Practicing Gratitude 8.30.17

- Friday night Lights - with BOTH Wilson boys on this team!

1st scrimmage
Hud still in his purple
 

 
now THAT's a fun pic
- Cheering on these cheerleaders (who I got to spend a week with at Frontier)


- Senior football boys and coaches


- Sporting their new 6th gr shirts - to go back and help teachers at Tanglewood


- First day of school yesterday ~ not the easiest morning with girls but it turned out ok

success with 2nd day pics
Dropping Essie by herself at 6th gr (with tears, but that's another story)
Fruit boquet from Mama and Papa - so sweet of them to celebrate First Day from the mountains
- Bran's senior year - thankful for good friends


- big 8th graders


- This girl. And the fact that she's wearing this uniform!


- Look who's back in the Fort!
Stealing a moment with Suzanne and Ansley
- Shepherd Michael Distacio - here and healthy!




- Joy asking to work in the church nursery 
 

- Great dinner here last night with all six of us

- Getting boys on a budget

- A boy and his dogs


- Not to be underscored by a girl and her dogs


- SCS Clay , extra fun with the Johnsons


- What are they up to?? Sleepovers are what they love best
Where's the TP??
morning-after-donuts
- First morning of school - maybe first time all summer with kids not at home. Coffee with Chrissie AND a walk with Lori

- Barbara Ozuna, our new MMS principal, that school in general is such a blessing; getting to see her this morn

- When you get to link arms in school with some of your very favorite families

- CCBC student ministry! The leaders are meeting in our pool house right now, SUCH amazing people

- Celebrating the start of school with good friends and good pops


- That she's good at this (cleaning dishes AND the sink)
 

- A day at HOME with kiddos in school

- Getting to sleep in until 7:30 - on a school day - we were all so tired!

- Joy and her volleyball - loving it, and trusting Your guidance with club teams, Lord



- Bran getting breakfast this morn with Brad Deal - B getting up early, and Brad taking the time - precious

- Boys remembered to wear chapel clothes this morning (!)

- Long lunch with Mom at Esperanza’s yesterday, then her time over here in the afternoon

- Picking up Essie and three friends from school ~ got them all in the car before the downpour!

- Sleeping beauties


- Getting to see Stephanie in Costco and hearing about moving Ethan to Vanderbilt

- An hour with Faith Simpson, new to FWYL staff for Wyldlife and PHS - so grateful she's here

- Fun football scrimmage last night, SCS beat Country Day, pretty sure they beat us last year


Get him, Hudda!


- Hud’s “stinger” ~ THANK YOU for not a major injury



post-game grins
- Essie getting to go to Avalon’s bday party, getting to see all the Andersons

- No more braces!
Dr. Kelley knows what he's doing ~ amazing
- This story, this life


- Prayer time @ the Jordan’s today - so sweet and grows my faith to pray with other women

- Bran catching four passes last night ~ one in the end zone! And then getting to go to Ben Rector @ TCU. Fun night for him 





Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always. Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles...   1 Chronicles 16:11-12