#516. the sounds of cheering, hooping, and hollering as seasoned swimmers dive in and race to the other side of the pool.
#517. the beauty of my oldest daughter's butterfly stroke.
#518. coaches that really care
#519. my dad loaning us his aero-dynamic van for our week long travels across the country....thanks dad!
#520. for the phrase that is being quoted around our house in light of this trip.... we are "cautiously optimistic ." Our expectations are not unreasonably high.... they are realistic and hopeful.
#521. our home away from home in Edmond, OK..... with friends who love us for who we are.... no mascarades.
#522. for treasured time with my sister-in-law and her growing family.... the Lord knit our hearts together so many years ago, and as Polyanna would say... "I'm so glad!"
#523. for cousins.... many many cousins
#524. for hours driving in the van with my husband.... time to communicate, reconnect, and unite together as we join his family for a reunion.
#525. for my sisterhood back home that has my back covered in prayer
#526. for an inadvertent "love letter" that has me flying high...