Well, I have been away from blogging and regular life for the month of July. How wonderful! It was relaxing and time was spent with my awesome family and beloved friends. I took about a million pictures, but something really special happened in the month of July. My sister and my nephew came to visit, we had not seen them in nine years!! Last time we saw them we were in Portugal visiting them and my beautiful nephew was only two! Whoa how time flies. I was so grateful to spend time with them, even though it wasn’t nearly long enough!

 Bursting with gratitude for:

#186 – hubby’s vacation days – feeling so blessed to be able to spend so much time with him
#187 – that the world really isn’t that big!
#188 – answered prayer – don’t you just love that?
#189 – tiny, tiny wild strawberries for Gray to pick
#190 – beautiful sunshine
#191 – encouraging daily devotionals
#192 – “The Lord is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, my Father’s God, and I will exalt Him.” – Exodus 15:2
#193 – a best friend who is always there to listen and hold my hand
#194 – fires and marshmallows
#195 – new slippers
#196 – solutions
#197 – a hardworking husband – I swear this guy can do anything!
#198 – cars, trains, planes and boats that make Gray smile from ear to ear
#199 – a day spent with a beautiful friend in an ugly place
#200 – being a Mom and getting uninterrupted hours of fun with my boy