Things I'm thankful for these days...

• early morning runs outside before the family wakes up.


• a good cup of coffee after my run.


• fresh corn on the cob and cherry tomatoes from the garden.


• the sounds of Sierra and Ethan laughing at their own jokes.


• Crystal Light ice teas.


• sunshine and warm weather.


• the quietness of the night after the kids are asleep.


• abundant produce from the garden.


• good books to read--I seem to have an unquenchable thirst for reading lately, and just not enough hours in the day! :)


• open windows to let the breeze in.


• the 3 songs I have on "repeat" on my ipod (Blessings by Laura Story, Captive Us by Watermark, and There's a Place for Us by Carrie Underwood).


• a hardworking husband (as I post this it's 10:30pm and he's still outside restaining the deck admist the bugs, and he still has a few evenings to go before it's done).


• health of our family.


• Sierra randomly saying "I love you, Mommy" during the day.

The list could go on and on. I truly am grateful for these seemingly small things in life. HIS mercies are new every morning, great is HIS faithfulness to us.