301 – Pasta with friends
302 – Kids dirty from the creek
303 – A boy who went potty today – twice!
304 – How much Silas loves to say his one and only word (“Hi!”)
305 – A husband who’s well enough to go back to work
306 – Re–celebrating Ellery’s birthday this Friday
307 – Clean towels
308 – That I’m never bored
309 – Frozen mangoes
310 – The huge flock of robins in the yard
Category: Lenten Photo Project 2013
Lenten Photo Project | Day 40
291 – The imprint of Silas’ ear on my arm after nursing
292 – The curious alpaca that stared at me as I ran past him
293 – Running after being sick for so long
294 – Running at all – a miracle for this out-of-shape non-runner
295 – Maya’s joy when she talks about Girls on the Run
296 – Watching the kids play outside for hours today, despite the cold
297 – Dirt gardens
298 – Handmade blankets
299 – How much kids love to see their own pictures
300 – How a brush pile becomes a playland if you really want it to
Lenten Photo Project | Day 38
281 – Palm Sunday
282 – Holy week
283 – The fellowship of the believers
284 – Soup
285 – The Tim Keller Bible study we’re doing at church (Gospel In Life: Grace Changes Everything)
286 – Hosanna!
287 – Seeing children wave palm branches with gusto
288 – The hope of a new deck
289 – Being able to run again
290 – Playing made-up card games with Asher
Lenten Photo Project | Day 37
271 – Awesome kids who can handle three stores in one day
272 – The ability to buy food when I need it
273 – My sweet Miele vacuum
274 – My gorgeous, wide plank pine floors
275 – A husband who was willing to install over 1000 feet of them
276 – Children who naturally age them with no per-square-foot charge
277 – Gluten-free chocolate chip cookies
278 – How much children love to give gifts
279 – Antibiotics, when they are needed
280 – A dishwasher so quiet that it has a special light to let you know that it’s still on
Lenten Photo Project | Day 36
261 – Our new stove!
262 – That we already had stainless steel cookware for our new induction cooktop
263 – Loving graffiti on the kitchen walls that haven’t been back-splashed yet
264 – How Ellery used to call Silas “Bobby” when he was in my belly
265 – True friendship
266 – True love
267 – Heaven
268 – The situations in life that teach me empathy
269 – A successful ear tubes surgery for Silas
270 – That winter can’t last forever (can it?!)
Lenten Photo Project | Day 33
Lenten Photo Project | Day 32
Lenten Photo Project | Day 31
** Every day in Lent, I’m posting a list of ten things for which I am thankful, as well as a picture. Click here to see all the posts.**
251 – Forehead thermometers
252 – Ellery’s fever breaking today (after eight days!)
253 – A total of three kids fever-free by bedtime tonight
254 – Hummus
255 – Discount organic produce from the health food store
256 – How Silas says “Hi!” anytime he sees a phone now
257 – How much Asher likes to hang out with me
258 – Friends who pray
259 – Callan’s love for puzzles
260 – Winnie the Pooh audiobooks (only the Peter Dennis ones, of course)
Lenten Photo Project | Day 30
** Every day in Lent, I’m posting a list of ten things for which I am thankful, as well as a picture. Click here to see all the posts.**
Edition: Jason
241 – A job with paid vacation so that J could come home from work early every day this week to take care of us
242 – A husband who never, ever complains, not even when this is the crummiest way EVER to spend your vacation days
243 – His work ethic
244 – The way he wears Silas in the Ergo Baby Carrier so he can cook dinner for the family
245 – How he lets Maya cook and bake extra things even though it would be easier not to, given the circumstances
246 – The example of fatherhood he sets for his sons
247 – His willingness to do whatever it takes to serve his family
248 – His strong, loving arms
249 – His offer to make tea for me, every night
250 – The privilege of walking through life with such an amazing partner