grateful. grateful. grateful.

• TEAL (the color)
• pretty nails 
• anja and pam's kindness (though pam says mainly anja's)
• video chats with nick (and all the silly things he and emma can find to do)

• ground coffee from grandaddy (in a very creative container)
• a taylor made delightful evening (chocolate chip cookies + pizza + a walk in the neighborhood)
• so much exercise for the older 2 cash kids - climbing at treadstone, ultimate, hours of floor hockey, walking in the woods
• journal upon journal + a few bibles that SCREAM of God's Great Faithfulness to me through the decades

• "don't apologize for being you, that's not allowed around here." - annie f downs
• songs playing at columbus park crossing (including sweet caroline and africa)
• "this thing moves at alarming speeds." - eli, speaking of zoe
• one sweet sister helping another "climb"

•  talking to lane on his birthday - i wish everyone in the world could have a brother that believes in them the way my brother believes in me.
• strawberry lime smoothie (thanks for the coupon, money mailer!)
• william's help with the flat tire (that makes #4 in about as many weeks)(?!?)
• solo picnic at heath park

• coffee + biscotti + our wednesday afternoon routine with lovely friends
• when the cherry coke tastes JUST RIGHT. 
• expedited shipping upgrade 
• when the car dings with a good message

• "you're not too young to make covenants with God about your future." - p mike
• having a trusted mechanic in tim butterfield at sheffield's 
• emma's consistent "can i help you carry anything?" question as we're getting in/out of the car
• midtown coffee's rawandan chiller with the life-giving barbara cummings