It’s been so long since I’ve written consistently, I don’t know where to start. Life bubbles up around, books waiting to be read and reviewed, photos long to be posted and shared. Summer days find some paradoxical mixture of leisure and frenzy and I long for the routine of the school year while simultaneously denying its return.
As is the habit, though, the best place to start seems to be with giving thanks, by continuing to list the gifts, even when it begins to seem routine. For this wonderful listing of gifts serves as its own sort of journal of our lives and these crazy, joy-filled days.
1895. a new day
1896. fresh starts
1897. a clean fridge with one less glass shelf
1898. cold a/c
1899. school ordered for next year
1900. playing cards with my kiddos
1901. painting with the second born
1902. summer fruit
1903. children working and playing so well together
1904. sounds of a summer storm
1905. another cast removed
1906. a water slide that won’t inflate
1907. starting early
1908. a found wallet
1909. a truly restful Sunday
1910. enjoying the Olympic trials with my girls
1911. just spending time together
1912. vegetables chopped up in large summer salad
1913. warm bread out of the oven
1914. more work done alongside the children
1915. more furniture painted, given fresh face
1916. watching husband splash and play with our children at the local pool
1917. third born turning 9
1918. Legos, nerf guns, purse and dress – gifts for a girl of varied interests
1919. {accidentally skipping a number in listing the gifts}
1920. being bone tired and falling into bed after a long, hot day
1921. hot summer days
1922. time in the Word
1923. staying up too late talking with my beloved
1924. house picked up
1925. hours by the pool
1926. children learning, in a non-dangerous way, that not everyone who claims to be a friend really is
1927. swim lessons
1928. budgets
1929. 80* mornings
1930. all of these hot hot mornings
1931. laughing hard over Haiti tales
1932. wondering when she will be home with us
1933. July 4th
1934. freedom
1935. sleepy, slow moving kiddos
1936. watching the youngest find confidence in the water
1937. teacher friend who encourages, pushes, never gives up
1938. kitchen scrubbed clean
1939. dad who comes to help bury hamster on a hot summer day
1940. spending the evening with my parents
1941. getting our money’s worth at the pool
1942. another restful Sunday
1943. husband home, time together
I hope you are also finding time to remember the gifts He daily gives. What a wonderful legacy to list His gifts, and look back on His hand, His presence in each day.
For His Glory ~
~ Sara
Ah yes, air conditioning during the heat of summer. Such a long and lovely list this week. Thank you for sharing. Blessings!