Week's end with thanks

• Blue sky and bare branches.
• Sweet, simple things.
• Early morning snuggles by the fire.
• Coming home late, crawling under covers of each sleeping bug.
• Kisses on still cheeks.
• Cold bedrooms, crawling under icy sheets, waiting for warmth.
• Wood fire crackle.
• Wind rattling windows, trees swaying. Watching the storm from the warmth inside.
• Falling in love again.
• People who listen.
• Friends who edit. 
• Being a family of barracudas.
• Merciless tickling.
• Peals of laughter, that light in my boy’s eyes.
• Full, full days. Good.
• Crockpot.
• Introducing people and having them click.
• How God coordinates, orchestrates.
• Her sweaty curls when she wakes up.
• Pillows patched together with great-grandmother’s quilt squares. I love old things!
• New boots via a generous gift. Probably the nicest clothing item I’ve ever owned. Not sure if I should wear them! (But very thankful.)
• Candy Cane Lane green tea.
• Headaches persisting. Able to take the hint: Rest.
• Voice gone. Able to take the hint: Rest.
• Tired, achy. Able to take the hint: Rest.
• Blue whales and polar bears. Documentaries are amazing!
• The wonder of His creation. It all declares the glory of God!
• Soft, warm, lamplight.
• Voucher-payment for guest blog posts. Love that!
• Stocking up on Dr. Bronners.
• Mentor group — these ladies amaze me. Honesty, courage, humility, maturity, grace. So blessed.
• New faces.
• Old friends.
• Jeans worn through in the knee.
• Seeing fruit of the Spirit in my boy!
• Lacey’s pics.
• Finishing our busy season!!  Exactly 2 months filled with a house sale, move, 14 speaking engagements between the 2 of us, 2 retreats, Bible study, 2 weekly community groups, and a sprinkling of other joys. God was faithful and we rejoice!
• Celebrating the new quieter season with an afternoon of ironing. Sweet domesticity!
• Sewing pillows.
• Puzzles pieced together.
• Kids silly.
• Dutch, my boy like a baby deer. He skids and stumbles, his growing legs slipping and sliding everywhere as he darts through the house. He runs into walls, doors, bangs into open cupboard doors, trips over his feet. I laugh until I ache, that crazy boy.
• His birthday request: A Pirate-StarWars-Polar Bear party.  Trying to figure out what the cake would look like for that.
• Glimpses into people’s hearts.
• Seeing people find victory.
• Seeing He is stronger.
• Daytime date with my man.
• The Paskins.
• New job for a dear friend! Celebrating!!!
• Few leaves hanging on for dear life, clinging to the branches out the window.
• Branches bare.
• Last red leaves close enough to touch, outside our bedroom window.
• The notebook that holds all the pieces of my life.
• Voice coming back!
• Her, shirtless and in bluejeans, curls cascading down her back, bouncing as she runs around, a baby polar bear on the loose.
• That He manages to use us, broken as we are. 
• That He makes us new.

 You are loved beyond comprehension.

Happy weekend and  thank you for reading.