making : chocolate chip cookies and chocolate chip bars and these rolls
cooking : with as many vegetables as possible
drinking : coffee, always coffee
reading : Kalak of the Ice aloud to maddie and isaac
wanting : to make this week extra special for maddie and isaac and ben
playing : with my kiddos in any moment i can snag
looking : for all of the bits and rays of sunshine
sowing : smiles and encouragement (bits of sunshine) as often as i can - this is good for my heart too
wishing : i was wishing to be able to help my sister pack - but i don't have to wish anymore - i got to help her pack boxes on saturday, thanks to my dad and mom offering a ride to her place - hurray!
enjoying : the excitement of my husband and my kiddos about all the changes, all the new, in our lives
waiting : for the piece that will uncork the excitement for me
liking : the word unrelenting - unrelenting hope, unrelenting joy, unrelenting spirit
wondering : just where we might be living come june
loving : ben, of course, and how good he always is to me
marvelling : at how each piece just keeps settling in place for ben's new position - we're almost there
needing : sunshine, always sunshine
smelling : chlorine, while my kids swim and swim and swim
hoping : that all the swimming pays off when they compete in their meets in the next few weeks
wearing : one of my very favorite zip hoodies, flare-leg jeans today, earrings i made
bookmarking : fun boots to wear with skinny jeans . . . maybe i'll find the right pair yet . . .
following : my contacts on flickr - such joy and encouragement there
noticing : the kindness and maturity of my kiddos
knowing : that what goes around comes around
thinking : about people i wish i could see more often
opening : a couple late christmas packages and cards - more coffee! and sweet faces inside.
giggling : at the funny one-year-old who shares our days for now
feeling : more at ease, more at peace inside myself
sending : love and good wishes your way, my friends