I'm grateful this week.
Here's why:
this cute {and very messy} face
packing
{love it}because tomorrow we leave for our annual vacation to the lake
{that's our cabin in the background}
I've gone up there since I was eight
{which would be just a few years ago...ha ha ha...not}
I'm grateful for the importance of family that my parents instilled into us
Our vacation?
It's about family.
And being grateful.
And rest.
{i love northern minnesota}
My neighbor, my friend, Maria, blesses me.
We chat in the yard late at night till the mosquitoes eat us alive.
We'll pull weeds and laugh and share stories.
Her daughter, Belle, is my daughter Gracie's best friend. Ever.
It's good for my soul.
Before we moved here I prayed for good neighbors.
Nightly.
Little did I know that I would be blessed with more than great neighbors
I also got an amazing and dear friend.
I'm thankful for a working air conditioner
in the midst of 106 degree heat index warnings
and iced coffees
and speaking of iced coffees
I finally saw my blogher and gatorade ad
on the pioneerwoman's blog
right below the iced coffee recipe. :)
{and yes, sigh, my name is spelled wrong. no one ever seems to spell rachel right.}
I'm blessed by friends to talk with
and cell phone charges for the car
and twitter on my phone
{I've learned to love twitter -- so easy and fun you can find me @finding_joy !}
late night ice cream bowls shared with my daughters
and new profile pictures {finally} taken by my oldest daughter when the light is "just" right
{that would be me}
and, of course, silly pictures taken during that same shoot
sprinklers that work
{really, this is a blessing as 3 of mine broke today}
{really, this is a blessing as 3 of mine broke today}
and catching fireflies late at night
then waking up a sleepy Brennan to show him the firefly in the glass jar
sitting on the boat, trolling through this channel, and fishing
{yes, I love to fish and yes, I'll put on the worms}
prayers for health for Elijah
{thank you}
{thank you}
and a truck to drive tomorrow
that all the dvds are produced and edited and finished with pictures for
the North Ballet Spring Performance
{please ignore my I spent the last ten hours working on these hair}
and really, honestly, a blog to write
It's a blessing.
It really is.
It really is.
Any favorites from this week? Or plans for the 4th of July?
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Blessings to you ~ rachel {not spelled with an ea}
