I am grateful for:

• A muggy May Day to work inside in dry air conditioning
• Pink in the morning sky
• Blue jays, robins, cardinals and a bird bath with clean water in it
• Our small group friends
• A daughter who calls me when she has a few moments to spare, just because
• Pancakes for lunch
• Walking to chips and salsa
• Emma’s hug
• The warm of a car after cold of an air conditioned office
• The opportunity to hear Lance’s music again
• Coloring books and new colors
• Spacious parking spaces, larger bathroom stalls, wide shoulders on the road, and lots of counter space
• Bakeries full of fresh baked bread
• Memories of feeding the ducks with Mom and the girls, her bags of old bread saved for such special occasions

• Counseling day
• An unplanned Sunday afternoon nap
• Abbie’s unique
• A really good PotBelly sandwich on a patio with Sam
• Romans 8
• A request that I bring monster cookies and chocolate scotcheroos and puppy chow this weekend – makes me feel like a Mom again
• People who use dryer sheets and fabric softener and decide to dry their clothes while we take our walk – the smell in the air is a beautiful thing to my nose
• The privilege of attending three services yesterday and volunteering during the fourth
• A car that runs smoothly and a husband who cares for it
• Plastic over the newspaper on a drippy day
• Sunday night popcorn