#God uses the loveliest gentlest most loving ways to say: stop moping and being afraid!! there are still beautiful things!!

[thebirdandhersong]

Goodness list (THANK YOU @magpie-trove​ for posting yours—this is a wonderful exercise in gratitude and joy! Something I sorely needed to engage in this week!):

EXCELLENT weather today! Warm and breezy and full of sun :)

having had a rather wobbly sleep schedule this week, I was not thrilled about getting up at 6:30am today, so I prayed for strength to get me through transit and the rest of the day. And i made it through the day!

earlier this week, my Ancient Greek professor prefaced the lecture by telling us that she’d watched Paddington over the weekend to unwind and Highly Recommended It because it made her happy (and that’s called Taste)

my Greek mythology prof prefacing HIS lecture with—”We’re going to talk about geography a little bit today, and by a little bit I mean all day” sdlf;j sl;kfdjs (and then he DID) (I didn’t understand most of it but it was GREAT)

ate lunch on a bench (missed doing that)

Mama sat me down and very gently told me that she would support whatever decision I made (Re: work stuff) and that first and foremost I should pray about it and then go from there, and also that

finished listening to The Scarlet Pimpernel on the bus today and had SUCH a good time. The Drama! the Romance! the Adventure! I love Marguerite and I love Percy.

the kind janitor lady who unlocked an empty classroom for me so that I didn’t have to attend online class in the hall :’)

I was thinking about how much walking I’ve had to do this week, but the bright side of that is: good exercise, good for health, good for circulation!

going to the thrift store and finding a TON of nearly-new board books and picture books for the Sunday School shelves!! I was just starting to think about how I’d go about buying books to replace the really old and beaten-up denizens of our Sunday School shelves, and it was such a blessing to find All the Good Stuff in one go (you know, the classics: Curious George, Nutbrown Hare, Peter Rabbit, Dr. Seuss, Amelia Bedelia, etc. etc.)

also finding a copy of Ginger Pye for Muffin (which she’s been wanting to read, and which was also in very good condition!), a copy of Ballet Shoes ($6CAD..... and it was hardcover and illustrated. A Good Deal!!), and one of my required reading books (which was half the price it is at the store) and also a copy of The Last Unicorn in nearly-new quality........ I don’t know who left their collection of good books at the thrift store, but God bless ‘em

YOU SIGNED UP FOR THIS!!! (LOVE this album) (love Maisie) (still can’t believe this is the same girl whose videos I watched years ago)

one email I received this week from an aunt from church was signed ‘love you!’ :’O

Tomorrow is my Sabbath day (according to my coworkers: our work is church work and our roles on Sunday technically counts as work, so we still need to properly observe the Sabbath, and Absolutely Cannot work seven days a week)

good songs from this week: Helicopter (Maisie Peters), Mr. Perfectly Fine and Hey Stephen and Back to December and Forever & Always, How I Know (Dodie Clark), Maria (from West Side Story), AND IL MONDO ERA VUOTO MY BELOVED

Muffin gave me a hug today. Always something to celebrate!

the frenzied plot bunnies that have been occupying the backyard of my mind

seeing Magpie’s thoughts and ideas for her story on my dash!

Rebekah’s Psmith Pseptember posts!! :D

and also called-kept and Magpie’s Miraculous Ladybug posts, and Grace’s Alice posts......... my to-watch list grows exponentially each week sf;l kjflksd

ALL of you. Thank you so much for your encouragement and for your prayers :) 

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