being rebellious - counting blessings

• CS Teamwork – got a mail out ready in about 15 minutes that would’ve taken one person a couple of hours
• “I want to live the kind of life that makes no sense at all unless You exist.” -Lectio 365
• Molly’s laughter about the van doors 
• reminder that it's good to be a rebel 

• I like the cold but I like the “not quite so cold”even better 
• sneaky gain detergent fairy 
• roasted peanuts + nice lady at Ace Hardware 
• Thanksgiving eve 916 wake up 
• coming home to a straightened up house – teenagers are incredible (at least the ones in my world are!!)
• dinner with the Edfeldts 
• talking all things EHR and enneagram with Jen Y.
• watching a single leaf twirl and dance and float 
• campfire(s) at the cabin
• 2 incredible folks REALLY ready for the blessing
  
  
• lane's way of serving...he makes it seem to easy
• meaningful connections and pretty decent conversations
• sweet walk in the rain with my sister and her namesake 
• all of my dad’s and papa palmer’s cooking for thanksgiving 

• so so many things to be thankful and grateful for...and i don't have to wait for a special day of the year to be thankful and grateful.
• still thankful for the ability to schedule the harvest devotional emails to be sent 
• eli's willingness to let me use his computer to get this thankful list done (I allllmoooost had it figured out on my phone...but the pictures weren't cooperating)
• thanksgiving at the cabin.  it's just special. 

giving thanks. being grateful.

• super wonderful family time sunday afternoon/evening 
• hearing about emma and eli's conversations on wednesday nights on their car ride home
• a treat and coffee on the porch (never gets old)

• unexpected solo time (love molly's generosity to have zoe!)
• caroline's willingness to swing by the store to pick stuff up while she's out
• sweet little girl wearing aunt amy's dress

• caroline is well on her way to having all she needs for the dominican republic trip!
• emma's smile and spark
• "i want to tie my sweater on like mrs. katie." - thankful for the adults that my kids get to look up to (for fashion tips...and for the way they love jesus!)

• phenomenal dnow weekend!!!
• hearing paxton laughing and being the loudest
• middle school boys gathered around the fire pit (and strewn about the house all weekend)

• getting to meet beth in opelika for her birthday lunch!
• gina's bd question and thoughts
• dancing and jumping and laughing and running around with some super cool kids

displays of His kindness

• hibachi rice and chicken with the whites friday night
• easy yurt sleeping
• "God has surely listened and has heard my prayer." - psalm 66:19
• hiking with friends (and kids)(and siblings)

• jon white brought a TV that made UGA game watching possible
• God's gentle words of correction in regards to "this is not what i signed up for" 
• chicken salad chick chicken salad
• kids in rocking camp chairs

• amanda's kindness towards and care of emma
• birthday cards waiting in the mailbox
• good report from papa's doctor's appointment
• delicious cake and coffee (and my thoughtful, thoughtful friend)

• such a good walk and talk with such a good friend
• hearing any of the cash kids laughing
• a fun box of cards shared (and how lauren is so good at sharing)
• organizing the backroom with jenn wenndt

• all the CFA from laura lea
• playlist of zoe's bible verse songs
• cityscape leaders' potluck...oh the laughter. 
• God's beautiful creation

• God's kindness to keep working on me...
• barbara's note to emma
• coming home to a houseful of teenagers
• triple date at panera

working gratitude into my mind's new normal

• prayer requests pouring out in a text
• how lane says "tell me some good news!"
• wings + doughnuts + wings + goodwill finds = very successful outing for nick and emma
• nick's kindness, thoughtfulness, generosity, creativity and care towards/of me
• such a fabulous and fantastic time at ok sun's 
• post surprise party birthday cake for breakfast

• "i feel bulletproof." - emma
• honesty....bits of trust rebuilt (big bits)
• pizza in yaya's driveway
• walking around maple ridge
• candy and costumes!

• how zoe almost always sleeps past 8
• athalie's adoption is final
• caroline's lorelei costume
• all 6 cashes on a pew together sunday morning
• eli's organization of a saturday morning hike

• eli's energy and excitement the other night.
• the ability to schedule an email (that's really making things easier)
• hearing lane's romans 8:28 story
• lots of good quotes this week: 
• "i sit at your table and savour Your Word." - lectio 365
• "we share our best." - katie kump
• "work gratitude into your mind's new normal." -john mark comer
• "what have you and Jesus been up to?" - john eldridge
• "would you awaken my heart, expand my mind and shape my identity today..." lectio 365

more and more.

• "the record keeper" by Charles Martin
• Wednesday afternoon cheerleading in our living room
• all went well with the parent-less passport renewals for eli and caroline
• Eli and Eli and Emma and Garrett playing at the table

• fabulous breakfast and conversation with lane saturday morning
• having lane and laura lane around for a few days.  i like 'em.
• everything came together for the first cityscape "fall family fun day" 
• good truth:

• grilled chicken and veggies for the week
• my dad's generosity towards eli's impact fund
• whatever was going on with the pilot wasn't a big deal to fix 
• opportunity to participate:

• laughing at our staff meeting
• "what do we need to know as we parent this child?" really good new-to-me listening prayer question
• 3 nights in a row of easy peasy bedtime for zoe
• building back trust little by little

sweet sweet gifts

• feminine fridays and brave events and lord of the wings (all incredible TA and Velocity events for my kiddos!)
• celebrating amy t's 3000 hours! 
• laughing with caroline and nick about the 401K and porridge jokes
• knowing and trusting that God has good plans to provide for eli and impact 360
• the view from our window thursday evening

• GA football + lemon pepper wings + caroline
• lifeline banquet.  God is up to so much good...it's good to be reminded (and that keynote speaker was something special ;))
• journal prompts with emma
• there's always food for sharing 
• fabulous girls creatively ziplining 

• beautiful breathe event (and i didn't burn down the church)
• hammock hanging weather
• little thursday morning service project + friendship + coffee + doughnuts
• boots that are brave and beautiful (definitely not talking about shoes here)
• girls hanging in hammocks reading 

• all the ways nick loves me (specifically this week by doing the dishes and taking out the trash and making our bed)
• molly's cranberry coffee cake. oh my. 
• emma and zoe are feeling better
• praying for friends at ancient way farms
• lane and laura lane are here!!

looking for (and recording) the goodness

• putting pictures in the blog post is working again (falls in a well, her eyes go crossed, gets kicked by a mule, they go back to normal...i don't know.)
• Land of Color 
  
• saturday lunch
• the cottage floors are all done (and done early!) 
• pretty girl in a pretty dress...and goggles. 

• SSI dates are available in July
• maddie's excellence with OCC Shoeboxes
• 50 shoeboxes taken to be filled up 
• delightful saturday morning
• choosing to rejoice in God's strength...

• blow up unicorn outfit and all the laughter 
• "looking for the goodness."
• such good cups of coffee accompanied by biscoff
• zoe played happily during CityGroup
• fun and fabulous rend collective show.  so much fun.  so much energy. so worshipful.  

• impromptu backyard cake party tuesday afternoon
• nick cooked dinner! (and cleaned up!)
• such meaningful conversation on the porch
• favorite impact 360 pen/highlighter combo
• emma's hair coloring abilities (and the way it's captivating the whole crowd of kids)