hearing church bells in the distance
feeling the happy tears roll down my cheeks in the parking lot after reading her response to my email
how a friend is going to get my talk to an amazing woman
who Luke wants to be for Halloween and what a crack-up that is
and how it is SO going to happen
waking Luke up right after he went to sleep to tell him that a special present is coming for him tomorrow
getting to see the dancing ballerinas from the car
being done and being so thrilled about that
talking about the book of Esther with the checker at tj’s
and running into an old friend in the parking lot
my hip not hurting yesterday (it’s been a thing)
how my hip pain being almost nonexistent in this exact moment
feeling the sun on my face through the clouds
finishing all of the exercises, except the one that i didn’t want to do before the gardeners arrived
my most precious oldest daughter’s 19th birthday
having a fairly good attitude while our power was out for 12 hours (all credit goes to God on that one)
the sky right now and all its glory (and how fleeting it is) and all His glory (and how lasting it is)
pulling the butternut squash out of the oven the moment before the timer went off
keeping cool
how God told me the only thing He wants me to control is my nail polish
how even the dust floating in the light holds tremendous beauty