over the past few years, i have followed various friends projects, documenting 365 days of pictures or the first year of baby's life, or maybe a month of songs. i have questioned doing such things, and have thought about what a commitment it would take and of course how it would be hard without say an iphone to document them. but i have been doing some thinking lately, and more than memories or songs, i want my life to be marked by certain qualities. as i was thinking about this, the word gratitude came to mind. as i was beginning to write this, i flipped over to webster.com for a dictionary definition of the word, and my heart jumped for joy: "gratitude: the state of being thankful" wow. so for the next year (in addition to many other things) i want to strive for this quality. i want to live in a way of gratitude.

16 August 2011

30. sweet little babies

tonight, i joined up with our lifegroup for a little ice cream social, and two of the babies that have been born since our group has been together were there. teague- who is now 13 months old, and lincoln, who is 10 weeks. it has been so cool to watch how these little guys develop and grow- and so quickly! it made me thankful for the honor of getting to be in their lives-even if just for a few years that they might never remember- and how thankful i am for life.
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