A Few Things I Love....

* The sound of my dad on the phone with his twin brother.  

* The sense of comfort I feel every time I see the rear bumper of my mom's silver Santa Fe as the garage door opens and I pull into my driveway.

* Laughing uncontrollably with Allie (usually after reminiscing about her random fall in the middle of our kitchen floor while standing around visiting with company).

* Experiencing the bits and pieces of joy Garrett seems to gather from spending hours upon hours fishing.

* Fall leaves.  

* Looking at new pictures of the precious 1 year old known as Caleb Patrick.  I've decided I'm just going to refer to him as my nephew.  

* Talking about the kiddos I worked with this summer.

* The question game. 

Running Shoes

I began working at a running/biking/yoga store, that my lovely aunt and uncle own, a few weeks ago.  I was starting to feel a little dumb for not catching on to all the info surrounding running shoes (who know there is so much to know - we sure like to complicate things that once started off as rather simple) but today was different.  While I didn't miraculously learn everything a girl could know about such shoes, I did SELL TWO PAIRS TODAY!!  I fumbled through some of the information, but you know what?  Two people (who didn't even come into the store looking for shoes in the first place) left with some pretty comfy, stylish (as stylish as running shoes can be), and QUALITY kicks.  


I can sleep well tonight.   

Blessed

Someone very dear to my heart shared this quote from the book Calla Lily, written by Rebecca Wells, with me once...

"And at that moment I realized that I had two sisters so strong that I would never be crushed by even the deepest darkness."  

I understand those words.  

So well.

and I pray that everyone has one or two strong sisters or brothers in their life as well.  What a lonely life it would be without them.