Grace upon Grace in June 2018

Grace upon Grace in June 2018

1. A getaway trip with A- knowing the kids are in great hands, eating Mimi's homecooked meals; grandparents sharing cooking skills

2. Taking someone else's pilates class and learning new things

3.  Key lime pie and chocolate toffee pie on vacation

4. Finding something in common with strangers

5. Getting the house back in order after vacation; getting all the laundry done

6. Having something in my freezer that will pass for a Palmetto Foods day contribution for my kids' school

7. Making it to the end of the school year (GASP!!!)

8. Riotous laughter, fierce loyalty among friends; circling the elephants

9. Neighbors getting together for dinner

10. Being described by your kid to another kid as "she likes to sing and has this one strand of hair that doesn't curl"

11. Trying new restaurant after church; hydrandgea arrangements

12. Teenagers who volunteer to help with VBS

13. Early morning on the sunporch, watching the wind blow in the trees, the sound of the sprinklers; Della's love for belly rubs

14. Touring a college campus- wondering where L will choose to go next year

15. Watching Della's delight in cleaning out a peanut butter jar

16. Having one of A's old friends over for dinner; seeing fireflies



17.  Seeing MJ and W help each other with a video game or N and L with a camera or M and L with hair treatments = getting along

18. A chance for L to see Kenya in a missions setting

19. Smoothies for dinner after working out at the gym as a family

20. A salty, peppery garden tomato slice- summer BLT's

21. Summer movie marathon

22. Waking up with the shades up, seeing the early light of the morning

23. Reading a timely devotion and being able to send it to another

24. Giant unicorn floaties and teenage trips to the pool (without me)

25. The ability to work for a new phone when your old one breaks

26. Being able to hear L's voice while she's in Kenya- clear technology

27. Being on our sunporch during a wild summer rainstorm

28. The moon as our nightlight, pouring in through the sunroom glass- illuminating dreams

29.  The creativity involved in a weeklong sleepover

30. When your daughter barfs blueberries but misses the white couch!

Grace upon Grace in May 2018

1. The scent of honeysuckle on an evening stroll before it gets too hot and humid

2. Walking the dog around the neighborhood with A after supper

pretty paws

3. Browsing consignment shops with Mom

4. Freshly groomed doggie- no more swamp-muck smell after that frolick in the lake

5. A beautiful violin duet winning two superior medals

6. Paddleboarding with Della- serene until getting buzzed by an unnamed family member on a jetski

7. Days when the sound system works- delighting in feeling like I am doing what I am supposed to be
    doing

8. Perusing L's yearbook the first day it comes out- rejoicing that she was chosen to be co-editor next
    year

9. A coming home after being out of town again- snatching moments when we can

10. More glitter nails

11. Listening quietly to a new story in the car- some sense of unity and solidarity between the kids

12. Orchids as wedding flowers- being able to travel to Florida to celebrate with extended family

Stopping by Aunt Catfish's for the salad bar and cheese grits

my techno-junkies and their wi-fi drip

Some of us prefer the ocean

budding photograper

13. Days when the fridge works (and having a spare old fridge in the garage)

14. Being able to pray for a college roommate's family

15. Academic achievements honored

16. Curled up on the couch enjoying a photobook- and not obsessing over the goofs too much

17. Orange canna lily blooms reappearing each morning

18. Watching mushrooms pop up after so many spring rains

19. Watching deer race across the lawn early morning

20. Tap dance and piano recitals flowers, orchestra concert, journalism recognition

faithful family showing up to event after event

21. London broil and tea time on royal wedding day

22. Welcoming back a friend with a basket of treats and receiving a thank you note to know that it
       meant something to her to be remembered

23. Waiting for another friend to have her first baby- it's a boy!

24. Walking with a friend and sharing the mom-life and any combined knowledge we may have

25. Lavendar soap, lavendar body butter, feeling clean

26. Fingernail polish with really good coverage in one coat

27. Watching a musical with really good choreography and dancing

28. Extended family sitting on the porch enjoying Memorial Day together

Della gets so excited when she gets to come to the lake too. She loves being near people.

29. Our lawn, nicely mown

30. A teacher who takes her students to perfrom at nursing homes

31. Side by side porch time with A and Della