1. Letting go…

2. Having a friend to hold my hand and guide me through dark times

3. Finally listening

4. Feeling lighter…What a difference a day makes. <3

5. Finding things to do for me

6. Feeling good

7. The mind body connection

8. Shopping for new clothes

9. New books

10. Dinner together

1. Connecting

2. Good ideas

3. Trying something new

4. Reaching out

5. Chili that Logan made

6. Cross country meets

7. Taking time off

8. Making gifts

9. My parents

10. Learning

1. The pinging of jars…

2. The first cross country meet of the season

3. Being DONE with tomatoes for the year…I can put my kitchen back together!

4. Rambling voice messages <3

5. Working out our schedules

6. Sharing

7. Riding bikes with Wayne

8. Fun plans with my boy

9. New games

10. Online shopping

1. Sugaree <3

2. Communication

3. Keeping promises

4. Signs

5. Helping people

6. Healing

7. Friends

8. My house

9. Good judgment

10. Love

1. Uninterrupted venting

2. Hearing exactly what I needed to hear

3. Perspective…

4. Showing love even when I don’t exactly feel like it

5. Chocolate covered strawberries

6. Cooking with Logan…We made homemade pizza and he made dessert all by himself. Chocolate pie!

7. Milestones

8. Putting aside time for quiet, praying, and reading

9. Knowing what’s important

10. Paying it forward…

1. Being positively received…

2. A long time dyer shared some secrets with me…I am so honored!

3. I went on a nice bike ride by myself. :)

4. An unexpected visit from my friend, Johanna…She showed up to see if I wanted to walk with her. It was much needed!

5. My husband and boy went shooting today and had lots of fun. The boy was so excited to come home and tell me all about it.

6. Walking with Sugaree…She seems to be getting along better. <3

7. Watching cycling

8. Going against the grain…

9. Steady work

10. Discernment

1. Going to bed early after a long day

2. Vermilion Farmers Market…What a sweet little town on the lake, with a well attended weekly market.

3. Talking to people that come into my booth…I found out that one woman was from Hudson, and knew my old boss! That was one of the things that made my day. There were so many high points!!!

4. Staying grounded

5. My mom and dad enjoy helping Logan and I on market days.

6. Taking the scenic route…which ended up being a bit shorter and faster.

7. Coming home to dinner :)

8. Happy phone calls…even though I kept chattering after my battery went dead. Oops! I guess that part wasn’t meant to be heard!

9. My husband and son making plans to do man things

10. The unwavering support of my friends and family

1. Sleeping in

2. Writing things down

3. A calendar to keep track of all that is going on…

4. Penciling in fun days…Well, I used pen for those days! :)

5. Logan feeling so grown up when he is allowed to do something new

6. Being professional in a trying situation

7. Coffee

8. Realistic expectations

9. Reaching goals and setting new ones

10. Love

1. I am so grateful for my parents. It is such a comfort to know that I can count on them, without fail.

2. They spent two days with us, freezing corn and canning green beans. What a relief to have my mom’s help!!! Dad helped, too. He and Logan spent hours shucking corn and snapping beans.

3. Having enough to make sure that they will have plenty of vegetables to eat all winter, too. It feels so nice to take care of them.

4. Youtube playlists…We may have driven them crazy with The Beatles on day one, so we mixed it up on day two, and had so much fun singing and dancing.

5. Taking a day off…Well, I ended up cleaning the basement but I didn’t dye anything or can anything, so I’m good with it!

6. A much needed catch up phone call

7. Sharing all the wonderful things that I’ve been learning

8. Forgiveness

9. Riding my bike while my husband runs

10. Ellie brought Logan some books to read…It is so sweet that she shares her love of reading with him and encourages him. What a pair! <3

1. Feeling accomplished

2. Neighbors that support my art

3. We were oblivious to a party that took place two doors down, last night. We were worn out! :)

4. The pinging of the last jars of green beans…

5. Making pickles with my husband <3

6. Flexibility

7. Cooking with my boy

8. Making plans with my mom

9. Ohio weather

10. Small town living…It's taken a long time, but it's grown on me. :)