Marvelling at the ordinary

It snowed last night and we drove down the driveway to see the house lit up and decorated in the snow.
It was really beautiful.
When I think of the mercy God has shown us this year I am over come with gratitude. He has been so faithful to us.
Our gracious God.
We are 'aspiring to lead a quiet life, mind our own business, and to work with our own hands' (1 Thess. 4:11). And marveling at simple things, enjoying the creation, and finding contentment in sweet fellowship with each other and the ones we love.
Giving thanks today for:

• cardinals
• a dead sparrow found dead at our door that reminds us that 'not a sparrow falls' (Matt. 10:29)
• laughter with those we love
• uplifting piano music
• a new door
• hoar frost
• piles and piles of leaves that mean we have many, many deciduous trees
• songs in the shower
• daughters who study Biology together with light in their eyes
• being asked to read aloud to my adult daughters