Dreaming of Whidbey

How has the Lord provided abundantly for you this day?


Hmmmm.  For me?

Beautiful sunshine in between dark clouds of rain


Parenting together, together, with my husband: such a delight!


Time of rest, even now.  Daniel to my right reading Sea of Glory, and my delight in The Pilgrim's Inn.


 A date night for Daniel and I to a Brazilian Steakhouse tonight.  Glory!


And every memory of the wonderful weekend spent with family, celebrating all that God did, is doing, and will continue to do with this season of deployment:

First annual Family Talent Show! (what a joyous celebration, full of laughter but also of heartfelt tears.  So beautiful)

In order of appearance:

Tirzah: ABC's and counting to 13!

Greg: Juggling!

Renee: her own beautifully written prayer based upon the Valley of Vision prayers

Danae: dramatic recitation of "To live in the mercy of God" by Denise Levertov

Marlene: guess how many photo albums she has?!  91!  And a sharing of our family play from Christmas

Daniel and Fawn: singing Traveling Soldier by the Dixie Chicks

Michael: a poem: "The World is Charged with the Grandeur of God" by Gerard Manley Hopkins, as well as a song from Les Miserables 

Mike and Laurie: a hilarious skit enacting a day in the life of my mother's gourmet food business: Timber Peaks Gourmet

The ladies waiting for the next act

Other wonderful memories include:

A tea party in celebration of Tirzah's birthday

Delicious gourmet food for both breakfast and dinner

The ferry ride on that gorgeous Friday

The excitement of pulling up to the house for the first time

A Pacific Northwest meal with dungeness crab appetizer and fresh caught salmon

Taking long walks together

Going in the boat for short rides

Having a fire going all the day long

Playing Chinese ping-pong. . . an absolute riot!

and playing Garbage all together as a family. . . (perhaps my favorite memory!)

A polar plunge for Daniel and I. . . and then racing back to the hot tub!

Fresh juice from our juicer each morn

This was Dad's "go to" move!

Celebrating Tirzah's birthday

Fresh salmon, caught that morn, at Pike Place!

Delicious crab!