Thursday, June 5, 2025

Joy Dare::May

 12,257. When Aliza realized she can fail the final and still get an A in the class
12,258. Getting to mow the grass
12,259. Last English class
12,260. Isaiah finished 3 subjects
12,261. Aliza's Spanish story
12,262. A very intense game of monkey in the middle
12,263. Going to a choir concert with Aliza
12,264. Meeting a group of friends at Island Creamery
12,265. Crossing off the Saturday to do list
12,266. Hearing all about the SAT when I picked up Josiah
12,267. Spending the evening with Nicole
12,268. Our church community
12,269. First year of college completed for Aliza
12,270. Planning for a few days away
12,271. Keeping my focus on the present
12,272. Spontaneous plans that let Jeremy and I have an at home date
12,273. Jeremy was able to fix the van's air conditioning
12,274. Running into Annie Nichols
12,275. Family
12,276. Stopping for lunch 2 hours from home and friends were there too
12,277. Experiencing NYC--especially with Anna
12,278. Exploring
12,279. Ice cream
12,280. Visiting with our hosts
12,281. Rainy day morning rest
12,282. Afternoon adventure
12,283. Movie night
12,284. Driving out of the city
12,285. Being able to help Aliza in a positive way
12,286. Home
12,287. A day full of friends
12,288. Mother's Day chai from Aliza
12,289. Visiting with Mom and Dad
12,290. Lettuce from Dad's garden
12,291. A hard good bye
12,292. Theological lunch discussion
12,293. The first peony bloom


12,294. Enjoying an orchid on my counter
12,295. Isaiah found a book to read on his own
12,296. Lunchtime with Grandma and Lydia
12,297. Little girl giggles, smiles and stories
12,298. A good math day with Anna
12,299. Late night Wednesday talk with Aliza
12,300. Henry's had the best day with us--so much giggling
12,301. A Thursday evening without a commitment
12,302. Anna did really well on her math test
12,303. Planting a couple dahlias
12,304. Josiah did well on SAT
12,305. Family game of Geoguesser
12,306. Retirement party for my long-time-ago mentor
12,307. A month late, but it was a fun Easter egg hunt
12,308. the breeze made it a lovely afternoon
12,309. 4 year old Haitian friend wanting to tell us that she is "sweaty" but she says "I'm sweater" over and over
12,310. Aliza's choir concert
12,311. Doing my best to parent well
12,312. Woke up at 3am and knew I had to pray
12,313. While I'm overreacting, 4 children got the snake off the porch
12,314. Hearing all about the girls shoe shopping excursion
12,315. Starbucks for me




12,316. My friend with a kiddo in the same season as mine
12,317. Learning to wait
12,318. Snap peas from Dad's garden
12,319. Listening to Aliza's thoughts and feelings
12,320. An evening of fellowship
12,321. Kind words when I was nervous
12,322. These 3 not wanting to go to bed

12,323. Isaiah's genuine interest in Aliza's activities
12,324. Anna wanting to ride with me
12,325. Josiah's favorite guy evening
12,326. Doing all of my computer work on the porch this afternoon
12,327. Pokemon walk around campus
12,328. Impromptu supper on the porch with Aliza
12,329. My heart at rest
12,330. Restful Sunday afternoon
12,331. Bible study
12,332. Visitors at church
12,333. Talking to Janell
12,334. Evening walk
12,335. A Mom moment with Anna 
12,336. Coffee with my girls
12,337. Baking cookies with Isaiah
12,338. School is finished
12,339. Buying flowers with Mom
12,340. Watermelon season
12,341. Josiah lets me hug him
12,342. End of school Chick Fil A
12,343. Anna was SO surprised
12,344. Watching Aliza live her best life
12,345. Sheats family evening
12,346. Praying for John
12,347. The Little Mermaid professional recording watch party
12,248. Planting flowers
12,249. Family day at home
12,250. Everyone enjoyed hamburgers for supper

 

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