Joy Dare::June

4451. I was so brave watching a snake slither across the yard
4452. Jeremy came home with a free (used) scanner
4453. Garden planted
4454. "To love your life, do nothing with rush or resentment, but do everything as if you love it." Ann Voskamp
4455. The car is vacuumed and clean
4456. Karen made excellent time coming to our house
4457. Making vacation lists and getting excited
4458. The girls and their bedtime giggles
4459. Josiah had a great time fishing in the ocean--with no seasickness
4460. Watching the snapping turtle

4461. All the pre-vacation excitement
4462. A great first day on the road
4463. So much fun in the pool
4464. Restaurant, hotel fun
4465. Kind people to help us
4466. Provision of transportation
4467. Safe arrival and hugging my Grandma
4468. Movie afternoon
4469. Popsicles on Grandma Rhoda's porch
4470. Lots of fun swimming
4471. A great location for gathering
4472. Second cousins playing together
4473. Jeremy arrived!
4474. Got Mom help and no wait
4475. Making decisions and action plans
4476. A great day at Sauder's Village
4477. Krist and Mur's patio for suppers
4478. Visiting Heather and her family
4479. The kids saw a big city--unplanned trip bonus
4480. GPS took us straight to the hotel and we couldn't have been happier to see it
4481. "Some plants grow into huge trees. Others are meant to be small plants with beautiful flowers. All are needed." (Jason Rissler)
4482. A quiet morning in the hotel room
4483. Letting my husband make the decisions
4484. HOME.
4485. Doors on my upper kitchen cabinets!!

4486. An act of kindness touched me deeply.
4487. Finally some time to talk to Jeremy
4488. Felt more like myself most of the day
4489. Blogging and reading blogs
4490. The children ended up enjoying something they were dreading
4491. All 6 played nicely this afternoon
4492. Gramma and Grandad stopped in
4493. Sortof fearless snake hunters

4494. Catching up with Meghan makes me feel a little more back to normal
4495. Isaiah watching airplanes for as long and as far as he can see them
4496. Aliza and Anna mixed up a batch of chocolate chip cookies completely on their own
4497. Drove the van we are buying--yay!
4498. Good thing I did what didn't make sense
4499. William saved me from driving to Georgetown again
4500. Some time with Maria
4501. Making Father's Day dinner for my dad
4502. Jeremy took full advantage of me telling him to sleep in
4503. Just in time before Chesapeake Dairy closed
4504. Scanning station set up downstairs
4505. Boring homeschool review
4506. Curtains for the girls room

4507. Catching up with my Mama by marriage
4508. Bushes full of blueberries
4509. Emptying school notebooks
4510. Tea and blueberries

4511. Taking care of my nieces and nephews
4512. Enough food for today
4513. It wasn't the beach, but they made the most of playing in the rain
4514. Food supply restored
4515. Quick visit with a friend in the grocery store
4516. Jeremy able to do the car repairs
4517. Curriculum sales
4518. Freedom to worship freely and in public
4519. The children had a great day with Grandma
4520. The first night of Bible School went well
4521. Anna went into Dance Camp by herself and loved it
4522. The most vivid, vibrant rainbow I've ever seen
4523. Watching Isaiah enjoy the experience of Bible School
4524. Strength for the day
4525. A phone call I wasn't expecting
4526. Isaiah in his rainboots "dabbing" at the top of the slide
4527. Fun at the cove with friends
4528. Hugging my sister
4529. A perfect morning for the park
4530. Anna made it through dance camp
4531. VBS song and socializing