thankful for the gifts.

• cinnamon waffle cone with vanilla icecream
• people who are pursuing God with all their hearts, souls, minds & strength
• laying in a hammock on the beach

• breaking bread together
• a wonderfully refreshing weekend on Kasa Island
• yummy pepperoni
• learning other cultures' slang phrases (here are 2 fun ones:  sticky beat = australian for busy body; winjing (not sure i spelled that correctly) = british for whining)
• emma's cuteness (and suh-weet sense of style...fluffy pink high heels, sparkly red skirt that is oh-so-great for spinning and skipping, bright blue shirt with frogs...and we need not forget the baby doll - a mandatory accesory.)

• getting to share the gluten free snacks that matt & sarah sent
• "only 20 chicken fingers each" - sign in the dining room
• emma's idea to call aaron
• choosing to play princess rather than stay on facebook (i wish i always chose so wisely)
• blue bunny's play station playing skillz (and eli's creativity)

• leah's kindness to bring flavored milk to the kids at running club
• new calendar/planner from hannah wysong & laura coles
• countdowns
• eli choosing to read instead of having screen time
• RAIN.  rainy season is slowly making its way back to us!
• non-vicious dogs on the streets of conakry (makes running less stressful)
• WONDERFUL date night (most likely a blog post to come at the cash crew blog)