unexpected opportunities to sleep in a bit icemaker is under warranty (and there's no gas leak and no water leak and i think i found the issue with the pool pump!) just right words from "written to speak" today ice + cherry coke (so grateful every time!) fun snacks and treats from nick jackpot on the grape flavored fruit snacks new to me song at ACC..."hold on to hope...sing hallelujah...gather your strength"... yaya + shane's + lunch delivery jacob & james found peter's lego guy! "anchor my thoughts to the love of God." - soul space house full of great kids on monday funny things: when zoe plays independently (and hearing her interact with "tina" her new (imaginary) friend) candace's chili!! butterfly bouquets and thinking of my mom...5 years of healthy and whole in heaven! SUCH a great weekend with Caroline in birmingham! kathleen's kindness and hospitality 3 sisters all together. they're so pretty. getting to see campus through caroline's eyes/experiences so far (classrooms and work study and chi o house) trader joe's treats the way she does what caroline does ;)
opelika lunch with beth getting to talk to eli all the way to lagrange volleyball chocolate (some people have swimming chocolate...) surprise biscotti jimbob's with emma unicorn icecream gas for 2.49 (feels like a steal of a deal) ;) kasey's call getting to see her play meaningful conversations over coffee amazingly uncommon and super helpful generosity the littlest sister drawing a picture for the biggest sister at the middlest sister's game kj's timing anytime a customer service person is kind swing full of sweet girls "be invested, child, in simple obedience to your King and in long faithfulness to His call, shepherding daily those gifts and tasks and relationships he has entrusted to you, regardless of outcomes and appearances." - EMH Thank You So Much Jesus good song. pumpkin scones (ask and you shall receive :))
more margin and breathing room she got the one she wanted! AND (more importantly) she trusted God every step of the way!) cupcakes...and spoonfuls of icing prayer prompts - candle (meegan), bouquet of freshly sharpened pencils (beth), flowers (fields of grace) "will CFA before school help?" "yes" (and the gift card to cover it) this: flannel shirts such loveliness...Zoe...the chalk drawings...the weather...the time together on the porch.... treat tuesday is officially a thing THE BEST starbucks I've ever had at a volleyball game hearing about/reading the wisdom, kindness, prayers & love Emma's friends are sharing with her getting to work on school sharing sacred moments with people i love classic Jonathan & Lisa (and the conversation with Emma that prompted me to find this song) when people send pictures of my kids doing cool things thankful for how nick has curated our music through the years...and our photos. it's looking like fall...and the leaves that are fun to play in.... looking for glimmers of eternity (another name for my thankful list) walking in the driveway with such lovely humans just right 1/2 of a cinnamon roll & coffee Saturday morning "center me. settle me. gentle me." wise words/peaceful prayer: buffalo chicken dip hot and fresh out of molly's kitchen! the chair is cleared off (yay for clothes finally getting put away) randy's kind words to Emma...thankful for how he SAW her kiddos doing BRAVE things.
first UGA game of the season (love it. love it.) ms. sherry's thoughts on sight words so much went well for the So Long Summer event!! the delight and wonder of fireworks the prayers and presence of the people....so many people that gracie noticed zoe on the slip n slide and came to join her hearing about nick's trip to that one country harris county high marching band....especially when they started with "eye of the tiger" no concerning spots walking out of an appointment one minute after the time it was actually scheduled for (arriving early paid off!) "identity comes before behavior." - corey johnston sweet sisters snoozing in the sunroom...wearing their UGA shirts emma had a wonderful time on the TA retreat! donuts + coffee + cityscape sunday mornings the fun caroline is having with rush this: eli and friends here for the weekend making do with the food we have in the freezer and fridge hands & hope mail/membership the cups came together just right! (and melissa's totes fit them all perfectly!) driving up and seeing laura lea's car already in the parking lot getting to talk to nick for such a long time tuesday morning big dan and sherry planting the gardenias (what would've taken me way too longer took them about 11 minutes) this little one and her deer "Holy Spirit, wake me up to your constant presence and prune my priorities so i can go further in prayer-fueled mission." - lectio365 incredibly beautiful clement arts dinner...such significant stories shared! table full of fabulous folks to share the event with we made it to September 2 some more fall-like weather maple mart for the spree win emma trimmed my hair for me finally figured out the parent pass situation
