so many gifts every.single.week.
- emma's excitement about laura lane coming to visit
- play kitchen for zoe's birthday (and how God is so kind and generous to provide!)
- caroline's willingness to paint aforementioned kitchen
- delicious meal from molly (what an amazing friend)
- sweet potato chips
- psalm 33:20-22
- our return address stamp!
- a husband who gives me breaks and encourages me to go do something refreshing (he should write a book about caring well for your wife)
- i asked for a bench in the shade...God gave a bench with a table in the shade - even better than i asked for! such a sweet spot for reading and writing and watching ducks.
- having amy here for nearly a week....and how capable and smart and courageous and kind she is (AND the fact that she's back!)
- trip to aldi with amy's debit card :)
- good stuff:
- the way zoe says "hi, Eli" when he walks through the room
- my first official swim of the season
- sweet sisters
- "i understand the weight of my cute stickers." -acc
- sweet little one's belly laugh
- celebrating zoe's 2nd birthday (maybe there will be a whole blog with lots more pictures...or at least some IG posts...)
- sally's willingness to make strawberry cupcakes
- talking with teenagers -- and specifically "quack, quack your opinion's whack." and "splish splash, your opinion's trash."
- flip flops that protect my feet from all the stickers (and a daughter who pointed it out)
- eli's offer to go do something together
- sleep. it's a gift.
- best chute yet