1. Diane, the teacher that does our academic assessments and is always available to answer questions and give encouragement

2. Logan testing well…We’ve got this!

3. Homeschooling…I can’t think of anything else I would rather be doing.

4. Going with the flow and changing things up when necessary

5. Our little family working together

6. Good pictures of Sugaree…It’s not easy to get one because she doesn’t cooperate. :)

7. Snow in the forecast

8. Going to the movies

9. Cassia’s thoughtfulness

10. The satisfaction that comes from working hard…and seeing it pay off

1. Reading two days worth of lists…It’s so uplifting. Thank you all for sharing.

2. Volunteering with Logan at our church’s food pantry

3. Both of us feeling extra grateful that the man of our house is a wonderful provider, and discussing it on the way home

4. Meeting with my Bible girls today

5. Laughing and sharing

6. Shopping for educational supplies

7. Reassurance from my husband

8. Venting to my mom…She always gets it.

9. Asking Logan’s forgiveness for my bad behavior…and him giving it <3

10. He is a lot like me in the good ways and nothing like me in the not so good ways. Yay!!!

1. Martin Luther King Jr.

2. Ruth’s influence on our family

3. The morning gym regulars

4. Linda, who cuts my hair…and squeezed me in at the last minute

5. Logan’s friend Preston, who spent the weekend with us

6. Cooking dinner for friends…with the amazing help of the boys

7. Time alone with my husband

8. It felt like spring when I walked Sugaree.

9. God’s Grace

10. Playing chess with Logan

1. Bowling

2. Clean laundry

3. Talks with my mom

4. Homemade bread

5. Hot tea

6. Music

7. Laughing

8. A clean kitchen

9. The public library

10. Sugaree is herself again! <3

1. My husband warming the car for me this morning…and every other morning

2. He supports and helps me set and reach goals

3. After surviving military life and all its challenges, including retirement and really living together for the first time, we finally have a “thing”. Going to the gym is that thing. I am so grateful for that.

4. Sticking it out

5. Learning and growing through the dark times

6. The freedom of realizing that it’s not about me

7. Logan has a dad that will leave school and drive an hour to pick up his good friend who is spending the weekend with us.

8. It turns out that Sugaree overdid running up and down the hill on Wednesday…She is taking is easy, but getting better. I love that dog so much!

9. Prayerful friends…

10. Dennis at the post office…He is always so nice and helpful. And I always need help! LOL

1. Taking Logan sledding even though I told him that I thought it was parental abuse that he was making me go out with a wind chill of -7 (Well, I did promise.)

2. The trees looked absolutely stunning in their icy splendor!

3. Ice crystals shimmering in the frigid air…like fairy dust :)

4. Sugaree chasing Logan down the hill and then running back up…for an hour

5. I’ve heard almost nothing from her since…A tired dog is a wonderful thing!

6. Hot cocoa with marshmallows

7. A balanced check book

8. Applying to art shows with a hopeful heart

9. Working on our summer schedule

10. Seed catalogs

1. Mary…such a sweet soul

2. Changing what doesn’t work

3. Admitting when something is beyond my capabilities

4. Helping Logan find his way

5. My 96 year old great aunt

6. Grocery shopping with Logan

7. Wayne making me tea

8. Having a testimony

9. Home

10. Sleeping soundly

1. My husband made it to Bowling Green, safe and sound…

2. Logan shoveling the driveway

3. Getting some good cleaning done…and then enjoying putting my feet up with a good book

4. A handwritten letter

5. Taking the day off from the gym

6. A snowy dog walk…and people who were out walking without dogs. It made me think about how I would hibernate if I didn’t have Sugaree. :)

7. The smell of spaghetti sauce cooking

8. Clean sheets

9. Planning ahead

10. Feeling comfortable in my own skin…That has not always been the case.

1. Matched socks

2. Logan’s sense of humor

3. Dog walking with a friend

4. Sugaree frolicking with her Golden Retriever pal, Tucker <3

5. Our church family

6. Curt's messages

7. Chocolate moose tracks ice cream

8. Logan baked oatmeal cookie bars for his dad to take to school this week.

9. A boy and his dog lounging on the couch

10. Sitting close to my husband

1. Feeling strong

2. Saturday morning in the gym…We call it social hour. A group comes in that socialize, drink coffee, and lift weights. It always makes me smile.

3. A home swim meet…and working with Suzanne

4. Cheering for Logan…He took 6 seconds off his 200 freestyle.

5. Old movies

6. Sugaree getting a walk today after it being too cold the last couple of days…She was so pitiful!

7. Ordering a custom collar for her…pink paisley!

8. Being supportive

9. Being supported

10. Logan helping with the laundry