choosing joy.
- youversion bible app and reading plans
- "choose joy in defiance of sadness and lift up your trust as a song and an offering." - rend collective devo
- creative cards and beautiful gifts from lovely friends
- a much better start to 2017 than 2016
- conversations that happen at the cafe counter on sunday mornings
- successful walk to and from ci gusta (with icecream in the middle)
- "little santa" new year's cherry coke from jenelle
- noelle's light up smile
- kids at the hope center
- the hope center facilitators - they work hard and love well.
- getting to see so many of the crew "in their element" during the hospital experience tour
- delicious dinner at hotel du loc
- eli's african outfit and how much he likes to wear it
- nick and eli watching chelsea football together
- sweet little girls who work together to get things done (they are carrying down all of their stuff from the pool)
- jalapeno poppers (definitely poppers, not peppers)(or poopers)
- freshly squeezed orange juice
- this guy and the friendship we share
- christmas cards! it's kind of fun to get them in january...
- edith's hard work in the laundry room to get it so clean
- playing on deck 7 with emma
