Thursday, October 31, 2013

a fantastic exhibit we went to for my birthday

gratitude
we had a lot of people come to the church festival even though it was raining ~ Sloane
Julie Blackmon's amazing photography ~ Relyn
going to the art museum with my wife ~ Jeffrey

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

birthday flowers

gratitude
the Red Sox won! ~ Sloane
time at Barnes and Nobel with a pile of magazines ~ Relyn
a good omlet ~ Jeffrey

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Allison's mouth

gratitude
Alert ~ Sloane
Gos is so faithful to answer our small group prayers.~ Relyn
chili supper at home ~ Jeffrey

Monday, October 28, 2013

sea bird

gratitude
baseball ~ Sloane
playing Bananagrams with Sloane. ~ Relyn
watching baseball with Sloane ~ Jeffrey

Sunday, October 27, 2013

pink sea urchin

gratitude
getting a turkey ~ Sloane
how much fun Jeffrey and Sloane always have together ~ Relyn
my hunting partner ~ Jeffrey

missing the ocean today

gratitude
youth convention ~ Sloane
time with Jeffrey ~ Relyn
the Daniel Woodrell reading ~ Jeffrey

Saturday, October 26, 2013

yummy dinner

gratitude
sleepovers where you don't sleep ~ Sloane
Sabbath ~ Relyn
long walk with Relyn & shooting with Sloane ~ Jeffrey

Thursday, October 24, 2013

turtles... they're faster than you think

gratitude
swim team ~ Sloane
no school tomorrow ~ Relyn
the chance to tutor a student for the ACT ~ Jeffrey

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

she does love animals

gratitude
church ~ Sloane
pedicures and great magazines ~ Relyn
men choosing to be accountable for godliness ~ Jeffrey

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

my mom and dad

gratitude
Kaye's yummy cookies ~ Sloane
a great prayer time at small group ~ Relyn
I am thankful one of my students wasn't more seriously injured in his accident. ~ Jeffrey

Monday, October 21, 2013

pretty package

gratitude
 Roland Smith ~ Sloane
teachers who do home visits & excellent grade reports ~ Relyn
Mr. Mahn's home visit and having Sloane's teacher in our home ~ Jeffrey

Sunday, October 20, 2013

a view at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art

gratitude
Crystal Bridges ~ Sloane
We had a terrific time at The Big Draw at Crystal Bridges. ~ Relyn
time with Relyn's parents ~ Jeffrey

Saturday, October 19, 2013

Summer's eyes

gratitude
comfy couches ~ Sloane
a quiet day at home with Sloane and lots of sleep last night ~ Relyn
my colleagues in the English department ~ Jeffrey

Friday, October 18, 2013

Lainey's throat

gratitude
I am thankful that it's Friday. ~ Sloane
Thank God for great conferences, all papers are graded,stickered, recorded, and filed, lesson plans are written, copies made and I do not have to work this weekend!  ~ Relyn
ditto, Sloane ~ Jeffreys 

Thursday, October 17, 2013

Aden's heart

gratitude
Mom's conferences are over. ~ Sloane
the chance to be an encourager and a witness at Parent-Teacher conferences this year ~ Relyn
I woke up without a lot of pain from the tooth extraction. ~ Jeffrey's

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

layers

gratitude
tomorrow is Thursday ~ Sloane
a quiet night at home and that Jeffrey's surgery went well ~ Relyn
my dentist got me right in and I didn't have to wait a long time to get my tooth taken care of ~ Jeffrey

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

an apple a day

gratitude
clay club tomorrow ~ Sloane
lauging, lots of laughing ~ Relyn
sailors and soldiers in our armed forces ~ Jeffrey

Monday, October 14, 2013

Mason

gratitude
wolves ~ Sloane
getting home at a decent hour today ~ Relyn
a good day off ~ Jeffrey

Sunday, October 13, 2013

a monarch

gratitude
time with Grammy ~ Sloane
having Grammy and Uncle Robert over tonight with lots of time to chat ~ Relyn
Relyn's Dad; I love my father in law. ~ Jeffrey

Saturday, October 12, 2013

Caroline's hands

gratitude
getting to see Monsters University ~ Sloane
fun at the bonfire ~ Relyn
that God broke my heart and prompts me to act ~ Jeffrey

Friday, October 11, 2013

in the garden

gratitude
Lauren's spending the night ~ Sloane
time to read a great book ~ Relyn
Lauren coming over ~ Jeffrey

Thursday, October 10, 2013

an excellent sundial

gratitude
hanging out with Whitney at the carnival ~ Sloane
It is such fun to work side by side with friends, like tonight at the book fair. ~ Relyn
 Read-a-thon ~ Jeffrey

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

in the stream

gratitude
youth group ~ Sloane
Barnes and Noble ~ Relyn
rest ~ Jeffrey

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

remnants

gratitude
swim team ~ Sloane
small group friends who pray ~ Relyn
laughing at small group ~ Jeffrey

Monday, October 7, 2013

abandoned

gratitude
I get to swim tomorrow. ~ Sloane
a nice long family walk ~ Relyn
Martina the Beautiful Cockroach  ~ Jeffrey

Sunday, October 6, 2013

remains of a wreck

gratitude
getting to hang out with Tara ~ Sloane
getting so much done tonight at work ~ Relyn
Tom's wonderful sermon ~ Jeffrey

Saturday, October 5, 2013

train wreck

gratitude
watching Star Wars ~ Sloane
quiet day at home ~ Relyn
our house is nice and dry and pretty and I got to read a lot ~ Jeffrey