37. hand-me-down sweaters from my ever-so-fashionable sister in law
38. this sweet agnostic love song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73UXRl_ILZ0
39. spotify, i love you.
40. music that meets your needs: comfort/inspiration/energy, etc.
41. the resourcefulness of toddlers. sylvie had too much salsa at the mexican restaurant,
so she cooled her tongue down by licking the windows
42. henry learning from sylvie that mommy kisses help boo-boos feel better (he will let
himself be comforted now!)
43. how tightly sylvie squeezes my neck when she hugs with those skinny arms
44. belated birthday presents for my david coming in the mail (thanks, momma and daddy)
45. talking knee to knee, eye to eye with my love
46. forgivness
47. how my troll-baby has turned into such a beautiful little girl (inside and out)
48. the nightly comfort of the countenance of my Savior, as i lie in bed
49. seeing the squirrels eating the scraps i leave for them and how it reminds me that nothing
is ever wasted in God's economy and how He cares even for the sparrow (or the squirrel)
50. cheap food that is also healthy (dear beans and rice, how many times you've saved me!)
51. how the extra effort is always worth it (stretching, exercising, cleaning, loving, etc.)
52. british television
53. photo apps
54. the haunting sound of a distant siren and how my mother always taught us to pray for
the ones whose trouble it signals
55. re-watching howard's end after all these years... margaret schlegel is my hero
56. bangs the perfect length
57. the fan blowing the curtains and sylvie being sure something was behind them
58. wait, wait don't tell me
59. henry sneaking (literally) in our bed last night... took him about ten minutes to even walk
through the doorway
60. open windows and a cool, fallish wind while playing my piano
61. sylvie wanting to kiss henry while he was sleeping
#55. Oh, I know what you mean. I read Howard's End this year and Margaret Schlegel immediately become one of my favorite fictional heros. Such an example of courageous love!
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