1. Temperatures no higher than 75 degrees
2. A lovely drive through the country, fragrant corn fields, swooping swallows and all, at dusk on Friday night
3. A rainy day declutter of kitchen gadgets on Saturday and NINE boxes of stuff to Goodwill
4. A bouquet of amaranth, lisianthus, sunflowers and zinnia from the farmer's market for $5
5. LOTS of zucchini, processed and frozen
6. A satisfying sermon on Philippians
7. An even more satisfying nap courtesy of my sweet love on this afternoon
8. Pancakes for dinner this evening, per Annalivia's request
9. A reminder that the good life begins, or more accurately, is in process, right now.
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wife of Dennis, my sweet love - the kindest, gentlest, funniest, smartest man I've ever known and EXACTLY the man for whom I prayed (and not at all who I thought I wanted but thankfully, God is wiser than I);
mother of Annalivia '05, Daniel '07, Emmeliese '09, Peter '10, and Elora (born into the arms of Jesus '13) the hearts of my own heart, joys of my life, far more than I ever prayed for because my mind could never conceive of such wonderfully intricate and delightful little beings;
granddaughter of grandparents who taught me to love fiercely and forgive freely and that it is better to be respectful rather than proved right and grateful rather than gratified;
daughter of two amazing people who have devoted themselves to their children and family and have continued to figure out ways to love each other;
sister of three incredibly intelligent, clever, imaginative, zany younger sisters, my best friends, who are crazy enough to keep coming back, even though I do all sorts of things to drive them nuts;
friend of some hilarious people from kindergarten, grade school, high school, college, seminary and beyond;
former pastor learning the joys and challenges of being called to be home full-time-ish while volunteer-teaching at a teeny classical school;
pilgrim bumbling forward on this amazingly glorious journey towards Home.
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4 comments:
Hi April! :) What do corn fields smell like? Just curious. I've driven through corn fields but I can't recall a particular smell to them. Sounds like you are doing well, just saying hi. Oh, and would you mind sharing your recipe for German potato salad? It sounds good (bacon fat makes everything taste better, I think, but I'm not quite sure how you'd get it into potato salad :) )
April, I am so impressed that you decluttered and have 9 bags for Goodwill! I wish your industry would rub off on me.
Jan, it's more a sad comment on the magnitude of our stuff rather than my industry.
Cara, the recipe I used was here. It's not my recipe, though by an "April", too. I think I'd play with the ingredients a little -- maybe add chopped hard boiled egg and celery. Also, I used cider vinegar and whole wheat flour. It was good, just not great.
Thanks! I just love visiting your blog too, I can just *feel* the realness and love here :) :) :)
Cara
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