April 2011

Taking a great workshop on Saturday in Visual Journaling and learned some new ideas and techniques. Very exciting! Making that spur-of-the-moment decision to spend some time to feed my creativity, instead of spending a Saturday afternoon battling traffic and running errands. Taking a 5-mile walk with a friend on Sunday. It was a lovely crisp [...]

1.  So overwhelmed with work, taxes, and other things yesterday, I was feeling a little punk in the morning. 2.  Having a third gorgeous pink bloom on Amy, the amaryllis helped inspire me. 3.  Writing on 750words.com helped me expressed my punkiness so I could coordinate it better. 4.  Talking to my dear, dear, and [...]

1. Smooth transitions 2. When work is fun 3. Company during the day while I’m working (it was nice to hear the bathroom remodel happening while I was doing my thing- a work-full household!) 4. Tools that make life easier (from spoons to websites- there are so many things that help throughout the day!) 5. [...]

1. perfect morning weather 2. Howard 3. witnessing bravery & courage 4. planning travel with friends 5. meatloaf 6. lush landscape 7. the lawn guy 8. money 9. election season 10. love, now…

1.  Thank you for Riva, my wonderful prayer partner, for coming in early to church yesterday so we could have quiet time together. 2.  Thank you to Maribeth for picking up Tom’s birthday cake. 3.  Thank you to Tom for being born — without that miracle, there would be no Maribeth, Kevin, Andrew, or Nate! [...]

1.Communicating 2.Healthy body 3.Anticipation 4.Sharing excitement 5.When things are clicking into place 6.Time when it actually manifests 7.Pushing your limits 8.Someone who really has it together 9.Choosing an option that makes more sense 10.New starts

Of all the things I am grateful for, being your Momma is my favorite!                              Here are some more . . . all about YOU:                            Rememberies Your kind heart Artistic talents Nutty sense of humor Jumping on the trampoline at Aunt Laura’s Apartment times Special Two Times Oatmeal (The dinosaur egg kind, of course!) Not Your Neighbor! Helpful [...]

1.Laughing until your abs hurt 2.Discovering a new food 3.Chunky cute babies that smile at you 4.Actually being overwhelmed with gratitude 5.Packing our own dinner 6.Catching up with a friend older than high school 7.Mom 8.A partner who has been really amazing at listening to my needs and working really hard to honor them 9.King-sized [...]

1. God 2. Ibuprofen 3. Hannah’s love of reading 4. David writing the president 5. John asking me how to make a decision 6. Being told where to go 7. then being welcomed 8. Ignoring Cassie telling me not to clean up after her party and doing it anyway 9. A kind bookseller who did [...]