Praises

Little bits of sunshine on a gloomy day.

Flowers in bloom!

The smell of Lilacs.

The fact that all those loads of laundry were done and off the floor before last night's rain that sent a little creek through my basement.

Bible Study. Beth preaching on! =)

Taking pictures of my Mini Men playing in the fresh air.

Good friends. Especially those who are getting glimpses of my strange obsessions and not judging me harshly for them. =)

Nights out with the girls.

A husband who puts little people to bed with no complaints.

A brother who serves our country despite the costs and loves God with his whole heart.

Ending the day the same as last night, surrounded by the quiet buzz of the computer, peaceful in the knowledge that my house is filled with family I love, and that the rest of my family is out there in a safe slumber as well. Blessed.

Praises

Getting all my "chores" done before 9 am.

Finally seeing the bottom of my laundry room floor after 13 loads. (really, it's only been a week!)

Starting yard sale planning in advance, and being excited by it!

Knowing that even though I have about 8 back blogs to write I can still throw out a praise post and no one will mind.

A very sweet blogger who sent me a great award! (That "8" meme is in my list of 8 back blogs to write, I'll get there!) It was a good reminder to me that it's time to get back to business around here and quit stressing so much about the above mentioned back blogging.

The Great Attitude/Spirit of Gratitude Award

Working on a scientific sibling name compatibility list (oh how impressive that sounds!) for a friend who will be happy to know there are only a few "C" names and I did it in Excel. =) I haven't done one of these in a while and I must admit it brings me some weird giddy joy. (laugh, it's ok, my family does!)

Finding I actually have more than 1 follower, crazy!

Finding that if I create challenges and I spy type games out of cleaning up the toys, my kids will actually think it's fun. Why did this take me so long!

Learning to twitter my husband. Having him tell me they go right to his cell phone. He bumped MckMama for me, I feel so honored! =)

A 4 year old who seems to be in that "in love with his Mama" phase. He actually sat beside me with his arm around me the other night when we were out to dinner. It's totally cracking me up!

Kids who love to sing and dance to God music.

Youth who have the most beautiful smiles! Tonight there was just not enough time to chat, but I enjoyed seeing them!

Successful God time with no one jumping on me or yelling. Daniel and Esther, I enjoyed spending time with you today!

Knowing that this day was the day the Lord made. I have a God in Heaven, a wonderful family around me, a roof over my head, food, clothing, and the freedom to live and study what I believe. This was a blessed day.