- Family Night playing Pickel the Pirate. Heidi always wins!
- Heidi’s curls spilled out over her pillow.
- The Best of My Days list … a creative gift that’s blessing my life.
- Sunny afternoons playing Star Wars on the riding lawnmower, our own Starfighter conquering galaxies near and far.
- Running through the pasture, Heidi in arms bouncing up and down, her laughing floating through the air. “Again, Mommy! Again! I like it when you run!”
- Dutch chasing behind, all of us breathing joy.
- Kissing that spot on his cheek, right by his lips, inhaling.
- Jeff reading Prince Caspian with kids under the turquoise quilt. Dutch staring off as he listens, imagining the world of words.
- Into the world of blends and double-syllable words: Sunny and Thumper jumped and skipped!
- Wearing Jeff’s sweatshirts.
- One Community Group with three tiny infants. The other Community Group with three tummies growing! New life in us and among us…
- Lego StarWars book, taping and re-taping it together. Love my boy who wears things out.
- How life affords the perfect learning opportunities.
- Answers to prayer.
- The honor of having my post read and distributed at Aunt Lois’ Memorial in New York. SO blessed to be part of her celebration of life!
- Long phone conversation with Lois’s son, my mom’s cousin, sunshine in my day.
- His story of meeting my mom and my aunt Linda for the first time, more than 50 years ago. “Whoa! Who are those beautiful girls?” “Your cousins.” “Oh darn!”
- Laughter.
- Perspective.
- Re-Meeting a dear penpal friend who I haven’t seen in 14 years.
- Seeing her miracle daughter, a living, breathing answer to prayer.
- Cute skirts for $9.99.
- Lemon zinger tea.
- Common Prayer.
- Molalla girlfriends.
- Sweet kids.
- Eyepatches.
- My two wired, giddy kids playing together. Driving me a bit crazy but glad they enjoy each other.
- GENEROUS photographer, videographer, and blog graphic-designer friends.
- My husband handsome in his new running jacket. Thanks, Momma!
- This post, a friend honoring her husband for their anniversary. I went to highschool with this guy and he was always a truly quality person. It’s SUCH a blessing to see people have great marriages and to see wives honoring their husbands!
- My own husband who I admire beyond measure.
- Scrabble at night.
- SILLY kids.
- Heidi learning her verses. Words jumbled up. Her so cute I want to eat her up!
- Gospel Story Bible.
- DK Big Book of Knowledge.
- Firewood.
- Finally eating a meal with a fork. (Apparently you CAN get tired of soup.)
- A lunch out.
- A night in.
- Really encouraging friends.
- Really amazing parents.
- Selena’s voice.
- My mom’s voice.
- Crazy-generous friend dropping off groceries. I am so spoiled!
- Cranberry vinaigrette made from Momma’s leftover homemade cranberry sauce. SOOOO good!
- Playing every single day.
- Learning to live a life of no regrets.
- Jesus.
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Thank you, Kari. 🙂 This was such a sweet thing to come upon. 🙂 I’ll talk to you soon!