million little miracles....1, 2, 3, 4...i can't even count them all

• busy week full of meaningful extras
• being married to nick.  it's the best. 
• beautiful time at breathe
• the way lauren is helpful, intentional, practical...and everything connects to Jesus

• iced coffee on melissa's porch
• emma and friends laughing and playing (and the incredible crime fighting cow girls?!)
• picking up caroline from propel
• having the right size chaco's for a friend's son (when it doesn't even make sense that we would have that size)

• lovely time at suzanne's...precious hearts gathered around the table. 
  
• moe's...multiple times with awesome people
• sweet JJ Heller song
  
• a day when golden donuts and chicken salad chick were brought to our table

a good day to be thankful. always.

• early morning walk on mountain brook with LL cool JM
• nick was able to come home a day early!
• box of sonny's delights

• caroline's sharing of her souled out testimony
• "i like going to the grocery store." - nick
• lunch at cali n tito's with my incredible dad and wonderful siblings

• "let Jesus be the glitz and the glamour" - hannah (talking about CityScape VBS)
• "challenge me and change me, cleanse me and rearrange me." -prayer from lectio 365 
• OG duck duck goose

• jennifer's skillz in the preschool room at cityscape.  it's so cool to see someone operating in their gifts and talents...and to be tuned in to that many preschoolers at once = impressive
• time with the phillips!
• a smiling caroline in the propel pictures

• water droplets on the leaves in the trees...sparkling in the sunshine....
• successful 3 days of Camp Empower! 
• sweet time with meegen...and her lovely chalkboard and creative wall covering

some of the things

• scones + coffee + candace 
• talking with jen about the celebration of discipline (simplicity is my favorite)
• a break in the rain that brought out beautiful (chalk) butterflies and the geese

• volleyball at CCS - loving it for emma
• walking and talking with molly
• the most beautiful gardenia blossom

• dinner with carey and her nick
• early release for nick...he's on his way home early! 
• the pool is still clear and blue after the rain!

• mallory's awesomeness...the way she connects with students is incredible
• peachy rings and a note from caroline
• zoe's help and cooperation at in the storage room at CS

presents abound

• the invitation to "...a joyful life of unconcern for possessions." - r. foster, celebration of discipline
• ling ling for lunch (and leftovers!)
• 3 baptisms at CityScape
• pictures from souled out (and hearing bits and pieces of what the Lord is up to!)

• friday friends bible study...."participate in the divine nature...escape the corruption in the world..."
• the trust of a friend to share her secret
• family here for emma's dance showcase
• getting to watch emma dance 

• emma finished dance well - finished strong!
• keeping kids saturday went well (good reminder that i don't want to operate a daycare center)
• pedicures for the cash girls....treat yo' self money well spent
• truth about donuts 

• Ben Rector's song thank you (not to mention Range Rover)
  
• fourth gardenia for the cottage (let's watch it catch up!)
• the bus showed up to take kids to the beach!
• things well said:

• zinnias in my flower bed
• the neighbor's new privacy fence (the gift i never knew i wanted)
• zoe is feeling better!
• beautiful view in my rear view mirror

• if i could have anything 
  
• good good good report for a friend's bone scan
• change of pace
• sweet time on the playground 

all the things (well, a few of them)

• getting in lots of miles
• really delightful friday...friday morning waffles and treading water at the taylor's (followed by a perfect cup of coffee) and cookies and a gift for zoe from ruth
• previously mentioned gift + hours of enjoyment for zoe 

• precious bracelets - one from emma (with picture of our family inside it), elephant one from Mama Melinda
• when lectio365 lines up exactly with sunday's sermon
• if you can dream it you can achieve it...:) 

• when the errand running works out just right 
• tasty danish
• cappuccino blast sponsored by the kind and generous laura lea

• possible new favorite pen - uniball signo rt gel
• this weather! 
• the phrase that keeps coming up: "God, you know...you know."

• lemon hummus
• "I will always show you where to go." Isaiah 58:9 (b) (MSG)
• really wonderful sunday evening...culminating in letting a couple of lanterns fly (only captured one in the picture...)

• caroline showing up with fetucino alfredo
• getting to talk/text with nick while he's away
• lovely thursday morning on the porch