01.31.21

Rejoicing in this day worshiping with TGC family, 

and rejoicing in that day with those fun little girls of mine!

 

01.30.21

Cross-Country FaceTime Dates are always Good Gifts! 

 

01.29.21

Happiness is ~

heading off to bed and seeing that tomorrow morning's coffee is all prepped and ready for us!

01.28.21

Hooray!! It's a two walk week with Rachel!!

And for the first time ever I arrived ON TIME!

For as long as I can remember, I have been striving to overcome my habit of being late (so rude of me!).

Articles about personality types may say that being late means I am creative and optimistic, 

but I know it is wrong and annoying to keep others waiting on me.

My friend is patient and kind and never makes me feel badly.

Here's to more days being punctual and filled with Hallelujah Jumps and High Fives!!

 

01.27.21

Glad for an afternoon walk in the neighborhood...

and time to appreciate my favorite tree

 

01.26.21

Super fun celebrating this Super cool Six Year Old  🎉

 

01.25.21

Thankful for an open schedule, a friend who seeks solutions, 

and break in the rain just long enough for our Monday miles together!

 

01.24.21

Sharing lunch, laughs and cookie taste-testing with these two made for a happy Sunday afternoon!

 

01.23.21

So very thankful for my Pal who studies and shares God's Word with me across the miles,

and who can make me laugh so hard my sides ache!!

Thanks, Courtney for this happy mail that arrived right on time to bring a big smile!!

"O God, my heart is fixed;

I will sing and give praise..."

Psalms 108:1 KJV

 

01.22.21

After a super foggy start to the day altered our hiking plans, 

it turned out to be a lovely, sunshiny afternoon...

just right for a quick stroll to the heart of historic downtown. 

 

01.21.21

Honeybee Coffee Co. | Sevierville, TN

Ahh...I think my guy and I have found a new favorite coffee date spot 

01.20.21

"For there is always light. If only we're brave enough to see it. 

If only we're brave enough to be it."

~Amanda Gorman's "The Hill We Climb", as recited at the inauguration of 

President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris

01.19.21

Not all good gifts are happy...

So grateful to be with my parents today and to be able to give big hugs to dear friends

May we receive the charge from Melissa's family to 

"Take the light that she brought into this world and carry it with you 

so that others may know the love that she showed all of us." 

01.18.21

Thankful for the recorded livestream service so I can learn from Walt's sermon...

because it was kind of hard to listen with all that snuggling that I was grateful for yesterday 😉

 

01.17.21

What a sweet, sweet morning with our Trinity Grace family!

Filled with gratitude for 

servant-hearted volunteers, 

faces I haven't seen in far too long, 

happy babies, 

joyful preschoolers, 

and a particularly snuggly four year old...

not to mention the delivery of this yummy homemade honey!

 

01.16.21

What a happy mail day from sweet friends!

Words are definitely one of my favorite gifts to receive!

 

01.15.21

Fun Friday with friends, Dreams of Kings and my favorite harmonica man!

 

01.14.21

He made his list and I was glad to get to help him check it twice

 

01.13.21

Grateful to FINALLY be able to spend some time with one of my favorite people!

 

01.12.21

Hooray for Joy and Laughter in abundance this evening!  

 

01.11.21

Thankful for my man who said "I do" 29 years ago today...

and this sweet way he showed me loving kindness this afternoon

 

01.10.21

Scott's fun socks made me smile...

but what really warmed my heart this morning was

sweet worship time and baby snuggles!

01.09.21

Being delivered coffee in bed to start my Saturday is a sweet, good gift indeed!

 

01.08.21

Un-decorating is not my favorite thing... I really pushed it past the life of our tree this year.

But here is where I found God's good gifts in the midst of the mess...

* I do love reminiscing while packing away our ornaments 

* Scott came to help me de-flock the tree, disposed of it, and then vacuumed the remains

* And the bestest gift came during a self-proclaimed breaktime~

 a surprise FaceTime call from my friend, Courtney and her new twin GRANDGIRLS!! 👶💕👶

 

01.07.21

Dinner and Game Night was Fun

But my favorite good gift was the joy and shared laughter around this table tonight!

(oh...and maybe winning wasn't so bad either 😂)

 

01.06.21

Grateful for long overdue hair appointments and a spontaneous coffee date...

which turned into a fun Core Four outing!

 

01.05.21

Hooray for technology to be able to celebrate my favorite 6 year old across the miles!!

Happy, Happy Birthday, Adeline Lee!! 

You are a joy-spreader!!

 

01.04.21

Grateful for Sweet (and maybe a little competitive 😉) Family Time

 

01.03.21

Here's to lots more HUGS in 2021!!

 

01.02.21

Thankful for this festive view of Our Town from a friend's sunroom 

while enjoying an IN PERSON visit!

 

01.01.21

Happy NEW Year!!

As soon as I noticed the clouds on one side of the house and the sun on the other, I rushed outside.

And looked up...hoping to see a rainbow. And I did. 

Thank you, God for that beautiful, colorful light poking through the clouds. 

"All around him was a glowing halo, like a rainbow shining in the clouds on a rainy day.

This is what the glory of the Lord looked like to me." 

Ezekiel 1:28