{ Grace List }

I am keeping a grace list. A collection of the unending gifts of goodness and joy, just for me, from Jesus.

This is what my list for November looked like:

203. Really good conversation + dialog over the beginning of Philippians.

204. Seeing Sean and Deb

205. Seeing Me Ma + Grandpa

206. Heart to heart over coffee with Nikki

207. Front row at opening Sunday at Mars Hill Bellevue

208. huge light bulb moment for me as Pastor Mark was talking about love + respect between a husband + a wife

209. tears and repentance ( see # 208) 

210. More tears over Mark's spontaneous baptism.

211. making lists, big lists

212. stocking up on snacks at Trader Joes

213. all David's help in getting us out the door

213. getting a good early start

214. David chasing us down in the truck for one last kiss

215. the three beautiful little faces in my rear view mirror

216. palm trees + sunny skies

217. Lucy peeking out the corner of her car seat at me

218. making good time

219. only two poopy diapers all day

220. good report to Daddy. Kids were absolute troopers after 12 hours in the car.

221. someday I want to come back and explore Bend Or.

222. traveling mercies

223. feeling so prayed for

224. getting so close

225. Apple Izze

226. easy rush hour traffic through LA

227. pulling into the their driveway with Rylan jumping up and down in the front yard

228. hello hugs...especially Leslie + Lucy's

229. my strawberry + avacado salad

230. talking into the early morning hours

231. the way our kids became instant best friends

232. Cade's "yay!" everytime we called them for food.

233. hearing Annabelle tell David all about her day on the phone

234. the way Rylan said Annabelle with a southern accent...emphasis on belle

235. seeing them all lined up in a row at the counter.

236. party preparations

237. presents with strange numbers attached coming in the mail

238. dynamite shrimp 

239. surrounded by piles of presents in the craft room at midnight

240. slippers and scarves and being ding-dong-ditched in the middle of the night by #26

241. for the gift of true, encouraging words that brought tears to the eyes of our dear birthday girl.

243 shopping the attic for pretty party props

244 watching movies on the wall while the Mama's slipped away to shop

245 really yummy popped in coconut oil popcorn 

246.for four little ones who were so good and let us rush around getting things ready for the party

247 for making it out of Costco with all 5 kids, alive

248. for whispered giggles  in the shadows by flashlight from the tent in the living room

249 the girls in aprons helping me back g.f. s.f. happy birthday sugar cookies

250  Leslie wore leggings

251. giggles + cuddles over Pillowtalk

252. for hylands teething tablets

253. getting to meet their dear friends

254  for flirty emails sent and received

255. for the boys running miles of circles around the back yard 

256.for getting to help Nick pull off the prettiest date night picnic + a movie/ 30th birthday party in their back yard.

257. . Cade + Jack, Rylan + Annabelle = inseparable

261. reading quotes, really good, hitting-home ones from Sacred Marriage

262. really good g.f. panini's for lunch

264. our cry/pray spot on kitchen floor 

265. prayers while I went to not get Andi at the airport

267. playing dr. with the girls

268. Aunt Terri's corn and zucchini chowder ( which I've now made twice since we got home)

269. H+M

269. Andi's Trader Joe's taffy obsession

270. Nick vacuming out my car

271. stawberry's dipped in powdered lemonade

praying and crying together before we left

272. driving through Hollywood

273. surviving Redding CA.

274. two days of nonstop talking in the car

275. it's really true that we've never run out of things to talk about

276. the pillowcases L sent for us, stuffed with gifts that were a huge lifesaver with the kids

277. singing along to Matt Hammit, Rosi Golan + JJ Heller's Deeper

278. Annabelle's excitement as we got closer and closer to home

279. singing "Hurrah for Daddy" as we pulled into our drive way

280. a sweet + happy homecoming to David

281. having Jenny back in Spokane

282.  a fun happy birthday dinner for Andi with dear friends at Twigs

283. an amazing, amazing concert with Jenny + Tyler, Audrey Assad + Sara Groves
284. " your only labor is to trust..."

285  two hours of pure + beautiful worship to Jesus

286. laughing till our stomachs hurt

287. SB's caramel brulee lattes

288. Opperation Christmas Child

289. Lucy finally saying Dada.
290. Happy baby to be news of a dear, dear friend...and it's their first!
291. The movie, The Tree of Life

292.the green pea coat that I got on sale for %75 off.

293. tucked away in a row of bookshelves over coffee and tears with Roo

294. Twenty sweet, sweet minutes with Grannie Annie

295. That she remembered all our names
296. Singing " There's not a sweetheart anywhere" to her...
297. Jack's sweet kisses and snuggles with her
298. Lucy getting to meet Grannie Annie + Aunt Lynne all in the same day.
299. Daddy telling stories in the car
300. Me laughing so hard at his clever + funny rendition of Goldilocks
301. sister/cousin time
302. the happy chaos of Thanksgiving day at Mor Mors
303. a second Thanksgiving dinner with my parents
304. A really special visit + time with them
305. seeing Nate so happy
306. the best pumpkin pie ever that Nana made especially for Jack
307. Jack +  Hallee's goodbye kiss
308. 80% of my Christmas shopping done and it's not even December 1st
310. bedtime snuggles and stories and giggles with Annabelle
311. the anticipation of December days + Advent and snow.