1. Nowhere to be for a day
2. Connecting with another mom
3. Self kindness, after too muh harshness
4. My sketchbook
5. And now Ava has her own, which she loves
6. She does so much on her own now
7. Patience
8. Rest
9. Warmth
10. Baby Hannah and her sweet smiles

1. Things that inspire me to create
2. Seeing the new blimp in it’s hangar
3. Tasha came all the way over to see us, and brought a wonderful gift
4. Pausing, taking a deep breath, and then seeing the answer immediately
5. Ava drew eyes and a mouth today
6. And St Nicholas came, how fun
7. Understanding advanced stuff- mostly :)
8. Friends
9. Coffee in Kent
10. The beauty in everything around us

1. this great article linked by Ben Hewitt
2. Fun, unexpected visit from Sally, which made my heart happy
3. Ava saying this morning that she loves Miss R
4. Fun castles in the clouds
5. Dinner out with my family
6. Hannah’s smiles and sweet countenance
7. George Macdonald, I’ve loved his writing for a long time
8. Devotion to beauty and joy
9. St Nicholas comes tonight, a tiny shoe waits outside
10. every moment of this

1. The courage to unplug
2. Potentially good news
3. A stack of papers that make me smile
4. Giggles, baby giggles
5. Angel Falls, and an elaborate flower on my latte foam
6. Cleanliness
7. Writing and drawing
8. Craft
9. The nap that made everything better
10. High fives

1. Less
2. Trying
3. Helping
4. Growing up a little
5. Standing my ground
6. Softening
7. Garland with lights
8. Releasing
9. Relaxing
10. Loving what is (thanks Byron Katie)

1. Recording this
2. Discounts from the universe
3. Getting the tiniest of naps which made a big difference
4. Driving and looking and discussing
5. Homemade coconut oil chocolate
6. My sleepy girls
7. Early delivery
8. Committing
9. Being truly happy for someone
10. Mini breakthrough, just now

1. Drawing
2. Advent gathering was cancelled tonight so I invited another family over to do it here- grateful I had the space
3. No prep and last minute, it turned out pretty well
4. Ava & G playing together
5. Lighting candes in the warm dark night
6. When everything comes together
7. Creating, drawing, designing
8. Comics
9. People with humor
10. Stacking wood
11. Not burning down the house (turned the oven on and forgot I had bread rising- oops)
12. Advent

1. The farmer’s market
2. Cute little coffee place
3. Running into D, who I admire endlessly
4. Decorating for Christmas, garland on the stairs and loft and over the windows
5. Decorating in general
6. Sources of inspiration
7. Almost tree time!
8. Homemade soft baked pretzels
9. Rewiring my brain :)
10. Great resources from great friends

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1. Sledding with Ava while Hannah slept this morning
2. She would tell me things as we walked up the hill- sharing little memory vignettes, things about daddy. It was so precious
3. “I’m gonna get you!” She says in the house, often, all day sometimes, and she means “chase after Me!”
4. And we run around and around and around the table and sometimes into the living room
5. Recently she started telling her dad to hide in the bathroom. She’ll wait a few moments and then go open the door and volia- he says boo, which sends her into a fit of giggles. 2.5 y/o giggles make my whole world okay.
6. The songs we both sing all day long, it’s a bit ridiculous really. She sings twinkle and baa baa black sheep and over the river and through the woods and frere jaques mostly right now.
7. Early morning painting again, I’m really starting to get used to this
8. H has started to sleep an hour or so after I get up, which is great sleep for her and nice one-on-one time for Ava and I
9. Hannah’s personality is coming through, her smiles and preferences and it’s so amazing to get to know this new person
10. This