more and more and more

• the opportunity for eli to be at propel/impact 360 this week 
• more music in the house (way to be reliable cd player and cds!)
• faithful pajama pants.  finally retired. RIP. 

• enjoyable time with a good friend.  
• the surprise of a cake batter milkshake
• good parenting reminders

• goodness of God - bethel song - dante bowe
• the pool is staying clear and blue.  
• fruit on the vine (not sure if animals will eat it before it ripens enough for us to eat it...but at least it's there!!!)

• problems that get taken care of (expensive though they be)
• foster prayer time tuesday night
• emma's heart to share (and provide the funding for) art projects with friends

• getting to a tour of the pottery studio from grandaddy
• homemade cinnamon rolls. wowzahs. i need to learn that skill. 
• the fabulous faircloth family and the miracle named micah

always a good idea to be thankful.

• laura lea's hospitality, creativity, willingness to share Truth and succulents (what a delightful way to spend a friday evening)

• unplanned dinner with april in our own private outdoor dining room
• waking up to see the bridge
• the house holds all of us!
• lots and lots of late night game playing (and the freedom for me to go on to bed)

 

• lane's willingness to bring the kayaks
• that all the kayaks get hauled to and from the beach
• that all of the folks who went kayaking came back

• tiffany's pasta salad on the beach
• a fresh bag of blueberry krullers for this vacation
  
• being inside Christ Church
• strong reminders (and when others make the visuals for the things i'm thinking...when someone else puts the research/numbers out there....)
  
• how much caroline enjoys the beach
• the way laura lane and emma have been playing together
• the excellence of arrow exterminators
• awake coffee and muffins with the best of sisters

• when i'm just not sure what's going to be on the thankful list because i haven't been as diligent about writing things down and the camera roll provides plenty of things
• molly and carey's willingness to help with things at everbe....what incredible friends. incredible. 
• rainy day at the beach = amazing nap

God sightings...where has He been?...what gifts has He given?

• art camp for emma
• the way she came home and immediately put into practice what she learned from ms. addie

• walking with carey
• meaningful mornings
• plenty of toga-wearing vbs volunteers
• ms. pat's willingness to make my toga (it's a good thing to know one's strengths and weaknesses!)

• phone call from laura lea
• eli and caroline's willingness/eagerness to volunteer at treadstone and at vbs
• christy nockel's "lullabies for the beloved" (the link is just to one song...the whole album is beautiful)
• good quotes

totes ma goats

• reading matthew with a discpleship lens
• kind target employees (kind of sort of makes me want to go in there more than about once a year)
• mexican train dominos with yaya and grandaddy 

• kindness and company and coke and cookies...all thanks to amy taylor
• friday night in the baby pool

• i can see the bottom of the pool!
• mini cow tails (the caramel candy...not real cow tails)
• stuffed crust pizza
• good self-care questions (simple but good!)

• hearing about eli's adventures on the camping trip
• vacating with my very best friend
• fun times in the convertible

• blueberry mini-crullers and coffee
• brunch at Mrs. Mac's
• picking back up levi lusko's "i declare war"
• beautiful ocean 
• long road with lots of bridges
• sleeping late. real late. 
• memes that make me laugh 

• marco polos from emma
• kayaking
• amy's awesomeness for taking care of emma and zoe and the cats and the cottage and the pool and the plants and the everything....so excellently. 
• key lime pie in key west

a little gratitude tornado

• leftover pasta salad
• emma's willingness to work so hard to clean out/organize her room
• well placed punctuation
• friends and family happy to buy bar-b-que chicken plates
• challenging quotes/good reminders

• hoses that easily connect
• scratch n sniff stamps
• sharing a treat with AB Baby
• grandaddy's summer cinema series
• zoe's delight in taking a step

• how capable nick is
• cleaned out and organized pantry
• fruit on the wild blackberry bushes (though the berries be few, they be delicious)
• lunch with friends and minimal clean up (pb&js and watermelon by the pool)
• good song

thankfulness is good for my soul.

• when the house is pretty much as clean and straight as i can get it
• serving icecream soup - and foster care/adoption collaboration
• the life, love, service & smile of lifeline's emily griffin
• birthday card for zoe from momma melinda

• the way community group pitches in to clean up
• surprise capp blast waiting for me at treadstone (and finally realizing that it's CARAMEL that make it just right)
• celebrating the gift of zoe

• nick's cupcake coordinating skillz
• all of my dad's hard work in the yard (and his determination that i WILL have tomato and cucumber plants) 
• the phillips family. Georgia's (and Alabama's!) loss is Washington's great gain!
• aunt amy.  she's just wonderful. 

• aaron and emma's trampoline wrestling presentation
• katie's cookies (and, of course, katie herself)
• MaMa and Papa's visit
• emma got to go fishing with papa

so much wonderful.

• 17 years of marriage! i.love.my.husband.  
• celebrating 17 years with wings
• mother's day full of things i love...cinnamon rolls + coffee, kind cards, car wash gift card, worship, praying with/for other moms, doughnuts, a run, coke and cheese dip, multiple naps in the car, reading, empanadas with my family
• beautiful doughnuts (in conjunction with prayer and coffee)

• being a part of trainings/meetings for ministries and events that are exciting to me
• cheez-its and cherry coke powered cleaning with emma
• zoe's ever increasing standing abilities...and her overall cuteness. 

• emma's courage in getting her shots (what i thought might be terrible was actually rather pleasant)
• how fluent laura lea is at speaking my love language
• when i catch my teenage son being oh-so-awesome.  

• hearing more of linda's and laura's stories
• discovering sea salt caramels in zoe's diaper bag.  my sister is so wonderful. 
• the way ms. linda loves on the little ones in our community group...something about how she was reading to bess was so beautiful 

• caroline's dedication to her school work
• $3 iceskating on thursdays (what a fabulous surprise!)(since it cost so much less than i thought i was able to say yes to the vending machine!! ha)
• iceskating with ship friends and shared-gate friends (both are the best kinds of friends) 

• listening to kids connect, re-connect, reminisce
• how siri helps me spell words like reminisce
• coffee and scones with robin (and the wisdom and conversation...)