thankful tuesday, 1/17

"I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made straight and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together." martin luther king, jr.  

• hysterical best part  / worst part dinner chats
• mud pies after breakfast (friday) and snowball fights after breakfast (today)
• antiquing
• ella's penguin lessons
• national geographic movie nights
• open gym at gymnastics on those days when you really padded floors and a place to bounce
• kind friends and my adoring family who made turning 32 simply sweet
• wes home for a long weekend
• old fashion root beer and burger outing with dad & mary
• discovering masterpiece classic, downton abbey (soooo good!)
• a weekend of yummy cold weather comforts...chili, steel cut oatmeal and hot chocolate
• bennett's first people drawings (just adore those potato people)
• pandora, chores and dance parties in the kitchen
• fabric mill inspiration with ella
• cleaned out pantry & lazy susan
• embracing a gluten-free diet
• finding my reading time after weeks of "wreathing" time
• powerful sermon message and mlk reflections on the price of freedom