"wake us to be present to you and present to one another." - EMH, liturgy before a purposeful gathering
gathering as a city group at will and ella's
"we look to the grace of God and to the sanctifying work of the Spirit to accomplish His purposes in and through us this day. " -EMH, The Hours, Daybreak
reminder to continue to cultivate a ridiculous amount of gratitude:
meaningful conversation with a lovely friend at Panda Express
friends who are ok with me asking hard questions (and who are willing to ask me hard questions)
the smell of my dad. freshly cut trees with a little bit of machinery...
"the Pentateuch is probably my strong suit." - Eli :)
breathe. always amazed by the group God gathers and the Truth/encouragement that is shared.
the pool isn't dark brown anymore
Eli and Caroline had a great time on the youth retreat
brownie bar in honor of Jacob's birthday
my girl Caroline behind the wheel
the best enchiladas this kitchen has seen in a while (and the kindness of Barbara to bring dinner)
when trouble shooting results in solving the problem
Emma's willingness (and awesomeness) to take pictures at Caroline's game
He sees. He knows. He won't just pass by. (words of encouragement that came from studying Mark 6:46-52)
cookie dough from katie
sweet sweet moments between grandaddy and Zoe
nick's gift to Zoe that facilitated time (and fun!) with each of her siblings
our God is louder than the thunder and brighter than the lightning
"thank you, God, for this new day. thank you for this new beginning."
"You're a good place to hide. Strong God, I'm watching you do it. I can always count on You - God, my Dependable Love." - psalm 59:17, msg
super easy buffalo wild wing pick up
yaya checking in and being her wonderful self
a cookie cake slice well shared
reading God's word aloud with friends. wow.
talking with beth on the phone
we have eli's car back!!!
"Jesus wants to give me mercy even more than i want to receive it. He wants to give me grace even more than I want to ask for it." - Jon Tyson
card game with shea - and that she came to visit
caroline's first soccer game of the season! AND nick got to watch it via facebook live! (amazed by God's kindness to let me happen to hear someone mention that it was being streamed live on FB)
scattergories with nick over facetime
"let the weight of your mercy cover us"
walking in to see a big brother reading the little red caboose to his littlest sister
watching Radio with Caroline
fresh reminders from Exodus via Big Lee
chef lee's after church
filled in potholes (so nice not to hit them!)
seeing that the AFM made it back to Senegal
super delicious bacon cheeseburger casserole (and the hands that prepared it)
a day of relief...nick made it through the gas chamber stuff and eli made it through his communications speech
a jar of spaghetti sauce and a bag of "end the conversation" hearts
everbe's first daffodil of the year
hearing the heart of a friend
walking around heath park with kimberly
dinner date with molly!
God provides...this time it was a box spring
we've made it to the halfway point of nick's training/time away!
reacting in peaceful ways to things that i have not reacted so peacefully to in the past (still have a long way to go...but it's nice to see a little progress)
"changes of plans are opportunities to bring God into the realities of my life." - dallas willard
