In the swimming pool, Collin and Tyler waltzed together in preparation for the wedding reception. Sweet and so funny.
Spending two blissfully fun weeks in Argentina with Tiffany.
Becca is my sister-in-law! So glad she's part of our family now!
Becoming friends with Jean when I needed her help for a work project. Finding friends in the ordinary (but often unpursued) places.
Tyler getting sober and moving to Austin. Seeing him happy, growing, and doing things his own way.
Practicing dating! Not always fun, but I feel like I'm inching closer to balancing wholeheartedness and healthy boundaries. Also, realizing that break-ups after short term relationships are much less painful than after a four year (sad, miserable, frustrating, unnecessarily long) relationship.
Sitting on a Mexican blanket with Tricia watching Carrie Rodriguez stomp and sing her heart out in a little yoga studio.
My grandparents, who after more than 70 years of living, confront their own discomfort by starting to routinely tell us they love us. I've always known it, felt it, seen it, but every time I hear it coming out of their mouths now I am reminded that we can always keep growing.
Cleaning the yoga studio in return for unlimited free classes. Love this part of my days!
Getting to know our Wednesday night kids better--gratitude for their willingness to share painful struggles (and to share what I learned from my own painful childhood experiences). Love that they keep coming back, and that we get to spend time together getting closer to God, sharing questions, and becoming friends. Also, so appreciative of Sara and James!
My Uncle Randy who went to Haiti over and over again to provide medical care and social help to people who are without houses, mothers without places to give birth to babies, children without moms or dads living alone in the streets. He lost his job as a result. He was brave enough to open his heart to the overwhelming pain that left the rest of us turning off our televisions because we couldn't handle witnessing the suffering people are experiencing.
