it will surprise you

When upon life's billow you are tempest tossed,
When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost,

Count your many blessings, name them one by one,

And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done.

-from the hymn "Count Your Blessings

- homemade, farm grown meals, lovingly prepared, by the sweetest of friends

- getting through logistically hard days 

- my baby's more and more frequent smiles on the hard days (and the not-so-hard days)

- Laura, Mom James, Nana and "the girls"...the people who so lovingly take care of little Levi while I teach

- my classes, my kids, their enthusiasm

- soft baby skin, sweet baby smell, fuzzy baby hair

- autumn runs to Captain Dusty's

- a little pump-up run with Lianna during her 1/2 Marathon

- highrock folks and 2 great "Life Stories"

- an 80th birthday party on the ocean

- a first toy grabbed and a little boy who is very proud of himself!...