friday's musings...

things i am loving about this week...

1. visits from an old (not in body but in length and depth) friend.
2. my new toms...i have had 5 pairs including the ones harper wore and these are my favorite.
3. the anticipation of finally having my pictures framed and for the wall downstairs.
4. hearing finley call calvary "bubba".
5. the fact that she came up with this all on her own because she cannot say calvary.
6. wrapping this year up...it has been filled with lots of joy and excitement but also lots of stress and hard moments from which i am ready to move forward.
7. the possibilities that i am finally allowing myself to think about concerning homeschooling...there are so many things that are open for creativity and this prospect is a blank canvas...all of this = yummy yummy fun for me.
8. a new box of crayons and a fresh notebook full of blank paper.
9. being caught up on laundry.
10. watching finley sleep dangling one leg over the edge of the couch.
11. calvary and oliver jack playing batman together.
12. harper's love for baby dolls--she is still a little girl.
13. oliver jack's fluffy hair that sticks up on the sides.
14. chloe and emmi going to disney...i'm so excited for the memories which they were gifted with this christmas.
15. 30 rock.
16. moments that remind me how much further i need to go in areas of generosity, kindness, and consideration.  i have been shown such love and thoughtfulness and it makes me want to be more intuitive to the needs of others.
17. our driveway---our kids have already, in just one year, ridden their bikes, colored pictures, and bounced balls for countless hours on that driveway.  i sure do love watching them play.
18. harper and calvary making "potions" out of water, mud, and grass.
19. the whitlow family...such a gift of grace and redemption...
20. jade's cute type writer thank you notes...perfectly vintage.