In this moment, I am.....

exhaling - after a busy enough weekend. 

recovering still - from the sleepover from Friday to Saturday at the Manitoba Museum with Makenna and 50 grade five students. This morning, she said to me "mom, I don't think it's a good idea that they let us stay up so late at the museum".  "Why's that?" I ask.  "Because it takes too long for me to recover".  Wait till you're as old as mom, sweetheart.  It gets worse.

hoping - Makenna makes it through her day.  She was pretty tired this morning.  I sent her to school with a cheerful pep talk, an advil and two cough candies.  Not my usual style, but it's what worked today (usually I yell and give her an injection.  I'm kidding, all you peeps with CFS on speed dial).

loving - the interaction that I have with so many people when I volunteer at the Perk, our church's coffee shop.  It's so much fun being friendly, isn't it?!  I find it energizing.

enjoying - no, obsessing over, the leftover orzo and spinach salad that friends made for us yesterday, which I finished at breakfast this morning, thank you very much. 

reflecting - on the great time we had at said friends house yesterday.  Good food, good conversation, great people, new connections.  Love it.

wondering - if we stayed too long - is 8 hours too long to stay at someone's house if it's your first time there?  Yeah, my mom thought so too.

so excited - that we were invited, by one of the owners of Bumpers, to attend an employee training evening a couple days before opening, during which we order anything off the menu and get it at half price!  The kids have been counting down the days till that place opens, and it was really exciting for them to learn that 5 days became 3 overnight!

planning - to have a home-alone, housewife-y day today.  Go for a walk, have devotions, make food, do laundry, clean up, laundry, make food, clean up, clean up, clean up.  We'll see what actually happens

looking forward to - cheering Mason on from the sidelines during baseball this year.  It's his first year playing and tonight is his first practice. So sweet.  He may think it's grown up and manly, but you and I both know it's adorable. ;)

still not sure - which glove he's going to use tonight.  In all the excitement, we forgot to buy him a glove, so the poor guy will have to borrow either mine or Jeff's tonight.  I know, who signs their kid up for baseball, and doesn't get him a glove, right?  I hang my head in shame.

anticipating - a great evening with fantastic girlfriends on Wednesday.  Never a letdown.

loving - Where would we be, by Matt Redman.  Whenever I hear the song, I am taken back to my fantastic experience in the church easter choir this year.  All five services. I was standing in front of the tenors, who, in my humble opinion, get to sing the best part of any harmony. I hear this song, and in my head, I hear the guys behind me belting it out. They sounded. so. good. At least from 12 inches away.

remembering - how Mason brought Jeff and I each a toasted egg sandwich in bed yesterday morning at 7:25.  Mayo on Jeff's, no mayo on mine "cuz I don't think you like mayo on your toasted egg sandwiches, right mom?"  He's so sweet and thoughtful.  And he soon may have a hole worn through his cheek from all the kisses I give him.

wishing you - a great day.  I challenge you to see the beauty and goodness around you today.  If you look for it, you'll find it.  It even works for you, my masculine, tough-as-nails readers.