Thankful List for June 2014

Thankful List for June:
-progress for the Whitfields
-"Be strong and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord,"  Psalm 31:24

And a few random things that have nothing to do with adoption:
-Ben planned a fun surprise date for us
-"The Lord will fulfill His purpose for me..." -Psalm 138:8
-friends and Tucker's kindergarten teacher coming to watch him play baseball
-school is out!
-last day of school celebration with the Hansards and Newberrys
-the bittersweetness of the Ostermann’s going away party
-friends watching our kids at various times throughout the month
-Ben measuring off our block with the kids to compare it to the size of Noah’s Ark
-fun with the Ostermann girls

-Yogurt Journey with friends
-the Withers coming over for dinner meant little girls dressed as super heros and playing in the dirt
-baseball camp
-the Sharps taking Tucker to a Ranger’s game
-new recipes (including Mrs. Mary’s roast beef sandwich recipe)
-getting to teach at Maddie’s painting party
-the sound of the kids laughing with their dad
-a gift came in the mail 45 minutes before I needed it
-watching our friends journey of obedient faith unfold all the way to Uganda
-Chick fil a playdate 
-when the kids play well together
-neighborhood kids in our home
-surviving Ben being gone
-slumber parties

-how Libby dresses up every single day for every occassion
-Ben’s grandma is recovering remarkably from her massive stroke
-Dani and Sam taking kids to Chuck e Cheese
-RAIN!!!!
-baseball team party at Coyote Creek Ranch
-finished Meredith’s painting
-Kasi taking kids to get ice cream
-Tucker "why are we getting to spend so much time with our friends right now?!"

-World Cup watching with the Doley's
-technology and how it let’s me text and briefly Facetime with Vicki in Africa
-farewell lunch with Josh, Ben's intern (who did an amazing job this year)
-a rare beautiful night in June meant we could sit on the patio and talk with the Cook's
-all of the fun and creative ways our kids are spending their time this summer