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50 things i love-
1. Jesus. Just the idea of what He did for me blows my mind every time I start thinking about it. Amazing.
2. Grace. It truly is something to marvel at. Pause and think about it – it really is spectacular – nothing compares to God’s grace.
3. Kierra and Quinn. They are the most amazing thing I have ever done, and I didn’t have anything to do with their creation! I was a vessel God used to bring these two beautiful human beings into the world. That blows my mind.
4. My husband – and sometimes that is a concious choice, not always an emotion.
5. My mom & dad - their unconditional love for me, their support, encouragement and wisdom – the fact that they’re “Switzerland” – they stay neutral, and they really do.
6. My relationship with my sister. We don’t spend enough time together but I know that if I call her up to hang out, and ask for her advice, she’ll shoot it to me straight. That kid doesn’t beat around the bush with me.
7. The way my brother adores his wife. It’s beautiful to see.
8. My dog sleeping on my feet
9. Hot chocolate in my coffee
10. Christmas music on when it’s dark outside and the tree is lit up & it just feels like Christmas
11. A good, deep, wide, comfy armchair
12. A good pen
13. Home-made stew with big chunks of meat & potatoes, and lots of corn
14. The shutter click of my 20D. For some reason it’s my favourite shutter click sound ever. Sometimes I shoot with it just because I like the sound of its click
15. The concept of organization. I struggle very deeply with clutter but I crave simpleness and structure in the little things – and I feel like a failure when I don’t know how to make it that way.
16. Pulling my kids in the wagon
17. Coffee Crisp chocolate bars. They’re not my favourite, I don’t have one favourite, but I thouroughly enjoy them.
18. The smell of horse. That should be much farther up the list. No scent touches it. It unleashes such a fantastic gamet of memories, emotions, feelings & all kinds of other good things.
19. Hearing my kids laugh. That should be like 2nd on the list.
20. A good book that I can’t put down until I’ve blown through it
21. Food. What a brilliant Creator to make the whole ‘fueling up our bodies’ thing pleasurable for us. Taste is such an AMAZING gift we take for granted.
22. Good, caring advice from a trusted friend (I’ve been getting a lot of that lately, praise God!)
23. My red MP3 player from Owen. I like it and it likes me.
24. Purses. Oh, how deeply I love purses.
25. Candles, and lighting a ton of candles around the room, shutting off all the lights, and enjoying the ambiance. It really does calm my soul.
26. Rich Mullins’ worship. That man knew how to praise God, and I am with him on so many of the same levels about how I feel about God. “Judgement and wrath He poured out on Sodom. Mercy and grace He gave us at the cross. I hope that we have not too quickly forgotten that our God is an AWESOME God.” – Amen brother!
27. A fresh canvas, an array of paints, and a stack of clean brushes. The beauty really ends there, I’m not much of an artist. But I love trying.
28. Fleece blankets. One can never snuggle up with too many fleece blankets.
29. Autumn colours. God has made everything beautiful in its own time.
30. Laughing until it hurts.
31. Cheese. Cheese is terrific.
32. Old things. I could browse through antique stores for hours and imagine all those items being used in their own time. What a wonderful thing antiques are – leftover pieces of other people’s once-lived lives. What mysteries they hold!
33. The sound of the waves lapping up on the shore. That beautiful sound always brings me back to my childhood at my grandparent’s cottage on Lake Erie. I was blessed with so many wonderful days and fond memories from our Cheerieau cottage.
34. Teapots. They are so cheerful and friendly. Who doesn’t enjoy a nice cup of tea? I wish we did as the English do – break every afternoon for a cup of tea and a good conversation. I think that is a key to a lot of mental saneness right there.
35. Spending money. It’s one of my worst faults. I thoroughly enjoy standing at the checkout and making a purchase. I even enjoy paying online bills. It gives me a thrill to pay for things. It’s horrible. Sometimes I even online shop and just never check out because it gives me a thrill to imagine I’m going to pay for things. Seriously, I have some spending issues.
36. 12:34
37. My best friend Laura & her son Theo. I could just eat him up he is so fantastic. And she is like a sister to me. I love her like my own sister.
38. Getting mail. Every day when I check the mailbox I secretly hope there is something in there for me, from someone, just because. A note or a card, anything that isn’t a bill or an advertisement.
39. Clouds – a beautiful sky is like a smile from God.
40. The quiet that comes after bedtime when the kids behaved and went to sleep. Oh, what a relief.
41. Carving pumpkins. Enough said.
42. Climbing steep stuff on horseback. There is something almost magical about leaning forward, grabbing a fist full of mane, digging your heels down in your stirrups, and giving your complete trust to your horse to get you up safely, knowing if it was just you, you couldn’t do it. It’s exhillerating. There is no proper way to explain it – you have to experience every rush of adrenaline to grasp what I mean. Few things in life thrill me that way.
43. Containers, compartments, and cute little boxes and things.
44. Stampin’ Up! cardstock
45. Sewing. Running fabric through a machine, watching the thread pull it together into a physical object from my creativity, never ceases to entertain me. In the same way, when I want to make something and can’t make it work, it really disappoints me. I really should learn more and try harder, because it is such a rush to make something fantastic.
46. Settling into a good canter. I need to build up my confidence and do that again. Bas has such a beautiful gate, I need to enjoy it more. It’s pure exhilleration.
47. Cozy slippers, a huge, warm, baggy hoodie, flannel pants, a good blanket (not just any blanket!) and a good book or movie. With the candles lit. And the fireplace on. I’m almost euphoric just thinking of it.
48. Creating things. Anything – a purse, a bookmark, a scrapbook page, a pair of pants, an edited photo in Photoshop, a logo, a paper flower… anything. I love to create and invent.
49. Fingernails. I’ve never been happy with my fingernails. I wish I had the money to keep up with gel nails. They are a lot of work but I feel great when my nails look good. And that’s hardly EVER. Isn’t that silly?
50. When I come across great light. I never noticed light before I became a photographer – or at least very rarely. Sometimes I’ll be somewhere and the light is so perfect I just crave my camera and something cool to put in that light.

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