Thankfuls

I am thankful for Jana's baby shower next week, and the chance to make some fun desserts: a way to bless her and the others at the shower and also to try out some new recipes! (Coconut Crusted Key Lime Napoleons? Cherry-Pecan Meringue Bars? Minna's Apricot Squares? Chocolate Cappuccino Cheesecake Squares? This is the fun part, but sometimes it gets tricky . . . )

I'm thankful for the chance to make dinner for Mom and John tonight -- creamy coconut squash soup and peanutty Asian pasta and veggie salad. Good to create, even better to have someone to give the creation to.

I'm thankful for the weekend and the chance to see my two grandmas in my time off. We're all having dinner together tomorrow in Snohomish with grandma I (our family and both grandmas) and I'm going up to Stanwood to spend the night with grandma II.

I'm thankful for praying with Mama. It's the best. It reminds me to look for what God is doing on even the most routine of days, makes me purposeful in bringing everything before Him, and draws Mama and me close.

And for good books, and bus drivers who keep their eyes on the road so I can cozy up and read and sleep and look at the Mountain. And for rain and cold so I can enjoy wood fires, down vests, and hot rocks. And for Peasant Pig and his family, only fifteen minutes down the road. And for the sovereignty of God over all my todays and tomorrows.