it's been too long. again.
i don't really know where to start. so, i'll just tell you that this morning i am
:: sitting on my brown couch in a living room that has been rearranged
:: drinking my second BIG mug of coffee (in the heart mug, stef)
:: listening to the two dogs playing outside and the quiet sounds of early morning
:: relishing this moment in the grey light when the day is new
:: counting my blessings, i have so many
:: refusing to be overwhelmed by how full next week will be (i work five of seven days)
:: realizing that means that i only work one of the following seven
:: anticipating a three-day weekend with my three best loves
:: remembering what it was like to set up toys (a city or a train or a pirate island with blocks or legos or cars and trucks) with my brother when we were young and playing with it for days on end
:: smiling as i look around the living room at what maddie and isaac have set up and continued to play with all week
:: planning my next few posts for this little blog
:: pinning lots of little inspirations, and not just pinning them, but using them, too (find me there if you can't find me here. it's so easy and quick and on my phone. i can peruse little bits of information and loveliness during my breaks at work and for a moment or two here and there without hooking up to and waiting for the computer)
:: enjoying our animals. waiting for the first eggs. hoping wilbur doesn't get out again (he's visited us at the house 3 times now . . . ). keeping enough seed in my feeder for all the finches.
:: thinking about dear friends who live far away (maribeth, corly, sarah, liz, elissa, carmen, geertrude, alice, elaine, ellie, erin, leah, jeannine, jen) couldn't you all just come over, please?
:: laughing with amazement at how God brings encouragement just when we need it most
:: hoping that the lead ben followed yesterday will be the one that works out
:: wondering just what that could look like
:: resting in the promise His love is steadfast and endures forever
:: wishing you all a bit of sunshine or two, just for you, unexpected or sought out, today