Multitude Monday

529. heated leather seats

530. a day off with my kids to sleep in and play

531. a day to bake

532. time with Great Grandpa Wiersum and the Friesema Family

533. new friends

534. time with old friends

535. snow and sun on golden aspens

536. a nanny who takes my kids on their day off to the food pantry to serve for 3 hours!

537. my search and rescue husband who was out last night rescuing successfully

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Multitude Monday

502. that when my boys see a cross they call it a "reminder"

503. feeding chipmunks

504. listening to all 4 of my children play hide and seek

505. reading in the living room of our DVR cabin next to my hubby and baby girl

506. visiting with Sue

507. meeting old friends and their kids

508. visiting memory spots of our courtship

509. that I have time to do MM this week

510. come-to-Jesus moments that were over due

511. opportunities to serve

512. fall in the mountains

513. new job that I am really enjoying

514. a sweet, kind, thoughtful, wonderful new nanny

515. a visit from my Aunt and Uncle from St. Louis

516. going to a movie alone

517. date night

518. new bookshelves for my classroom that my Daddy built

519. progress as a mama

520. progress as a teacher

521. 50 sign-ups for the fall women's retreat at Deer Valley Ranch

522. worship

523. Cross Country - for the boys

524. leading a new group of women through a Bible Study book that has transformed me

525. cool weather

526. a paycheck

527. an amazing behavior coach to co-teach with me every day

528. a great new start for my kids at a new school


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Multitude Monday

486. soaking up the last few hours of summer vacation

487. enjoying Sunday evening with friends on our deck

488. harvesting vegetables from our garden with the kids

489. standing in the garden eating peas with the kids

490. a yard full of teenagers playing volleyball

491. my husbands fresh salsa and homemade green chili

492. summer fun with neighbor friends

493. celebrating a super cute couple and the beginning of their new life together

494. short hair!

495. seeing friends I haven't seen in over 2 years

496. my hubby helping me for a day painting my classroom and getting to show him where I work

497. having my hubby home this week

498. meeting the kids new teachers

499. new friends

500. date night out with my hubby

501. new found babysitter

 

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Multitude Monday

470. Mommy and Ellie play time on the trampoline

471. watching Kenny play with blocks and cars and enjoying his quiet time without Isaac

472. listening to all 4 kids laugh on the trampoline

473. this

 

474. new beginnings

475. new school supplies (for the kids - and me)

476. talkin life with Ellie on my new deck

477. listening to kids laughing and running in the yard long after bedtime on a cool Colorado night

478. unexpected income

479. sweet older neighbor boys playin with my little boys

480. fun day in the sun with Grammie and the kids

 

481. 1:1 time with Kenny

482. lettuce from my garden

483. time with my sister-in-law

484. lunch on my deck with a friend I haven't seen in a year

485. new backpacks!!

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Multitude Monday

460. shopping with my bestie

461. 9 hours of uninterrupted conversation with my bestie

462. MY NEW DECK

463. a relaxing family day at the park

464. Kenny snuggles

465. picking up Ellie at camp! I missed her so much but she had a blast!! Five nights away at church camp when you are 7 is a big deal!

466. that my husband really really loves me for who I am, just the way I am...

467. my new gas grill!!!
468. fun day with cousins on Grammie's deck

469. anticipation of big changes coming for this family...

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Multitude Monday

425. job offers

426. decisions made

427. options

428. lightning shows

429. eating fresh lettuce from our garden

430. a handy hard-working husband

431. a fixed trampoline

432. rain

433. green grass

434. a day at home

435. time with friends from Tennessee - new and old

436. cousins

437. a game of baseball with 15 little kids and 3 adults

438. watching my husband with our baby nephew

439. hope for healing for a hurting girl

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Multitude Monday

411. laughter coming from the 5 playing "Old Maid" at my Gram's game table

412. rainy afternoons

413. snuggles and messy kisses from my little niece

414. time with my Kansas bestie

415. parades

416. reading alone

417. having my niece here this week for "Cousin Camp"

418. not cooking dinner

419. making memories

420. playing "Sorry" as a family
421. hiking with my cousin (and her husband) who I never really knew and my sister-in-law

422. opportunities for decisions
423. VBS at our amazing church
424. my husband

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Multitude Monday

389. our small town farmer's market - it's huge and so fun

390. fresh eggs

391. concrete in the holes

392. anticipation for Sterling's Old Fashioned 4th of July

393. cute little girls that ask "Can I help you with your chores Mama?"

394. opportunities to teach my kids about life, love, and loss

395. handy husband

396. lunch with a girlfriend

397. beginning to hear the sounds of God's voice - not because he is only beginning to speak to me on the issue but because I'm only beginning to listen to Him on the issue

398. listening to a very cute 14 year old girl go on and on about her first week at church camp and how she memorized verses (so she could ride the "Vomatron") and how when she looks at the bracelet she made she is supposed to remember that she is beautiful and...

399. an e-mail from Josh's grandma

400. the perfect birthday gift for Isaac from one of his favorite people

401. watching my little girl fall in love with new chapter books

402. our library

403. Colorado summer

404. green grass

405. listening to my husband teach from The Word at dinnertime

406. teachable moments

407. swimming with my kids under Colorado blue sky in 84 degrees in a 94 degree pool

408. the sound of hummingbirds at dusk
409. watching my nephew water fight with his dad and  play with cousins when only a month ago he was having "brain surgery"

410. spending an entire day with my family in the sun having a blast

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Multitude Monday

380. holding my babies

381. watching my kids play with their old siblings

382. spending the day with a new friend

383. rain

384. rock climbing

385. super fun night with really great friends that are moving to Africa. Shawn and Terri were our first friends in Woodland Park. Their friendship is priceless. We are so sad to see them go but happy for this new chapter in their life.

386. free hair cuts

387. ebay

388. our church. Great service Todd. I cried 4 times. The biggest gift in my life besides my family is my church.

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Multitude Monday

366. SUMMER is finally here

367. hummingbirds

368. butterflies

369. watching fish jump with my best friend husband


370. a warm shower in the woods after a good days hike

371. being completely pampered by my husband - warm shower in the woods, warm meal in the woods, doing the dishes in the woods, making up my bed - in the woods

372. killer babysitter that spoils my kids rotten while I'm gone

373. fancy cheese and crackers in the tent with my best friend husband

374. relaxing in Breckenridge with my best friend husband

375. rhubarb crunch

376. my really great backyard

377. home alone for the first time in over a year

378. watching/listening to my little girl in her second piano recital
379. when my husband quickly says these words, "I don't see why not." That gift alone grew my love for him just a little more today. He is amazing.

I am so blessed. I see gifts everywhere.

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