He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.
Micah 6:8

51. stealing away with old friends, if only for an hour, during our separate road trips

52. crossing state lines

53. tall trees & country roads
54. leaves, leaves, leaves...
...as big as your face

55. an earthen palette

56. grandmothers
57. his home away from home

58. flowers & fabric

59. her home away from home

60. a time for being carefree

oh, to walk humbly with my God. thank You, Lord, for Your gracious presence during our holiday with family. i saw You in the hospitality of hostesses. i heard You in the wisdom of aging family matriarchs. hold my heart close to Yours and show me Your way.

therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe
Hebrews 12:28

41. mom visits

42. girls excitedly preparing to see Gram

43. dancing shadows

44. patches of fall apparent

45. textured blue

46. new buds just when i was giving up on that sucker...and a snail!

47. yellow-greens

48. noon-day sun

49. "fat cat mat" birthday series by kinder girl for her daddy

50. timely messages on gratitude, the lost virtue

thank you, Father, for health and home, family and friends, love and life, mercy and miracles, grace and gifts of Your provision.

Don't be deceived, my dear brothers. Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. James 1: 16-17

31. a month of birthdays

32. little fingers mastering shoe tying

33. cool tricks, eager kiddo

34. looking up... (oh, how i forget to)
35. ...and seeing shades of blue and milky white

36. looking out... (oh, how i forget to)

37. ...and seeing pink sunrise ... hubby first to notice, this mama grabs camera and runs outdoors

38. creative outlets

39. heavy tote brimming with library books

40. self portraits

... with gratitude in my heart to God ...

21. park days

22. friendships in family

23. peaceful doctor visits and healthy teeth

24. soft fur and lazy ways

25. sewing projects that turn out okay and possibly please a little one
26. three people in constant motion coming together, full of energy, happy day

27. hubby's return from cali

28. healing up

29. unexpected neighbor knocks and invites from aunts

30. emptying laundry baskets

truly, deeply

i love this man.

i mean, i really. love. this. man.

so many years later he can still toss a look that sends electricity through my scalp, fingertips, and toes, weaken my knees, send my heart into a flurry.

he's my anchor.

truly i am blessed to be loved and to love deeply like this.

thank you, Father, for allowing me these days filled with glimpses of Your love in the man beside me.

give thanks to the Lord for he is good; his love endures forever

11. the most important men in my life

12. the ingenuity of a six-year-old determined to gut a pumpkin without actually touching the slimy goop

13. consistent outdoor accessories of a two-year-old...rain boots and a bicycle helmet

14. neighborhood kids spilling out of our backyard in a game of hide-and-seek

15. my little one's beaming smile, through wild wisps of hair, after waking from a nap

16. the strength and comfort of his close hugs

17. the best granola

18. sleepy baby, mavis, & henry...cherished doll-babies in this house

19. cool mornings and sunny, warm afternoons..."california weather"

20. little girls choosing instrumental music for their "shows"