621. Warm sunshine (even if we DO have snow on the ground on the 3rd day of spring!!)
622. J5 yelling “I DID IT!” when he maneuvered the mouse to click the big red X on his Leap Keyboard.
623. SparkPeople inspiration
624. Having a recumbent bike in the basement
625. Buying girlie stuff [...]

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611. The way J5 sticks his lip out when he’s really concentrating on a toy
612. Words with special meaning, exclusive to J4 and me
613. The sounds of our home
614. Dried blueberries
615. The hope and thrill when inspired
616. 60 degree weather, giving hope of spring
617. J5’s excitement over [...]

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601. How much J5 loves his alphabet! The Leap Frog Letter Factory video has a place of honor in our home. He knows all his letters (Upper - we’re still working on lower case) on sight and knows what they all “say”.
602. A bit of sickness to remind me how much [...]

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591. Hot cocoa w/marshmallows
592. The way J5 says “Kank Yewww Mommeeee!”
593. Watching J4 teach J5 how to throw.
594. J5’s *smack* after I put chapstick on him.
595. Getting hit with a snowstorm on the way home FROM shopping, not TO shopping like the rest of our town.
596. An evening out [...]

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Just want to wish all of you a very Happy Thanksgiving!
Blessings.

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581. A really relaxing weekend
582. Making new friends across the globe (Hi Sheila!)
583. The anticipation of vacation time - even if we’re not really going that far…
584. Making it through one day of my “March Around Jericho” (Thanks Heidi, for the inspiration!)
585. The joy and history keeping of video to [...]

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571. A little boy happily chattering himself awake
572. A morning visit from an awesome friend bearing conversation and Starbucks
573. Godly friends to carry heavy burdens
574. Old movies that warm the heart
575. The beginning of a family-filled holiday season
576. The time to sit down and keep a list like this
577. [...]

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561. Godly friends who ask good questions and search for their own answers.
562. A refreshed interest in Bible reading. I had to let go of my charted “Bible in a Year” reading. It became cumbersome and mechanical. The last thing I need right now is reading the Bible out of [...]

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551. Fridays
552. The brief respite of a decision made
553. Modern medicine
554. Friends who don’t care about status
555. My “coin”
556. Christian colleagues
557. Mercy
558. The river of forgiveness
559. Seeing my work family care for each other
560. My husband and son - my best blessings

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541. A wonderful video clip on grace, forgiveness, and other things that have been plaguing my brain.
542. Ibuprofen
543. Vanilla candles
544. Hot coffee
545. Girlfriends
546. Fall fun - sunny trips to the arboretum, beautiful leaves, cool breezes.
547. Looking forward to a visit from my mom
548. A neighborhood that I [...]

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