29 August 2019

sweet little beautiful things

  • "to make me more like His son, God is going to deal with everything in me that's not like His son." - charles stanley (good thing to hear at 5:45am)
  • caroline's efforts to be a good big sister
  • lovely graphics
  • meeting valana...what a delightful cottage guest!  
  • more and more conversations about the cafe
  • marshmallow moments in monticello
  • pulling up "islands in the stream" and listening to it for the first time. (which led me down quite a fabulous music trail...ending with We are the World)(Goodness what a beautiful collaboration of artists! )(which brings up the fact that I used to "linger" on MTV if that video was playing....)(I wasn't supposed to watch MTV)
  • "walk on through the dark because that's where the next morning is." - bruce springsteen (in the preview for his biographical movie)
  • pushups at treadstone (not sure this video will work or not...)
  • "the Creator gets to define the creation." - from Overcomer
  • nick's thoughtfulness and planning for our kayak picnic date night 
  • gratitude quote


  • familiar faces and places in Overcomer!  
  • "wonderful times of refreshment will come from the presence of the Lord..."  Acts 3:20
  • vday and oreo bars and amazing children signing a significant contract