01 August 2019

peaches and pools and all kinds of things.


  • talking with hannah about thankfulness - i love her and i love that topic!
  • leftover bagels and english muffins (community group bonus)
  • seeing familiar faces at aldi
  • satan is DEFEATED
  • post airport drop off coffee plans with katie
  • when cottage guests leave the exact item we were needing (in this case, soy sauce)
  • shish kabobs
  • reading through my thankful journal and REMEMBERING God's kindness and faithfulness
  • when the amazing smell from the grill is our dinner
  • holy moments in the "sun parlor"
  • watching zoe figure things out


  • pre-airport pick up chili's with lisa - it sure didn't feel like it had been 4 years
  • sweet change of pace
  • getting to borrow the next level of emma's math curriculum
  • the kindness of the kent bicycle customer support person 
  • the way the internet cooperated at just the right moment 
  • walking on all the spicy streets with lauren
  • getting to see pictures of nick and the oldest 3 enjoying their trip
  • amy's kindness to have me and zoe over for dinner
  • perfect timing for picking up my family from the airport
  • fresh peaches (straight from the cook's tree peaches!!)
  • the pool has recovered!