July Day Fifteen...

3 gifts of stone....

Concrete on our bike ride to church for Bike to Church Day!!
The stone on the fountain that Iree was so excited to go see.  She wanted to see her nickel in the water from the last time we had been there!
Swimming with friends!

July Day Fourteen....

3 gifts yellow....

fish tacos

frisbee at the little league world series




wildflower gathering

July Day Thirteen...

3 gifts curled...

Iree's curly hair.
Thankful for my hair.


And I don't have a third one..... but I was so thankful to get to go to the zoo today with my friend Christa and her kids.  I also, got to do Zumba!!

July Day Twelve...

a gift of life.....

Today, I got a scary phone call that a friend tried to commit suicide, but she is alive and in the hospital....THANK YOU GOD!

a gift of growth....

I had this lovely lady Shannon from church over to get to know her better and encourage her!  She told me about some growth in her life!

a gift of decay...

Even though my friend, Jessica's family systems is decayed, she is alive and hopefully she will start to really LIVE!!!!

July Day Eleven...

3 gifts in jars....

I had an amazing day today, but nothing had to do with jars!
So here is the run down.  We went to Sisters Bible study which is always amazing. Then to the park with a few friends and picnicked. I got to chat with my mom on the phone about my garden.  The kids helped me make dinner and it was so much fun!!  I got to go play soccer.  
Iree Story:
While driving, Iree shouts excitedly, "Mommy, I am not sucking my fingers....LOOK!"  Then Trey and I giggle and say, "Good Job, Iree."  30 seconds goes by and I hear Trey say, "Iree, you are sucking your fingers again."  And she says almost crying, "I know....it's just really hard not to!"
Trey Story:
We are making dinner all together and Trey says, "I really want to go to China, so I could get a cricket for a pet and have a cage and the proper food for it!  Do you think we could go to China?"

July Day Ten...

3 gifts in weakness...

In my workout.
I was weak about not making dinner and we just grabbed fast food, but it was a blessing!
In my weakness God is strong!

July Day Nine...

a gift of rhythm....

ZUMBA class!!

a gift of rhyme....

Dale's prayer from today.

a gift of reason...

We had two sets of friends come to our house and we had some great conversations.

July Day Eight...

3 gifts water...

After all our devastating wildfires, we finally got lots and lots of rain!!!
Fresh water to drink.
Iree drinking water out of my hand from the bathroom sink!

July Day Seven...

a gift of challenge....

We went to a celebration of the life of our Uncle Dan Creech.  It was really awkward and hard to be at, but really was good for all that were there!

a gift of conflict....

This one was really hard to think of??  So I got nothin'.

a gift of change....

Iree has been changing her clothes like 3 times during her naps and I just have to laugh and thank God that she can dress herself now!!

July Day Six...

3 gifts of enthusiasm....

My Zumba teaching was amazingly enthusiastic even thought the music wasn't quit working right.
Iree about swimming and going down the slide by herself.

We got to have dinner with the Romig-Levitt family and I love the way Christa is so enthusiastic when she talks!

July Day Five....

3 gifts of persistence....

God's Love for me.
My workout.
Iree not napping and then finally falling asleep...gave me more time to myself.
Grandma Claire and Trey being persistent about Trey spending the night and it ended up to be a great night with just Daddy, Iree and I.

July Day Four...

a gift in red....

The Hendee kids and my kids having a blast watching the parade!

a gift in white...

Cheese on my tacos at Qdoba!

a gift in blue...

My new blue jean shorts to wear on this hot day!

July Day Three...

a gift in faith....

Reminder from the book I am reading that I am loved by God just the way that I am!

a gift in family....

Thankful for Dale's love for me.....he sacrificed two and a half hours of driving to pick Trey up from zoo camp and took Iree with him!

a gift in freedom...

I am so grateful for my freedom to drive a car down 30 minutes to workout with my great friend!

July Day Two....

3 gifts read...

Recipe for yummy brown butter balsamic Tortillini!
FB and catching up with friends.
Psalm 90:1

July Day One...

3 gifts loved....

TODAY WAS A GREAT DAY....and I LOVED ALL OF IT!
Morning mountain air!
Getting some prayer time in after Dale being so sick.
Dale getting a little better and being able to go on a hike with us!
All the beauty of our hike in Breckenridge!
My run!
Iree reminding us to eat breakfast outside and how beautiful it was!
Being able to stay an extra night/day in Breckenridge!
Chipotle and ice cream!
Trey's first tooth falling out with the help of daddy!!
Putting our feet in the river and skipping rocks!!
Being home!
Kim for taking care of our house!