taking stock

Making : my flower gardens bigger

Baking : pound cake

Drinking : well water straight from the garden hose 

Wanting: a good pair of overall shorts like these 

Looking: at my stubbed & bloodied big toe that I closed the door on earlier..

Playing: with my arms in the watering can with Henry's

Wishing: I could bottle up this moment in Henry's life and keep it forever. 

Enjoying: the chocolate-covered strawberries Chris & Henry gave me for Mother's Day

Waiting: for the ground to dry up a little after last night's rain so I can plant more in the garden

Wondering: what it would be like to have another baby in our lives 

Loving: being Henry's mother

Hoping: to do some closet purging this weekend

Marveling: at how much Henry's grown as he runs sure-footed around the yard giggling

Needing: to go out and buy some shorts. This warm weather really crept up fast!

Smelling: red and yellow tulips & freshly worked black soil in the fields

Wearing: the most comfortable, stretchy, black t-shirt dress I own

Following: Henry as he chases the dogs around our farm

Noticing: how precious and beautiful life is

Knowing: that each day comes to us only once

Thinking: and praying for my uncle in Louisiana 

Giggling: at the muddied, wet mess that is my son after an afternoon outside

Feeling: revived by this breezy, warm day 
 

I first saw this Taking Stock post over on The Daybook www.thedaybookblog.com