thanking God for the goodness evident in my reality this week

• celebrating cityscape's 3rd anniversary
• lauren's help getting the cake! 
• the way soooo many people served so willingly

• pumpkin scones in february (and the precious hands that prepared them and shared them!)
• "unfetter me from thinking too much about what i'm not by showing me more of You and who i am in You." - from a prayer for more freedom
• pretty chalk on a pretty day with a pretty girl

• sweet trip to macon to see laura lane's basketball game - good for my soul to have time with my dad and brother and niece
• wonderful conversation/time with emma on the way home
• all the things in this picture that make zoe zoe - glittery shoes, unicorn pants & dress, scarf "hair", puppy dog strapped to the front of the bike, joyful heart happily riding her bike in the driveway

• so much soccer with zoe
• beautiful weather
• most delightful sunset on a most delightful porch at AWF

• delicious food, meaningful time at the table 2 nights in a row
• "lucky crunch snack mix" from aldi
• found some shoes at VRM! (and getting a copy of jesus calling for free -- "jesus is free...you don't have to pay for jesus!")

• sleeping in past 10 on a wednesday
• eli's excellent emails 
• special night at Breathe

• a surgery that went well 
• dylan was able to walk away untouched/unhurt
• good stuff in the bottom of the 3rd building

• caroline came home for a few hours!
• ALL of emma's help this week with zoe and chores around the house
• "equip me to live for the glory and praise of God alone." - lectio

folks all over the place...gifts everywhere.

• ballet magnificat friday night.  SO God honoring. 
• Eli + Logan had a great weekend with friends in Greenville

• SUCH a sweet saturday for me. 
• Nick + Zoe had a great weekend in Florida...got to see Caroline in her 1st 1/2 Marathon!

• celebrating rhonda the honda's milestone saturday night with melissa
• Caroline had a great time at the beach with friends (and zoe! and nick!)

• the pilot and trailer made it back (way to go lexi!!!)
• Emma had a great time on the CityScape youth retreat in Tennessee

• "fill me afresh and help me draw from your deep well of love." - lectio365
• getting creative with the sight words...gotta work for that ipad time. 

• mercy med's worship night...how marvelous, how wonderful is my savior's love for me! 
• super proud of my sister moment

• Joshua & Taylor's wedding.  so sweet and lovely and enjoyable.
• carpooling with team marquez. 5 star uber experience. 
• baby's breath for emma 

• thank you note (essay) is in the mail
• fresh pressed fruit juice from ride on bikes
• funny things:

• the best chocolate box contents - lemon pepper boneless wings!
• the best valentine EVER. he's so wonderful. 
• daffodils!

grace upon grace...gift upon gift....

• taking slippers on vacation (why did it take me so long to figure that one out?!)
• the little bit of arabic i learned 20+ years ago is still there! (fun to get to use it)
• message saying emma's brain is normal!

• pour over news source (and realizing in my willingness to share it/refer it to others how very much i enjoy it/believe in it)
• an absolutely incredible husband. specifically thankful for his willingness to take care of all the things (including cooking dinner for friends and cleaning the cottage and schooling zoe) so that i could spend the day at CHOA
• something about the bricks is beautiful

• conversation starters for melissa 
• seeing the folkers and hearing all the Lord is up to in their lives. #shipfriends
• snapple top facts ("screeched" is one of the longest one syllable words)

• some people are called across the world or country or street...some people are called across the hall or the bed...
• emma kump's enthusiasm and enjoyment of all the things
• just right afternoon tea party 

• date night carraba's and doughnuts
• getting to hold stuff with folks. it's a gift and an honor. 
• waffle friday crew all together

• ballet magnifcat ticket 
• continuous conversation with christal (over chicken wings)
• daffodils in my window sill...and in the  yard...and about to bloom....

• the pour over sweatshirt is coming!
• pre-ordering tanner's book
• the ache and longing for all to be well...no more tears...no more sorrow...no more brokeness.  when we all get to heaven...what a day of rejoicing that will be. 

tune my heart to sing Your grace

• auntie anne's pretzels
• recharging batteries...literally and figuratively
• seeing signs that remind me of ship friends

• bag full of fun things for zoe from LL cool JM
• boneless wings (thanks for the wednesdays in feburary deal, shane's!!)
• these 2...and that she brought her tiny tea cup with her

• easy peasy follow up MRI for emma (no results yet...but not anticipating a thing)
• eli called on his way to class
• most caramel drizzle EVER on a capp blast (and they let me combine my little punch cards so it was FREE!)

• putting christmas candy to good use
• voice memos from caroline
• when doing school doesn't feel like school

• "i open my heart and my soul to Your joy.  i receive YOUR joy. fill me with Your joy." 
  
• thinking about my "Hall of Faith" - so many who have invested in me.  "all my life You have been faithful..." - and so much of His faithfulness has come through ordinary men and women who were living their lives unto the Lord. 
• beth's generosity with her talents & creations...it's making loving our neighbors extra easy

• song of the week: Like Jesus
• another good song: didn't know it had been covered (in 2015!!)
• the candy box.  everybody might need one. 

• God's provision for Clement Arts...people, finances, resources.
• petits fours (looked up that spelling and plurization) and coffee and friendship and celebrating a precious upcoming marriage
• mountain brook. always good. 

• emma had a fantastic time at sharptop
• "thank you. help. amen." - tanner olson
• getting to watch caroline multiple times in the step sing performance