all the things. well, some of the things. always more to be thankful for.

• just right playground for between volleyball games 
• such a fabulous group of friends at church

• delicious dinner with lots of folks around the table friday night
• zoe's cream cheese & pepper jelly sunshine flower creation

• kicking off a new community group! 
• this girl + homecoming (really proud of her dress choice!!)

• indie salb is here! 
• we had just the pvc pipe he was looking for 

• appointment with allergist is made
• special things hanging on the wall

• laps around the soccer fields on a beautiful evening with a beautiful friend
• having eli and logan around for a few days

• the shreves made it!
• good stuff: 

• fantastic sunday afternoon nap
• hearing about george muller from eli

oh the thankful things.

• MARVELOUS song (get you ready to fight!!)
• speaking of fighting:  fuller won his fight!!!!!  
• what school looks like a lot these days:

• lightbulb moments - realizing what's really going on.
• cityscape leaders' potluck at the cash casa.  so much good food and fellowship!
• africa mercy christmas wreath makes the perfect neck adornment for jupiter...and for zoe. 

• panda express. 
• cinnamon struesel cake + coffee
• team brooks. love them and their hearts to serve. 

• another successful front door at CityScape
• we got the shady field for zoe's game
• caroline came home!!!  

• pedicures + ladies lunch + delightful company 
• volleyball in columbus (so much easier than traveling)
• zoe + deer coloring page + as the deer (and just how often there is a song for whatever we are talking about/learning) [-

pondering the Father's love for me...His very tangible love for me.

• i got mail from nick! :) 
• oh ignatius. 

• "i am undone as i ponder the Father's love for me." - lectio 365
• zoe & brynleigh taking care of their babies at the volleyball game 

• walking with llcooljm ending up working afterall 
• friends playing on the church playground (and the friend that captured this)

• chicken salad chick with christal 
• zoe's help wednesday morning (she was so helpful!)

• meeting friends at the playground
• sweetest salb kiddos

• sweet sweet sleep in
• intense game of memory.  

• bogo bundt cakes in the rain 
• learning about the festal shout

• when obedience leads to very obviously good things (obedience always leads to good things...it's just not always obvious!!!)
• the best wedding date 

• getting emma from school a bit early.  such good conversation. 
• emma made us into a charlie & lola cartoon!

• Dunkin' Donuts giftcard...coffee tastes even better when someone else pays for it ;) 
• lots of good food in the fridge!

hoping the thankfulness will help

• more kids accepted Christ sunday night at LIFE
• meaningful connections in the kitchen at CS
• concession stand cheeseburgers. made & served with love. 
• Zoe's first soccer game!

• a whole afternoon's worth of lemon pepper boneless wings
• weighted blanket
• when the price of anything goes down
• creativity with the bird feeder and watering bowl

• lots got done in the bottom of the third building tuesday morning
• caroline is so capable (had to have a tough conversation and she did it!!!)
• always good to talk to lane
• the loveliness of the breathe gifts (God's provision)

• such a special breathe - meaningful connections, heartfelt sharing, hope & encouragement (and tasty butter bar things)
• gina came by!
• driveway walking
• processing things with folks after tough conversations

 

sweet things.

• the guy on the motorbike slowed down when he passed to create less dust on mountainbrook
• the life, joy, love, friendship, family and all around wonderfulness that this picture encompasses

• so much good stuff in "life of the beloved" 
• the sweetest kitten in our lives - the ebert's nola (short for granola!!!)

• zoe's thoughtfulness and generosity to bring nola "stripes" to play with (and keep!)
• lovely touches to a pretty ordinary chicken soft taco (and a faithful friend to share lunch with)

• fun & meaningful MomCo kick off
• sidetrack coffee in opelika.  the kindess is astounding. 

• delightful date night
• mornings on the porch with this precious one

• precious pink packet of powerful promises
• just the right prayer for just the wrong circumstance. 

• a gardenia for nick
• peacocks showing up all over the place

• comfy overalls (that get lots of compliments!)
• ALL that nick did to make Sunday at success (and not just the volunteer hospitality room!).  He's SO GOOD at his job. 

• slowly but surely making more and more connections with our neighbors
• lovely prayer/lovely song
  

 

begatting gratitude

• an hour & a 1/2 with jen talking about being God's beloved
• "what fascinates me so much is that every time we decide to be grateful it will be easier to see new things to be grateful for.  Gratitude begats gratitude..." - henri nouwen 
• 48+ hours of zoe and jo! 

• emma's happy heart (and how much she loves lilies)
• representing Jeeah's Hope at CCC + homemade muffins + familiar faces
• little chess action

• date night. always thankful. 
• sweet moments with zoe + school
• 6-7

• b' fast with hannah banana.  IHOP coffee is GOOD. 
• coke + slim jims + cheez-its (with extra salt)
• zoe  + grace + bubbles + sunday afternoon

• football season is upon us!!  chicken + fries + kumps + UGA win!
• nick's orange justice dance
• unexpected varsity lunch with yaya

gifts from the week.

• porch time with jesus, jess ray and henri nouwen
• a note not-so slyly slipped through a handshake 
• such a beautiful zinnia

• learning all the brain rot lingo (and making emma laugh)
• SUCH a good monday! 
• celebrating jo & sarah with popsicles and a playground!

• walks with nick
• wednesday's "classroom" in the backyard
• bookmark from gloria (and learning i was saying isaac wrong this whole time!)

• the way the house smelled this morning...the combination of coffee & thieves was just right
• when helping/serving is a joy and not an obligation
• morning views

• both of us showing up at panda express 
• chocolate cake and pecan pie and rice krispy treats
• finding the 2 of them like this...him reading scripture to her first thing in the morning

• fried chicken and pineapple sandwiches (and telling people about pineapple sandwiches....really didn't realize that they're not a thing for most people!!)
• i love having my family in our home
• some of my favorite people gathered around the table to celebrate Papa's birthday!!

• feels like fall 
• bottled coke! treat tuesday!
• TRUTH from the Jesus Storybook Bible

• sharing with friday friends.
• jonathan and katie's potato salad
• they won the tournament!! (thanks to jenny k. for sending pictures and videos!!)

2x2

• .40 off each gallon of gas (is there no "cent sign" on the keyboard?!)
• celebrating caroline!! (& that her friends celebrated her with post-its and dinner and all sorts of wonderful things!)

• healthy birds leave the nest.  2 flying back to college....
• pretty toes

• instagram and the peeks it gives into college life
• eli is literally being prayed over. 

• henri nouwen's "out of solitude" (and the pages of notes in my journal)
• such a perfect sabbath setting

• thursday's pace was better than tuesday and wednesday's
• splashes of soozi all over the place

• seeing the Body of Christ come around the Barkdulls
• lilies & sparrows...and considering them. 

• no line, no waiting at SB
• just right liturgy (again)

• voice texts from logan
• gift baskets from eden...what a delight to pass them out....