136 ~ there.are. absolutely. no. small. things.
135 ~ worth i ness
134 ~ hugs and kisses, hopes and healing

133 ~ creativity and awareness
132 ~ inbreaking messages

130 ~ reflecting refraction through the shards of shatteredness

129 ~ taking a break for time off
128 ~ letting it all out

126 ~ odd jobs and handy men work
125 ~ gift cards, a massage, cd's, & books
124 ~ payments delayed and some made
123 ~ lunches made for my girls by their teachers
122 ~ childcare and tuition
121 ~ envelopes and cards
120 ~ bags and bags and bags of groceries
119 ~ hot meals dropped off and dinner dates
118 ~ neighbors, phone calls, messages and emails

117 ~ cracked walls full of color
116 ~ hardwood floors and shaggy carpet
115 ~ doorways, rooms and windows
114 ~ unpacked boxes
113 ~ working washer and dryer,  microwave, and nearly broken refrigerator
112 ~ porch swing and mailbox
111 ~ a front porch and the backyard
110 ~ a place to be moved into
109 ~ help for the hopeful ... Humility, humbly...me.
106 ~ anne lamott


81 ~ "it will be, okay"
80 ~ "can't wait"
79 ~ "hope you feel better"
78 ~ "what a big girl"
77 ~ "namaste"
76 ~ "let me help you"
75 ~ "good night"
74 ~ "love you"
73 ~ "i'll get that"

72 ~ "how are you?"
71 ~ "would you like some?"
70 ~ "when will you be home?"
69 ~ "amen"
68 ~ "whatcha doing?"
67 ~ "please pray"
66 ~ "just checking"
65 ~ "Mommmmyyyy!"
64 ~ "how did it go?"

63 ~ "i let you sleep in, today"
62 ~ "dinner is ready"
61 ~ "more. please"
60 ~ "thanks, mom"
59 ~ "looking forward to it!"
58 ~ "hello?"
57 ~ "it's hard, don't worry about it"
56 ~ "thinking of you"
55 ~ "good Morning"



54 ~lunch dates with my husband
53 ~ prayerful community awaiting the gift of a new teaching pastor
52 ~ a week of resting, a way of being cared for as a church staff
51 ~ friends on bicycles stopping by with a sWeeT treat
50 ~ grade school girl cousins chatting by telephone and catching up


49 ~18 month old free to run with no boundaries for as far as those chubby little legs can go, or until her grass stained knees grow tired from the never ending tumbles
48 ~ 3 year old's greeting of each passerby with a stern "what's Your name?"
47 ~ picnic dinner at the park
46 ~ early afternoon napping

45 ~ honorarily attending a tradition of smashing eggs
44 ~ family brunch, an abundance of food, friendship, laughter and love
43 ~ He has risen, indeed
42 ~ ...my friends may you grow in grace, in the knowledge of Jesus Christ- aMeN! 
41 ~ sMiLe! a photo taken from the worship pastor in between strums of the guitar strings, mid-benediction
40 ~ his body broken for me? his blood shed on my behalf? ... words become real, raw and so hard to hear
39 ~ traveling melodies from "were you there" to "the wonderful cross" and then "on the road to emmaus"
38 ~ white candles and hand woven panels adorned with the cross
37 ~ The Easter Lily, there really could be no other flower more beautifully fitting than the Easter Lily

36 ~ sundresses and sandals
35 ~ being wakened early Easter morning to GiggLy girls following jelly bean trails to mysterious sWeeT surprises
34 ~ He is risen!
33 ~ Christ candle lighting
32 ~ misere re nobis
31 ~ urban stations of the cross
30 ~ a season of laments offered to be with the One who promises to hold them in his care
29 ~ the unique way our faith community participates in staying awake and keeping watch through the night during a Holy Week Saturday Vigil
28 ~ the eve of Good Friday filled with the power of truth and love...painful truth and overwhelming love


27 ~ a new journal
26 ~ scissors, paper & glue
25 ~ sacred spaces
24 ~ arms open wide
23 ~ empty cardboard boxes 
22 ~ poetry
21 ~ special charms
20 ~ red letters
19 ~ stained glass windows




18 ~ old homes
17 ~ an abandoned trail
16 ~ story
15 ~ bare feet
14 ~ a soft place to fall
13 ~ changing seasons
12 ~ scribble
11 ~ handprints everywhere
10 ~ broken book bindings 



9 ~ an opened window
8 ~ a heart on the mend
7 ~ keys on a typewriter
6 ~ fireflies at dusk
5 ~ birds soaring through the sky
4 ~ room full of laughter
3 ~ big brown eyes
2 ~ breath of life
1 ~ a rested soul