easy rainy saturday morning...getting unexpected closets and pockets of space cleaned out. always more to take to valley rescue.
papa has a surgery date. bring on the new knee!
eli's continued responsibility and trustworthiness and ability to get himself where he needs to go
coming home to this scene
susu's sugar cookies!
fresh cut flowers
a room full of moms sharing hearts and lives and stories
lauren's facilitating abilities (and faithfulness to always bring random things for me! :))
"i had never heard of a hard adoption story until after i started sharing mine." - ella
how vulnerability and authenticity breed more vulnerability and authenticity
nick's excellence in planning/executing events
sweet three year olds riding in the back of the truck (captured one of them in the rear view mirror)
the pain eventually stops, the colds go away, sick isn't my normal.
sweet webmunity gathering
jessica's testimony of tim saving a little girl's life (and how the holy spirit had prepared him for it)
seeing the kids the gavins love so much thriving
can my friends come over?" - eli (YES. 10000 times YES. can't think of any reason why the answer would ever be no....thankful for his friends...thankful that they want to be here...thankful that i can go to sleep even if they are still awake)
breakfast picnic at the park with a delightful breakfast partner
the every so often breakfast with janet
amazing temperatures in june
pleasant walk on rails to trails in jeans (in june)
good news from t-train's parents. yay for parents working their case plans!!!
it was just branches at 5:57am on biggers road tuesday morning