- Children's Literature and (good!) YA Lit.
- Imagination
- Chocolate-Chip Pancakes
- Macaroni and Cheese
- The Steps Down to the Lake at Camp
- Caramel Latte's (especially when accompanied by meaningful conversation and an extra shot of caramel...)
- Jaqueline Du Pre and music played with passion.
- Cedar Waxwings & Woodpeckers
- The Prophets in the Old Testament reminding me that the world CAN be changed and God is still speaking.
- Adventures in Odyssey
- Familiar & Beautiful Hymns.
- Campers: Their smiles. 8 year olds who love me more than my Mom.
- Praying with Campers
- Real Letters from Dear Friends
- Books of all kinds and Libraries I can loose myself in.
- Candles, doing things by Candlelight
- Morning quiet times: hot beverage, soft music, my Bible and God.
- Curling up with Ashley and Reading Aloud.
- Chapstick.
- Sparkly Stickers
- Getting Letters, Writing Letters
- Making Music just for the Fun of It
- The Christy Series
- Laying on the Floor of the Programming office with Kara, Alyssa, Sus, Bekah, Kayla...Debriefing and Laughing about Life.
- Frog Calls. Eastern Grey Tree Frogs in particular.
- Really Cool Rocks
- Hugs that fig perfectly & come just when I need them.
- Perching on the stairs in the office.
- Brushing my teeth in the Shower
- Really good morning runs
- Creamy Peanut-butter Cups
- Seasonal joys:
- Caramel apples, pumpkin carving, all the beautiful leaves in fall.
- Christmas cookies & candies, the smell of the tree, hot chocolate & fires in Winter (not to mention a few choice snow creatures!)
- The blossoming of Spring, Dandelions, Birds and Frogs singing, daylight lasting longer.
- Camp in the Summer, shimmering lake water, perfectly refreshing swims, the Hammock, Summer fruits (strawberries, raspberries)
- Other languages: ASL, Spanish, French
- The opportunities to Learn!
- Amazing Educational Resources!
- Poetry and well-spoken poets: Plath, Wendell Berry...
- Dandelions...especially making wishes and blowing the seeds off!
- Sharpies of many colors, colored pencils, crayons, paints, pens, pencils and the perfect notebook!
- Churches that I love dearly (Madison Mennonite, City Chapel, Prairie Street...)
- Hospitality: Bladels, Titus's, people who let me into their homes and their lives.
- The Beach House
- The drive to the Beach house.
- Laying on the Beach and reading books out loud...
- Perfect, Colorful photographs of people and children I adore!
- Catalpa trees! Burr Oak Trees! Silver Poplar Trees! TREES!
- Dar Williams, Patty Griffen, Wailin' Jenny's, Rosie Thomas, ...
- Moments when music speaks perfectly to you.
- Accumulated family.
- Discovering new favorite places in the city you are already living in!
- Unexpected messages, phone calls, letters and cards when people just want to say they are thinking of me...
- Good hair days.
- Culver's Kids Meals
- Jumping Hay Bales
- Clouds: Particularly Cirrus Clouds that look like strands of silk in the sky.
- Skinny Dipping
- The Amish...living simply.
- Days when playing my Harp just feels so right...
- Collecting garage sale Tea Cups.
- French Vanilla Tea. Good Earth Tea.
- Apple Picking!
- Cuddling and Watching Intriguing and Beautiful Movies. (But mostly the Cuddling...)
- Holding Hands.
- The moment when you realize you are important in someone else's eyes.
- Theology; talking about it, living it.
- Farmhouses (especially with Fireplaces!)
- Kissing ;-)
- Sabbath Keeping.
dec 24 2009 ∞
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