- shooting basketball with Martha (and God’s kind timing)
- quick responses. drills pay off.
- spiritual life conference - songs shared, Truth taught, gems noted.
- Dave thinking to bring the flags down for Ally & Amy's departure (that seemed to help emma out a bit)
- Ally & Amy
- cookie butter.
- “my heart’s desire is to know You more…to be known by you and known as yours.”
- subbing for the entire elementary wasn't too traumatic (for the kids or for me)
- palm branches are here!
- Miss Myriam’s creative history lesson/jabulani day outfit
- celebrating our engage-aversary
- Miss Michelle’s investments into our lives
- ideas for the daddy/daughter dinner and dance
- reading a good book (having a good book to read...and the time to read it)
- Llllion card
- emma's first unofficial guitar lesson with nick
- 4 Saturdays for the kids
- phenomenal day at hotel du port
- messaging with KJ. goodness she makes me laugh.
- when the cookies come out just right
- ani in action. what a tailor!
- nick got the songs...and we danced...
- the way he knows me. and loves me.
- the 2 of us together...i like it.
- unexpected trip to El Dorado
- swimming out to the platform
- ben brought emma milk and cookies...and then just talked to her and listened to her.
- snoop dogg jokes over coffee
- michelle's gift to emma (name book)
- dinner, monopoly deal and ci gusta with ally and amy
- "i know how much you love me - even more than you know that you love me..i know how much you love me." ihop prophetic word from misty edwards
- sundaes on sunday in honor of nicole and kathrin
- the lovely & purpose-filled life of lydia grace
- sakate sweet tea
- arbre de vie - john and ashley, jillian, justin and rachel - incredible ministry and incredible people
- holding babies. (these are triplets that a sweet mama didn't know she was having!! extra info: they aren't orphans - they are part of an infant feeding program that arbre de vie helps make happen.)
- "chaco's, yeti cups and big sunglasses" friendship
- well spent ship holiday
- caroline willingly, happily and excitedly went with us...and loved on some babies and children so beautifully.
- the blessings and treats that come from filling in in reception
- remembering amy & jon's anniversary
- watching community in action (friends decorating another friend's office entry way)
- evening stroll on the dock
- talking with monica
- tough good-byes (so so so very thankful for real friendship that makes me want to go throw up in the ocean after saying good-bye - but ONLY good-bye for now!)
- washing little girls' hair in the shower at the pool..makes life so much easier
- shelly's hospitality - she truly is the hostest with the mostest.
- celebrating brian and leanne
- coolness in the air after the rain
- cinnamon honey butter
- really wonderful packages from aunt amy and from yaya
- loaves and loaves and loaves of love bread
- moana with nick and suzanne
- eli's opportunity to do work experience as a kindergarten teacher
- when i'm moving clothes from the washer to the dryer and the dryer is empty and the lint filter is clean
- nick's laughter (especially thankful for the messaging between him and sam during the football match)
- hiding easter eggs on the ceiling
- hearing sweet new (to me) songs that i've managed to miss since living on a ship off the coast of africa (the luckiest - ben folds and thinking out loud - ed sheeran)
- cozy sweatshirts
- lydia grace's lovely life (and her mama). strong. beautiful. purposeful. yes.
- pink starburst (and the hope of having a bag of only pink starburst someday)
- laundry pods from KJ (just in time)
- a "tuesdays at 10" authentic conversation
- cookies on a brownie
- life of the beloved sermon by Henri Nouwen
- late afternoon nap
- thursday morning run/walks with justine
- celebrating nick and eli
- leftover butter chicken
- a real mail day.
- ani watching with a kind, funny, faithful friend
- truth on the instagram feed
- old navy order arrived and the jeans fit just right
- late afternoon nap
- the body of christ loving and supporting my best friend and her family
- west african sunsets
- perfect erevan outing. quick in, quick out.
- ridiculous llama clip
- smiles all around during karaoke
- such a special bracelet from such a special friend
- the Advance Team
- being sheep of the Good Shepherd
- joel's kindness to take our family to get icecream
- "where You are, Lord I am free"
- kj + cheesesticks + kittens
- deck 8 + dancing + cupcakes (+fun commentary)
- discovering amazing pens in the things keverly left
- kind comments on facebook about our transition from Mercy Ships back to Columbus
- jamie & sandrine's style - the perfect combination of cute and comfy and modest
- delightful icecream cone
- overhearing cecily, our amazing guest & crew services manager, remind her team that they are bringing the kingdom of God to this ship when they clean - bringing order and cleanliness to the dirt and chaos...that's what God is all about!
- coffee and conversation with joli
- llucy the llama i llike you gift tag
- God's gentle reminder to rejoice in the day He has made...not dread it.
- wearing my ani-made dress for the first time
- a clean uncluttered counter
- what seems like good conclusions to really difficult situations
- "feels like a day at the beach" -- time at the pool, dinner out, icecream, little sunburned
- fabulously amazing person to eat aforementioned icecream with
- watching/hearing jonathan & lisa singing no longer slaves
- surprise messenger call from the lovely shea
- knowing she is walking/running by lakes and mountains
- little drops of rain on my face and arms
- schwind adoption is official! the schwind 6 - for the glory of God!
- sweet friendships and creative art gallery viewing
- communication across the miles...the convenience of messenger
- jenelle's kindness: cheez-its & faithfully rolling up the gate thing in the cafe
- opportunities of a lifetime - specifically caroline interacting with Graca Machel, Nelson Mandela's wife
- the strengths of the Advance Team
- perfect bowl of golden grahams
- homemade pasta and the lovely couple that shared it with us!
- end it movement
- michelle's thoughtfulness in bringing me a cupcake
- "snack saturday" - 2 sweet girls practicing kindness and hospitality
- tough conversations handled with truth and grace
- richard & abdulai...they went above and beyond in their cabin cleaning service
- the youth leaders
- enjoyable books
- sleep.
- GAiN - amazing organizations doing incredible things - clean water for thousands!
- when one person's "extra" is the very thing another person is looking for
- shoes from jenelle (example of aforementioned situation)
- translations that make me laugh...(special bucket like utensils make tasty indian food)
- unexpected ci gusta outing with nick and the girls
- people all around the world praying life, hope and healing for ethan
- the success of his surgery
- a snoodle's tale - so much truth.
- hummus...officially made it on my own
- cookie dough making with this sweet girl
- the grace gift of a broken zipper - provided the distraction needed to help an emotional fragile girl stop crying and get to school on time
- all who made the youth campout a success (hopefully there will be a blog post coming at cashcrewship.blogspot.com soon)
- welcoming Mrs. Susie (Emma's new teacher!) and praying for her
- the words shelli dumbacher shared with the AFM moms
- conversations with good questions
- quote from keverly:
“There is nothing more rare, nor more
beautiful, than a woman being unapologetically herself; comfortable in her
perfect imperfection. To me, that is the true essence of beauty.” ― Steve Maraboli, Unapologetically You:
Reflections on Life and the Human Experience
- ongoing life change and transformation that is happening daily on this vessel
- laughing inwardly and outwardly at "christian tingle" videos...
- getting to pray specifically.
- remembering andrew
