John on the slide

gratitude

no school tomorrow for me ~ Sloane

my lovely, loving daughter ~ Relyn

three day weekend! ~ Jeffrey

Lainey and Elizabeth

gratitude

good books ~ Sloane

pedicure ~ Relyn

Lizzie Bennet Diaries ~ Jeffrey

Madison

gratitude

we had adopt-a-class today ~ Sloane

my students' excitement to learn Geography ~ Relyn

free set of books from World Book for my library ~ Jeffrey

Steven on the jungle gym

gratitude

Radiance ~ Sloane

flexible parents and good news about a trip ~ Relyn

the Ozark Greenway Thunder Gobblers ~ Jeffrey

oh, that smile!

gratitude

church today ~ Sloane

time to talk with Jeffrey tonight ~ Relyn

hanging out with Greg tonight after the girls go to bed ~ Jeffrey

Yikes!

gratitude

my math competition ~ Sloane

milk and cookies and caht for all three of us before bed ~ Relyn

lots of time for Relyn and I to talk today ~ Jeffrey

fun on the slide

gratitude

Math contest at SBU tomorrow ~ Sloane

snuggle time with Sloane ~ Relyn

our Bible reading ~ Jeffrey

Mason at free recess

gratitude

Wayne Glenn came to talk to my class.  It was fun, and I learned a lot. ~ Sloane

Jeffrey starts his last Masters class tonight. ~ Relyn

my last Master class ~ Jeffrey

looks like owls were popular in the 1800s, too

gratitude

Mathletes ~ Sloane

ice cream and girlfriend dates ~ Relyn

friends that pray ~ Jeffrey

"The Record Player" by Karl Hoefer

 gratitude

chance to hunt with the Thunder Gobblers ~ Sloane

the way God teaches me and grows me every single week through my friends at small group; I am especially thankful for Melinda this week.  ~ Relyn

small group starting back up again ~ Jeffrey

sidewalk art detail

gratitude

Lauren got to stay and eat dinner with us. ~ Sloane
dogs ~ Lauren

the way God used an accident to save a life at church yesterday ~ Relyn

an example of God's amazing intervention in our lives through Bud ~ Jeffrey

sidewalk art in Bentonville, Arkansas

gratitude

Lauren got to spend the night. ~ Sloane
that I get to spend the night ~ Lauren 

we accomplished so much today and still have all day tomorrow to chill ~ Relyn

getting the garage clean ~ Jeffrey

Fox, second grade

gratitude

McKenna's birthday party ~ Sloane

Sephora ~ Relyn

a beautiful, warm day in the middle of winter ~ Jeffrey

Caroline, second grade

gratitude

no school on Monday ~ Sloane

no need to work this weekend ~ Relyn

three day weekend ~ Jeffrey

he loves that hat

gratitude

It's Friday tomorrow. ~ Sloane

caught up and ready for next week - no working this long weekend ~ Relyn

rest ~ Jeffrey

a little angel

gratitude

Missionettes ~ Sloane

ice cream with Melissa today ~ Relyn

colleagues who are eager to learn more about teaching ~ Jeffrey

shadow play

gratitude

Eragon ~ Sloane

I am still so thankful for my wonderful weekend. ~ Relyn

the photography edition of Cowboys and Indians magazine~ Jeffrey

Iowa capitol dome

gratitude

art class ~ Sloane

a clean and tidy house ~ Relyn

a good talk with Arlen ~ Jeffrey

entrance to the law library at the Iowa State Capitol

gratitude

Briana's birthday  ~ Sloane

yummy lunch with my parents and time at Barnes and Nobel ~ Relyn

 time with Relyn's parents ~ Jeffrey

gears

gratitude

Briana's birthday party ~ Sloane

a wonderful day: Exposure class, wonderful lunch, girl time ~ Relyn

spending time with good friends ~ Jeffrey

weeds and sky

gratitude

Friday ~ Sloane

getting everything done before leaving for the week - no work this weekend ~ Relyn

a productive work day ~ Jeffrey

Jeffrey, my love

gratitude

my new mattress  ~ Sloane

fun playing Wheel of Fortune with Sloane ~ Relyn

students that love books ~ Jeffrey

hidden heart

gratitude

 Math Olympiad ~ Sloane

Chopped and take out Chinese for dinner.  Plus, Sloane got first place in the Math Olympiad. ~ Relyn

My creative writing lesson went well today. ~ Jeffrey

companionable

gratitude

Mathletes is tomorrow  ~ Sloane

one week with not a single thing scheduled in the evening ~ Relyn

to be home and going to bed fairly early ~ Jeffrey

my Mom and her camera

gratitude

Angelina ~ Sloane

good lesson plans ~ Relyn

a pleasant dinner ~ Jeffrey

the Christmas table

gratitude

Christmas is almost put away ~ Sloane

teaching Sunday school again ~ Relyn

my vest ~ Jeffrey

under the tree

gratitude

Lauren coming over ~ Sloane
getting to spend the night ~ Lauren

getting lots and lots of work done tonight ~ Relyn

spending time with Greg ~ Jeffrey

angel in the wreath

gratitude

weekends ~ Sloane

my peaceful home ~ Relyn

our pleasant family dinner ~ Jeffrey

pretty paper, pretty ribbons

gratitude

 my puppies ~ Sloane

a fun time playing with the pups today ~ Relyn

a good dinner where we all felt good enough to talk again ~ Jeffrey

detail of Relyn's stocking

gratitude

I got a lot of Harry Potter reading done. ~ Sloane

a long, chatty lunch with Krista ~ Relyn

kids with good ACT scores ~ Jeffrey

detail of Sloane's stocking

gratitude

my new cowboy boots ~ Sloane

a good shopping day ~ Relyn

all Sloane's new shoes ~ Jeffrey