Little Loves....

Catching up on my joy journey...A list of thankfulness

Family road trips, a week in Pennsylvania, re-connecting with loved ones, reflecting on where we have been and where we are going, Bacton Hill Bible Church, singing with the worship team - one last time, pizza - five times in one week - delish., Rita's water ice...summer's BEST treat, ten hour drives, three little boys cramped in back, Jesse's incessant chatter - the entire drive home, his hand in mine - living life together... Date nights with friends - footloose and fancy free, Tim Hortens - college girls - and Jesus, listening and learning, The Hunger Games. I liked it. Not gonna lie...

Twin baby boys in all of their deliciousness, Rockin' Mama of FIVE!!!, and a snatch of a visit with sweet conversation. Playing "the purse game" with another Mama of boys, swim lessons and giant leaps of courage, baby girls one day a week, and pretending to be a "Mama of four." Whew.

Successful school days, school days of throwing in the towel, coffee and Cribbage - with Lew, Kevy, and Shandra, sloooowly learning to "never say never," tents in the basement, blueberry pie.

McDonalds and Great Grammy, movies in bed, exercising, and NOT, thrift store flip flops, iced caramel macchiattos (or however you spell that), family bedtime prayers, bunkbeds shared, the day's wounds healed, mess upon mess upon mess upon mess....

smothered in kisses from four sweet loves, the smell of freshly mown grass, crazy full moons, eager anticipation of little baby chicks, flowers planted from sweet friends, flowers picked and replanted from sweet husbands, weeks up at Grammy's....

Afternoons with Mom, four-wheeling with boys, cousins who are best friends, waking to the smell of fresh coffee, my old home church, phone calls from co-workers, conversations at work...

Mom's home cooked food, late night t.v. shows, little boys crawling in under the sheets, frogging and fishing, rides on the wagon, bike rides down the old dirt road, no black flies yet...

Late night chats with Mom and Dad, their lifelong committment, love still in their eyes, his teasing - her banter, still kissing in the kitchen, my boys looking on...

Tight family ties, memories made, sweet simple pleasures, fires in the yard, sleepovers in the cabin, slow pace of life....

It's the joy of the small that makes life large....... (#2776-2860)