Day One

Today I started my first blog. I hope today is a day I will remember. 

My two oldest girls were certainly counting on it. 

They have been looking forward, not to my blog, but to a swim day with friends--

not gonna happen.

It's a dreary, rainy day that was much needed

(regardless of what my children would have you to believe)

here in the Mountain State.

So, I hope this can be a creative outlet and a place to....

Oh, I don't even know what I hope, but

 we shall see.

For today, I am going to compose a list of  some favorite things.

Pay no mind to the order. After all, this is RADrambling. ;-)

I challenge you to do the same. 

Exercise your imagination...it's bored.

I LOVE:

1. how God never changes
2. my babies' first smiles of the day
3. hugs
4. my husband's hands
5. the smell of the ocean
6. sleeping in
7. road trips
8. the arrival of "lightning bugs"
9. seeing the world through the eyes of a child 
10. late-night car rides with the windows down
11. my church family
12. snow-covered trees
13. Thanksgiving
14. watching my children discover new things
15. puppy breath
16. Summer thunderstorms
17. iron skillets
18. the smell of fresh sheets
19. picking up things with my feet
20. sunglasses
21. my girls' sincerity and faith in prayer
22. being from a small town
23. floating down the river
24. geocaching
25. tomatoes fresh from the garden
26. my whole family around the kitchen table
27. hiking
28. when all the socks have a mate (this never happens, but it would be my favorite)
29. being barefoot
30. date-night with the hubs
31. crab legs
32. being tickled
33. fat rolls on babies
34. corny jokes
35. snow days
36. high-fives
37. family cookouts
38. babies laughing in their sleep (or babies laughing....ever)
39. saving the best bite for last
40. making kids' crafts
41. how my husband packs in all the groceries
42. COFFEE---I almost forgot coffee!!!
43. science fairs
44. cooking competitions for dinner
45. impromptu performances by my girls
46. being surprised
47. pinky promises
48. people who spell things correctly
49. sitting in the dark with  the Christmas tree lights on
50. today

I'll stop now because I could go on and on. Don't worry--I'll be back soon. 

It's amazing how much I have to love in my life 

(and this is just a tiny list, holding many trivial things).

 God has blessed me more than I deserve. 

Hope this list prompts you to reflect on, and be thankful for, your very own favorites. :-)