paying attention and practicing gratitude

• Psalm 138 (NIV, MSG and TPT)
• the reminder that it's ok to feel feelings! 

• our country may be broken and in chaos...but we still live in an incredible country.  i'm grateful for the freedom we have as Americans. 
• happiness is right in front of me if i will just pay attention and practice gratitude

• trusting God with my children (it's hard when their hearts are hurting...but He has still got them and He is good and trustworthy!!)
• pictures of cats are way better than racist rubbish

• INCREDIBLE friends to go blueberry picking with
• going to dinner with folks who just wanted to take us to dinner and get to know us....laughing at all the stories (while eating loaves - and loaves - of incredible bread)
• zoe enjoying the amazing book Miss Mary gave us so many years ago

• community group.  finding a hybrid of in person and zoom that worked beautifully tonite
• hearing hearts and minds on things that are going on in the world
• my amazingly talented daughter