06 October 2022

2 weeks worth...

what i would have posted last week if i had internet (and access to a computer)
  • got everything done on thursday with 30 minutes to spare
  • coffee & biscotti in the back on the flight (channelling my inner lane)
  • all the travel went well/easy/no significant delays
  • "nice people make our job nicer." - flight attendent
  • downtown abby movie with nick 
  • friends who pray
  • all the smiles (here are 2) during bumper cars, skating, latin dancing and shuffleboard
  • live music
  • early bedtime, deep sleep
  • breakfast in (on) the bed
  • perfectly rainy walk about juneau
  • red bull boxcar races
  • canary island level churros
  • just the right number of books for the trip
  • anytime i find a jebco mailbox
  • all the wonderful africa mercy memories that were stirred up by being on a ship
  • watching king richard
  • listening to john mark comer's sermon series on sabbath
  • all wrapped up enjoying our balcony
  • scattergories and bananagrams and dutch blitz...with beautiful views
  • lovely day in victoria.  such incredible flowers!  
  • so much wonderful time with nick


  • yaya and amy's willingness to keep kiddos
And this week's
  • eli was accepted to Impact 360! (that was the exciting phone call from caleb referenced in the last list...but he didn't know the good news yet so i didn't want to post it on here)
  • an entire saturday where my 2 goals were to hold zoe and watch the UGA game
  • sweet & meaningful time around chris and jennifer's table
  • zoe happily spent the night with the whites
  • because she spent the night with the whites i was able to go for a lovely run on mountain brook
  • delicious and wonderful and purposeful dinner with nick and emma
  • "that's what savings are for."  neither nick nor i freaked out about having to use so much of our savings to purchase not 1 but 2 new AC Units
  • boxes of hand me overs from melissa...ship friends continuing to bless us
  • a house full of moms and kids tuesday morning
  • so very delightful walk with lauren
  • 4 days in a row of seeing molly!
  • kiddos outside painting all the things (rocks, pinecones, leaves....)
  • zipline workouts & laughter...kids being brave (and hanging on!)
  • new to us cuisanart coffee part (and the fun saga behind it)
  • walking in to a kitchen full of teenagers worshipping together
  • refreshing staff meeting
  • new roof is pretty much covered by insurance
  • water issue in the cottage was an easy fix
  • edwards electric worked on the driveway lights
  • arrow exterminators are fabulous
  • boxes of stuff getting where they belong
  • carey called!