- successful blackstone burgers
- attic ladder reinstalled (closer and closer to everything being all done!)
- things that make me smile:
- nick made it back even earlier than expected from savannah
- "...friends who are also good friends of yours, O Lord...." - EMH (God has given me such good friends!)
- annabelle's lovely doodles
- glass protectors that make it feel like a whole new phone
- 4 nap weekend
- the prettiest blue eyelids
- the basket of random pieces and parts is all put away
- summer reading program prizes!
- ducks ready for a party
- You Reign Above It All
- brownies...blueberry bread...cookies...tasty treats coming out of the oven not cooked by me!
- delightful girls around the table
- all of yaya's tea party stuff
- caroline made it back from texas...eli & logan back from greece....
- celebrating these 2!
- 2 sleeps until the beach
- kindness of the lady at home depot
- bacon, egg and cheese mcgriddle
- we have tile/a backsplash!!
- IG game inspo for the win!
- celebrating 2 sweet birthday girls with giraffe slober and all sorts of other wild animals.
- classic date night -- dinner + walk (with a little adventure down whitesville road)
- yaya's wonderfulness (hemming, altering, steaming, etc.)(how is it that i hit the jackpot with my MIL and with my almost DIL?!)
- fun quotes about gratefulness:
- another incredibly restful sunday
- freedom to say no
- the view from the porch
- mr. corey's kindness and the homemade treats!
- suzanne's enthusiasm and helpfulness
- glimpses from the greece trip (technically this is istanbul)
- emma's help with so many things - decorating for zoe's birthday, chalkboard signs, finishing up AB's gift
- calvary's combination of tradition + jesus = meaningful graduation!
- jacob's graduation - so proud of that guy!
- all of the things zoe drew during graduation - post-its and a pen for the win!
- successful breathe...the way Amanda brings beauty....that earl gray cake....
- texas roadhouse peanuts on the porch
- sweet, peaceful, easy, restful weekend
- thursday night snacks + card playing
- kind notes and cards on mother's day
- emery kate is here!
- "i am indifferent to anything but God's will - nothing more, nothing less, nothing else." - ignatius
- sweet ways of celebrating mamas at cityscape
- dove chocolates and a lemon. such a great treat tuesday.
- nights when zoe (and jake and/or fatty) fall asleep easily
- 24 years of marriage!
- cinnamon roll + coffee + the perfect wedding bracelet + friendship on the CS playground
- "ask for help when you need it, give help when you can. i think that is how we serve God - and each other and ourselves." - character in "the nightingale"
- leftover easter candy put to good use
- having eli, logan and caroline around
- laps around the parking lot
- tim keller's sermon on not forfeiting God's grace (jonah)
- just right sprinkle doughnut on a morning when she was missing her sister
- all the construction trash is gone from the carport (still not done...but closer than ever before)
- adults who communicate in healthy ways
- one last night (shift) for the great molly white
- we really do have great cats.
- the excellence, thoroughness, kindness and above-and-beyond-ness of danny the plumber
- laundry room clean out and reorganization
- yaya and her team at jordan - in town mission trip!
- window seat at outback
- fresh things...
- these 2!! 5 (+1 day) weeks until their wedding!
- dirty dishes in the dishwasher!! (the dishwasher is connected!)
- hank doesn't hate us! :)
- jupiter's help with school work
- all things senior sunday went well
- lane's gonna be a grandpa!
- a tiny jesus to carry around in my pocket (and the sweetest interaction)
- leftovers in the cityscape fridge
- jenine's iced coffee
- new to us rug and couch...and all the cashes are home!!!!!
- jaxon and joseph's intentional accountability/good practices
- more and more things getting put back where they belong (or taken to goodwill where they belong)
- incredible beauty within walking distance
