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28 May 2026

i am grateful for....

  • 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

21 May 2026

magic magnet

  • 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

14 May 2026

on time this time

  • 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.

08 May 2026

have no fear...the thankful list is here.

  • 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