in thanks: august 23, 2013

in thanks for...

* dahlias on the table from Angela
* the state fair, tomorrow!
* riding to the state fair on a train, tomorrow!
* a new old computer for Dan
* Dan.
* my students
* Sylviedoodledoo
* sun after interminable rain
* Annie and almost THIRTY YEARS of friendship!
* Jamie and 35 years of friendship :)
* inspiring cousins
* my sister and her girlfriend and the way they live in love so beautiful that it spreads
* this mountain cabin
* a future of trolley rides
* sisters
* Costco
* the electric heater
* PBS online video (Masterpiece!)

praying for...
* groundedness and gratitude in the moment, not afterwards
* that I will give the very best of myself every day and every minute to those children
* better and better communication; less awkwardness, more connection, more and better listening
* a cheerful disposition throughout