1. God
2. MaryEllen’s kind and thoughtful emails move my heart
3. Learning that Karen is safe in Houston, and she recounts sadness at the destruction, and awe at the acts of heroism and people coming together.
4. Tom’s father may make a full recovery.
5. Jean asked for prayers for Jessica, her niece.
6. For those who’ve lost mothers, like Nancy, and for those who offer prayers and comfort.
7. Good phone call with Eileen
8. Lightly waving pines
9. When I was parking my car, a man pulled up next to me and yelled that there was still an hour left on his meter, he drove off before I could thank him, but there was room for me to reverse.
10. The view of Stockbridge bowl and Monument Mountain, south from Tanglewood.
11. Moved by mauve double doors.
12. Shade and cool breezes.