...for a husband who's willing to peel potatoes, and looks darn sexy doing it (and thanks to the US Navy, he's got mad skillz with a vegetable peeler!)

...for kids who are healthy enough to run in and out, and in and out, and in and out, on this beautiful fall day (but I am over hearing that back door slam!)

...for a loving family, happy memories, and strong roots that run deep and stretch 600 miles

...for friends to gather around our dinner table, and laugh at crazy family stories, look at photo albums, laugh at more crazy family stories; making home feel a little more like "here" and a little less like "there"

...that another week has come and gone, and David still has a job

...that the head knock our kids just took wasn't more serious

...that the alarm clock will go unused for 3 more mornings

...for Philippians 1:6