thankful.grateful.

• lauren found the nail with her shoe instead of her tire (a while ago...but i'm still thankful)
• friday night chocolate chess pie
• wisteria - in time for nick's birthday

• zoe's unit reviews/assessments
• headaches don't last
• just right picnic spot

• cool air again
• words from francis and lisa chan (nice to know we're not the only ones)
• more and more gifts for eli and logan

• time with rachel - fancy napkins, attention to detail, excellent questions
• staying home friday morning
• shalom - the lyrics are just so timely

• amanda brought zoe and jo to the church...and a cherry coke from sonic
• grace's axolotl party (it's a candace party!)
• lots of dutch blitz

• so many people willing to serve at cityscape
• yaya and molly's help cleaning up - couldn't have handled it without them (especially the beans!)
• the moment it all comes together

• sherrie's kindness...with the hammock and the cedar and sharing the peaceful place
• gas station pizza at ellerslie park
• 3 sweet sisters

• God sees and knows and cares
• breathing in "yah" and breathing out "weh"
• clean sheets, banana laffy taffy, ice (3 repeats...)

so many things to be thankful for.

• new folks serving in hospitality/greeting
• cleaning up the stuff in the ping pong room (with the best partner in crime)
• wildcats! really grateful for upward soccer

• starbucks giftcard(s)
• leftover fancy cookies and coffee
• kids swinging and ziplining and jumping.

• waffles & such at candace's
• pretty days and pretty walks with pretty friends
• just right sunday lunch

• march 4...the best day of the year...(not really....but it does tell you what to do)
• when the woods smell especially fresh
• generous gift for jeeah's hope families!

• CSU basketball! so fun to support those guys. 
• getting glimpses of emma's weekend (thanks queen anne)
• ALL the sharptop buses are back!!! (perfect timing on the pick up!)

• friends who pray.
• molly's help with the cottage. coming in clutch. 
• monday mornings with this one...

• delicious chicken fettucine alfredo. so many good meals from one pan of pasta!
• going to bed. 
• moonlight through the trees (picture by zoe)

• citykids cityscape bingo.  it's coming. (sunday!) :) 
• cathedral - good song
• zoe's help with the breath prayer cards

• finding the right people for the right jobs
• getting to share with the citygroup sunday morning
• God's got good plans...and He'll let us in on them when He wants to. 

some of the gorgeous-ness

• all the abatement went quicker than expected (what a rare thing to say)
• a really beautiful breathe event - i wish everyone could hear leah's story and perspective!
• noteworthy sharing (from previously mentioned story!) (sharing that was so good i took notes!)(and a sweet sneaky note from amy g.)

• generosity towards jeeah's hope that is so incredible it makes me shake my head in disbelief, immediately burst into tears and double check the number of zeros
• time with beth at botanic
• such good chocolate and INCREDIBLY encouraging words from my wonderful husband

• getting to see the callows! friday night frozen pizza and saturday morning waffles were such a treat with this precious ship-friends family! 
• walking in the rain
• good reminders written on mirrors in a wedding dress shop (or shoppe if you will)

• we're back in our house (no floors or ceilings in the big room and only some of the walls....but we're here! grateful to be in our beds and have access to most of our stuff.)
• the cottage icemaker seems to have sorted itself out
• these 2 (though it's not the best picture. i was trying not to be obvious).  the way they laugh together is special. 

• sweet dinner at cracker barrel (and all the funny things in the store)
• tuesday's "overwhelmed" didn't last 
• logan found a dress!! eli's bride-to-be is stunning...inside and out!

• sourdough from ella grace
• randy & jen wenndt...especially their help finding and putting together office furniture
• knowing these 2 were having such a sweet time together