- Seventeen green tomatoes growing on the vine. Daily glimpse of hope and promise right outside my front door.
- Fresh salmon dinner, green beans and salad from the garden, finished off with Dad’s homemade vanilla ice cream. This is summer.
- Dutch’s maiden voyage on his new Lightning McQueen bike. So excited for my boy! Then …
- Poor Dutch flying down the hill at Melody’s, forgetting how to use his brakes, me running behind dragging Heidi by the arm, trying to catch him. Too slow, the dirt bank provided a merciful end to the runaway bike. No injuries, and after the hysterics were over he actually climbed back on!
- My tomboy: “No, pants!”
- Thinning carrots with Melody. Good words exchanged with hands in dirt. Digging into the soil of our garden and our hearts. Love doing life together.
- Good friend letting Dutch come play for the day.
- Girl day out. Sweet finds and sweeter chats.
- Zucchini!
- Still devouring cherries.
- Getting inspired.
- Gracious and amazing open door for Sacred Mundane.
- Kind people. Owing you nothing but offering you much.
- Faithful pray-ers.
- Papua Night at Community Group. Getting the joy of learning about Brendon and Naomi Yoder headed to Papua, Indonesia with Wycliffe. SO inspired, blessed, encouraged. LOVE these dear saints so much. Almost as much as I love the peanut sauce chicken sate they served! Yum!
- Friends who check on you.
- Hugs.
- Eyes that say it all.
- Selfless husband who volunteers.
- Early bedtime for children and children’s mommy.
- Mentoring Group! Love love loving these awesome women.
- Writing my obituary. Odd, yes. But such a good spiritual exercise.
- Texts that bring a smile to my face.
- Cowboy cookies.
- Very kind and encouraging words from childcare workers. So thankful for them!
- Jesus Christ, the good life.
- The Pursuit of God.
- AW Tozer. I hope to hug him someday in heaven. The man has blessed my life.
- New paints! Kids creating masterpieces.
- Long drive to Bend providing perfect opportunity for long-overdue phone catch-up conversation. Blessed by dear friend!
- Amazing place to call “home” for 7 days. Kids instantly picking spots to sleep.
- Kids delighted by deer just off the back patio.
- Evening quiet.
- Large closets that sleep a 2-year-old perfectly…
- Berry Buckle.
- Generous saints who bring dinner, just because. Feast that fed us for multiple meals.
- Kids getting dressed straight from the clothesline.
- Warm jammies on cool nights.
- Shallow pool for little swimmers.
- Long bike ride at dusk with my man.
- Coming suddenly upon meadow, children playing tag, running free.
- Afternoon run in the heat. Sweating through my thoughts, prayers.
- California King-sized bed. No, I don’t mind at all having that much space.
- Quiet afternoon on the deck, alone with my words.
- Candyland.
- Cousins scampering.
- Silence.
- Stillness.
- Him.