Lagging Behind

I spent most of my day filling out an application for a leadership position with Classical Conversations. Since I teach grammar and writing in the program, I was feeling a great deal of pressure to make sure I varied my sentence openers and avoided any "banned" words.

8. Quietness.
9. 10 year old birthday parties, and all the make-up, dresses and laughter that comes with them.
10. 11. Being told by my neice that my facial expressions remind her of her dad, my brother.
12. Spring break.
13. Clean sheets.
14. Bed time.

Naming the moments He has given me and giving thanks:

Here goes my attempt at actually numbering and counting what I am thankful for. 

1. Delighted squeals from my 7 year old at realizing this is the first day of her birthday month.
2. 70 degrees and sunshine.
3. Hearing a sigh and Laura say, "Poor, Toad" every time she reads any of the "Frog and Toad" books.

4. Seniors at the Senior Center: women tap dancing and men shooting pool. Papaw Sims would have liked it there.
5. Big sister and little sister dancing together.
6. Library books
7. Plush grass on soccer field.