the little things

i am a strong believer that it is actually the little things in life that really matter. that sometimes we get it all wrong and focus on the wrong things. sometimes we think things have to be just so to be good. but that is not how it really is. life is not meant to be perfect. God does not expect us to be perfect. we are a work progress. our lives are a work in progress. when we focus on those little things life becomes so rich, so amazing, so wonderful.

 

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i want to take a little time each week to focus on the all the little things. to get them recorded on this here blog. so they are officially in the record book. maybe they are things i am liking right now, maybe little tidbits of our life, maybe things we are thankful for. they are the little things...that actually are the big things.

 

so here goes....

 

1. watching ellie talk to maggie. she is trying so hard to get maggie to say her first word.

2. our church. our church family. we feel so at home there.

3. the sunshine in my classroom windows in the morning. it has been shining so brightly lately. every morning my students ask to close the blinds. i always open them back up. let the sunshine in!

4. laughing at lunch with my coworkers....something about eating chocolate as soon as we get home from school.

5. a baby who likes to go to bed.

6. ellie's great iowa assessment scores. she has worked so hard. we are so proud of her.

7. baseball season. and tim's updates on his fantasy baseball team....

8. cece's love of art.

9. when tim has to leave early and he makes me a pot of coffee.

10. bunting. enough said. i love my bunting.

 

i hope you are enjoying the little things.

 

happy tuesday ya'll!