11,996. Children that enjoy being together
11,997. Deep cleaned bathrooms
11,998. Dinner date with Jeremy
11,999. Finding the first green shoots of daffodils
12,000. About 12 years of daring to live in joy
12,001. A family with children visiting church
12,002. New chords to learn
12,003. Thyroid medicine that allows me to live a healthy life
12,004. Anna arranging the mantle for spring
12,005. Isaiah and Anna decided to take school outside
12,006. Unanimous approval of supper
12,007. Taking my walk outside
12,008. Valentine mailboxes
12,009. Isaiah so excited for the first Kids Kamp of the semester
12,010. Staying up until midnight talking
12,011. The sweetest note from Anna
12,012. Friends
12,013. Indoor track to walk during homeschool PE
12,014. An early morning (accidental) facetime call with Ronan
12,015. This week--pondering how to low neighbors well
12,016. Huge, crisp grapes
12,017. Chatting with a friendly cashier
12,018. Aliza tears up just thinking about leaving her Dad this summer
12,019. Chipotle for supper
12,020. Superbowl watching

12,021. Isaiah and Aliza

12,022. Andes mints
12,023. Sore muscles = getting stronger
12,024. Josiah rising to the challenge
12,025. Jeremy dedication to his business
12,026. Watching Anna's dance class
12,027. Snow piling up on tree branches
12,028. Baking cookies on a snowy evening at home
12,029. Boy and their snowman
12,030. Girls got to have a friend-time afternoon
12,031. Taking care of some details
12,032. Thursday car time with Isaiah
12,033. Teaching English one on one
12,034. Opening the curtains to blue sky and sun
12,035. Lunch that lasted all afternoon
12,036. Ice cream with the boys and Ezra
12,037. Valentine supper with the family
12,038. Isaiah was my supper cooking helper
12,039. Being able to be so excited for my friend
12,040. Aliza's maturity
12,041. Jeremy working really hard
12,042. Isaiah reading Scripture with confidence
12,043. Bible study evening
12,044. Staying up late talking with Anna and Aliza
12,045. Fresh flowers
12,046. Making up silly songs during guitar lesson
12,047. Jeremy and Josiah lingering long at the table to talk coding
12,048. Lunch with Grandma
12,049. Anna
12,050. Other adults that care about my kids
12,051. Aliza and Josiah got home safely on snowy slick roads
12,052. Twinkle lights and snow falling
12,053. A warm home
12,054. Snow angels
12,055. Another snow evening at home
12,056. Talking to my moms
12,057. Getting to chat with Caleb for a second
12,058. 10 year old antics
12,059. Balancing each stage of development happening
12,060. A house to myself this morning
12,061. Driving kids to and from all afternoon
12,062. Writing birthday notes
12,063. Another engagement announced
12,064. Starting a study with Jeremy
12,065. Sitting with Renee and Lydia during church
12,066. Bright blue skies
12,067. When school devolves into a nerf fight, just laugh
12,068. Processing with Aliza without over reacting
12,069. Perfect temperature for an afternoon walk
12,070. Anna inviting me to sit with her while she worked on a project
12,071. A really smooth school morning
12,072. Taking a walk with Josiah and Isaiah
12,073. Having the hard conversation
12,074. Teaching ESL tonight
12,075. Aliza and Anna's moods improved
12,076. Birthday party meal shopping
12,077. Josiah genuinely happy with his gift.
12,078. A table full of young men for a steak birthday supper