His generosity never runs out

• unexpected chick-fil-a for breakfast and lunch tuesday (God's given me some gooood friends!)
• fun time at CC on wednesday
• Good reminders from the Lord through Christine Caine:

• driveway (mine) walk with lauren
• driveway (hers) walk with molly 
• post workout high-5's! 

• new to us stroller (and the front tire doesn't even fall off!) and a fun car tower toy that zoe has thoroughly enjoyed from team marquez
• eli's responsible texting when he arrives/departs (having a trustworthy 16 year old is INCREDIBLE!)
• numerous friends who come to mind as i read this: 

• caroline and emma's help in the cottage
• yaya kept zoe ANNNNND folded laundry.  
• delightful double date with trusted friends 

more and more

• celebrating eli and nick
• "...delighting in the ways Your glory is reflected in the unrepeatable gift of their being..." A liturgy for the marking of birthdays from Every Moment Holy

• watching "anne with an e" with emma
• Dr. G bringing the truth!

• all went well with eli getting his license
• celebrating eli and eli!  

• chicken biscuits with nick
• why is this so true?! :) 

• messaging with hannah
• sunshine after the storm

• Jesus Storybook Bible...and reading it with Zoe
• birds on the wire.  God sees them and cares for them....

 

all the more. and more. and more.

• family proverb reading and talking 
• celebrating asher's soon-to-be-here-ness with delicious treats 
• the little cottage succulent is thriving...and multiplying! 

• lots of easy cottage guests this week
• emma's helpfulness and her awesome work on her faces of history project/paper
• taking a chance on pink running shoes (and the friend who found them!)

• rest and peace and relief and refreshment
• date night: good food and great conversation and a nice walk at britt david
• the book drops are open again!  (and the fact that lauren knows how much i appreciate that)

• "hey my yaya" -  zoe 
• when the timing of things works out just as i planned for it to (no delays or unexpected situations)
• the moments that homeschooling allows (the way this big sister loves on this little sister is stunning)

• a certain little girl (and therefore this mama) slept until 9:30 monday morning (very rare and splendid treasure)
• anytime eli brings me a cherry coke from CFA
• this prayer on a lovely image

• needs that are shared and immediately met (bedside tables for Clement Care)
• social shuttling...and others willing to share in the shuttling
• getting to hang out with joshua and elliot

• hearing skip and ashley's life stories
• walking good hills and developing a new friendship
• zoe in pajamas picking tiny purple flowers

so much to be thankful for

• nice people.  paying for a service is so much easier when the people providing the service are nice.
• walks with wonderful women
• refreshing new to me news source (see mug below)
• early morning coffee (in my new the pour over mug!) and cinnamon roll and time on the window seat 

• fantastic time at the park...lots of community and connecting
• super comfy cozy socks
• kathryn means' podcast - Here's What I Know To Be True
• zoe and her doctor kit (and the way she checks heart beats...thump thump...thump thump)

• all went well with Real Life Rapunzel getting to move back to her dad's
• the prayers and love that have surrounded that little girl 
• Judge Dodgen's words of affirmation and encouragement and willingness to work with RLP's dad - what a gift to get to hear and be a part of all that
• sweet sisters sliding and smiling

• fun times in the CCC parking lot
• getting to meet a friend's special love interest :) 
• yaya's generosity in the gift of clothes and shoes and swimsuits for zoe (and hearing about the fashion show)
• a day that was full of really wonderful people and opportunities (honestly, too full...but i'm glad for it...and glad for the reminder to schedule things a little bit better!)