because life is so full...

...of color, blessings, love, pain, longing, hope, joy, gifts

1255.  Korean birthday cake

1271. When my car stereo actually works

1287. Little boys under the table

1289.  Choruses of "I love you"s

1298.  How our family always asks how things went

1301.  Grocery store guys giving away carnations

1303.  Laughing babies on youtube.com

1316.  Learning about holy anxiety

1322. An acapella song on a sunny street corner

1332. Stargazing on the driveway

1334. Coyote choruses

1343. Names for special colors, like "verdigris"

1371. Two students discussing another student with a cramp in her leg... "I thought you said Keleese had a CRACK in her leg."  "No, not a crack, it's a CRAP."

1390. Dad making me coffee

1397.  Being told I look like a mama duck with my line of little ones following

1402.  A 1950's novel for a lazy Saturday morning

1448.  How people I don't even know come up to me and say "I read your article..."

1493. Kindergarten wisdom: "Sometimes after you cry you're a little bit shy to do things."

1514. Writing papers at 1 in the morning

1658. The Unashamed Tour coming to Toronto!

1747. An espresso machine and all the time in the world

1751. Discovering more than 20 Greek & Hebrew words that translate to "wait"

1793.  White jeans, free - because I would never dare buy them myself

1806. Sunrise in the rearview mirror

1819. Justin smiling

1857. Good conflict

1864.  My road atlas looking a little more experienced

1919. Bridal shower prayers

1926.  Dad able to go to Sunday prayer meeting for the first time

1982.  A package from NY on my desk when I get home

2009.  The way the post-sunset sky still beams up color-rays

2017. How useful the word "intrigued" is

2035.  Me making stupid jokes at the evangelism committee meeting and not feeling embarrassed by how dumb I am... hehe

2047. Picture books about rainbows

2059. Praying with a co-worker after work

2062. Turning the radio off at that perfect second

2064. Dad's eternal perspective growing

2101. "Child, you're forgiven and loved"

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