Finding Joy - Week 3

The joys:

* kids working together on a history project

 * valentine bark {similar to peppermint bark.... oreos, pretzel, and m&m's covered with pink candy melts}

 * sunshine and 50 degree days

* kids biking and playing outside

* mauryn taking an interest {finally} in learning to write her name

 * a rainy afternoon spent at the dollar movie theater

* changing our history curriculum to something that is a better fit for our family

* miss mauryn blowing on dinner

 * two unexpected lazy days at home

* an afternoon spent coloring

 * blog friends back to blogging

* a new cowboy statue for our living room given to us by our pastor's wife.  her father passed away in november and this was part of his collection. such a special gift

 * chocolate chip pie with Schwan's french vanilla ice cream

* journaling my joys each week. i realized i don't always remember from the beginning of a week to the end.  a journal is a great tool to keep me accountable and focused

 * i started reading One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp... amazing. go out and get it now.  

* a four year old tea party with her very favorite doll

 * mauryn hiding under the desk getting warm on the vent

 * a full moon that lit up the sky

* dinner with new friends

* introducing our new friends to Just Dance 2

* phone call with a friend...always joyful and refreshing for my soul