even if they fade...

I wondered if the first one was real... but looking to my friend, she said that she too saw it out of the corner of her eye.  The second one?  There was no doubt.  The bright light sailed through the darkness, and continued to glow soft yellow, for just a bit, while its path lay suspended across the sky.  My legs skipped in place, and my voice might have squealed.  Two shooting stars, on a morning when it was oh-so-hard to drag myself from sleep.  Our eyes sought the sky, wondering if there might be one more... and then decided that perhaps even the seeking might be far too greedy. But I add them to my list of gifts... each deserving its own spot.

156. spotting a shooting star on a dark morning walk

157. and then a second one... I love how it lingered.

158. a beautiful weekend... full of so much.

159. feeling confident about the decision to take him out of inclusion

160. having the opportunity to be at his last scholar bowl tournament of middle school.

161. a clean house... and having the time to do it.

162. and extra hour in my Wednesday night.

163. choir friendships that continue to grow

164. tissue paper flowers

165. filling picture frames with faces I love...

166. a lunch date with my husband

167. a friend who offers to stay and clean up

168. having time to really visit with my sister-in-law

169. little girl in a pink tutu

170. the joy filled face of a bride, her dreams coming true.

171. admiring angels and telling the story... again

172. dancing {working} in the kitchen with my mom

173. having enough food

174. my skirt re-do working out just the way I planned

175. savoring the day, just a little more, before I share...