As is almost always the case (when I stop long enough to notice), I am amazed and astounded and terribly thankful for all He is doing to fill my life with color!
a bowl full of crayons and a stack of clean construction paper, and newly-created pictures on my fridge...and the precious way she says "pik-ture."
smelling the wood while smoothing the paper onto clean cabinets...finding the bottom of a box, and the sound of the tape coming off, and breaking it down before tossing outside...finding that one tiny piece of the floor from underneath all the boxes
the flash of excitement when discovering snow on the porch, and the happy-happy of stepping outside to a warm spring day, and the smell of that first time the lawn is mowed...driving in the car with the windows open
my grandson all tucked into his clean jammies, and the smell of his head and the smile on his face, and the chubby little legs that get stuck in his bumbo...and the way he scrunches his blankie up against his face
watching the patience my daughter has with her children and watching the patience my son has with his family, and watching my other daughter and son love them all.
amelia's lemon tea and diet dr pepper and coke zero and chili's chips & salsa...and a bag lunch dropped at my door by my mom just because I'm tired
our first sleepover with just the two of us and sleeping all night long, and first-thing-in-the-morning snuggles, and successful trips to the potty...and milk in sippy cups
quiet times to pray and read and reflect, and a two-hour drive with a new cd, and singing at the top of my lungs because Jesus likes my voice...and that occasional car dance for emphasis
sleeping and waking with the certainty that God loves me regardless of whether I'm at all lovable...because He is love.
and in my opinion, that's pretty much everything :)
Happy Monday!
Renee
