Tuesday, 30 April 2013

1601-1610

1601. A beautiful sunset.
1602. The chance to enjoy it.
1603. Stanley Spencer.
1604. Stephen Cottrel.
1605. Growing friendships.
1606. Medical advances.
1607. A day with both girls in school.
1608. No tears at bedtime.
1609. Daisies.
1610. Faithful One, so unchanging.

Monday, 29 April 2013

1591-1600

1591. A full house again.
1592. Respite here.
1593. Baby doctors.
1594. Gnocchi.
1595. Girl Guides playing games.
1596. Creative people.
1597. Rest.
1598. Breath.
1599. Safety.
1600. Trust.

Sunday, 28 April 2013

1581 - 1590

1581. Wheelchair access.
1582. Friendly faces in crowded spaces.
1583. One to one time with A.
1584. Safe haven for Mog.
1585. Duck races.
1586. God my Rock.
1587. The theology of small children.
1588. Furniture in the Barns.
1589. Never Once.
1590. Shared memories.

Saturday, 27 April 2013

1571-1580

1571. Refuge.
1572. Peace.
1573. Fresh beginnings. Again and again.
1574. Hail.
1575. Communication.
1576. Understanding.
1577. Closeness.
1578. Faith.
1579. Jesus.
1580. Salvation.

Friday, 26 April 2013

1561-1570

1561. Spring.
1562. Air conditioning.
1563. Ice cream vans.
1564. Healing.
1565. Company.
1566. Strength in weakness.
1567. Bacon, Brie, and cranberries.
1568. Goats.
1569. Cotswold villages.
1570. Paracetamol.

Tia

Thursday, 25 April 2013

1551-1560

1551. Clean water.
1552. Warm water.
1553. Comfortable chairs.
1554. Electricity.
1555. Help.
1556. Jehovah Jireh.
1557. Friends as mad as I am.
1558. Solemn speeches by small girls.
1559. Mercy new every morning.
1560. Strength to face the day.

Wednesday, 24 April 2013

1541-1550

1541. Community nurses.
1542. School nurses.
1543. Hospice nurses.
1544. Play specialists.
1545. Children's counsellors.
1546. Working suction pumps.
1547. Oxygen.
1548. Support.
1549. Sleep.
1550. Snuggles.

Tia

Tuesday, 23 April 2013

1531-1540

1531. Delicious home cooked food, home cooked by someone else.
1532. Friends to eat it with.
1533. More laughing. Always laughing.
1534. Sitters unphased by breathing machines and seizures.
1535. Matt Redman.
1536. Forgiveness. Constant forgiveness.
1537. Finding pathways through the wilderness.
1538. Love.
1539. Understanding.
1540. Peace after exhaustion.

Monday, 22 April 2013

1521-1530

1521. A full house once again.
1522. Effective medication.
1523. Cuddles.
1524. A mild evening.
1525. Girls cooking.
1526. Watching teamwork in action.
1527. A girl's love for her dog.
1528. Breathing space.
1529. Big thinks.
1530. Bumpers.

Saturday, 20 April 2013

1511-1520

1511. Friendship.
1512. Honesty.
1513. Openness
1514. God.
1515. New Wine.
1516. Hope.
1517. Mourning.
1518. Sunshine over water.
1519. Bouncing dogs.
1520. Love.

Friday, 19 April 2013

1501-1510

1501. Road trips with a friend.
1502. Seafood by the sea.
1503. Seagulls.
1504. Potteries.
1505. People watching (and listening).
1506. Comfy beds.
1507. Silliness.
1508. Peace.
1509. Plans for tomorrow.
1510. Lamb with onion marmalade.

Thursday, 18 April 2013

1491-1500

1491. Warm sunshine.
1492. Pink blossom
1493. Wild wind.
1494. Blue sky.
1495. An empty house.
1496. Silly giggles from a sleepy girl.
1497. Sunset over Oxford.
1498. Treats ahead.
1499. Soda farls.
1500. My God who gave me all of these.

Wednesday, 17 April 2013

1481-1490

1481. Loopy loopy cats.
1482. Friends who bring coffee.
1483. Friends who can make a social evening out of a lengthy phone call.
1484. Imagination.
1485. Forgiveness.
1486. Plans for a weekend.
1487. Daffodils which smell of lilies.
1488. A's determination to succeed.
1489. Bacon and onion pasta.
1490. Managers who want to make it better.

1471-1480

Sunday, 14 April 2013

1461-1470

1461. Words.
1462. Smiles.
1463. Eye contact.
1464. Shared tasks.
1465. Companionship.
1466. Restoration.
1467. Big tall beautiful daffodils.
1468. Sunshine.
1469. Cornbread.
1470. Support.

Friday, 12 April 2013

1451-1460

1451. Safe journeys home.
1452. Happy well fed cats.
1453. My own bed.
1454. Chapter books.
1455. Dreams.
1456. Good health.
1457. More memories made.
1458. My own familiar kitchen, with nice big mugs.
1459. Clean sheets which smell of my own washing liquid.
1460. Eggs.

Thursday, 11 April 2013

1441-1450

1441. Panoramic artistically designed vistas.
1442. Meandering rivers.
1443. Sheep in a car park.
1444. Celeriac and potatoes.
1445. Giggly children.
1446. Derbyshire oatcakes.
1447. Helpful tour guides.
1448. Passing points on narrow roads.
1449. Takeaway tea cups.
1450. Fine drizzle.

Wednesday, 10 April 2013

1431-1440

1431. Dogs with bouncy balls.
1432. Chickens laying eggs on walls.
1433. Not meeting traffic on ridiculously narrow roads.
1434. Eating lunch outside.
1435. Friends holding hands.
1436. A spare button.
1437. Jelly babies.
1438. Trees in blossom.
1439. Derelict Halls
1440. Peaks and valleys and dry stone walls.

1421-1430

1421. Curious lambs.
1422. Friendly ducks.
1423. Burgeoning friendship between a toddler and a bigger girl.
1424. Daffodils and snowdrops and primroses.
1425. Wobbly very baby lambs.
1426. Wibbledy wobbledy roads over the moors.
1427. Cheese and wine.
1428. Sleeping settled children.
1429. Views views views.
1430. Cosy stoves with nest-free chimneys.

Monday, 8 April 2013

1411-1420

1411. Empty roads.
1412. Easy driving.
1413. Pat the Sat.
1414. Friendly hosts.
1415. Lovely friends.
1416. Homemade bread.
1417. Awesomely spectacularly wonderfully amazingly stunning scenery.
1418. "God is very very very clever to make it so pretty."
1419. Being here this week when the snow is a memory and a collection of drifts, not an impassable barrier.
1420. Hungry lambs.

Sunday, 7 April 2013

1401-1410

1401. Walking outside without a coat.
1402. A big sister enjoying winding up her littler sister again.
1403. Nail varnish tart.
1404. Sweet smelling soap.
1405. Organising towers.
1406. The Twits.
1407. Successful bedtime negotiations.
1408. Family projects.
1409. Giggles.
1410. Clean fresh ironed clothes.

Friday, 5 April 2013

1391-1400

1391. Respite nurses
1392. Three child free hours.
1393. Dorothy Perkins.
1394. Reading Roald Dahl aloud.
1395. The ability to bring pleasure through very small actions.
1396. Community.
1397. Connections.
1398. Comfortable shoes.
1399. Long distance friendships.
1400. Olive bread.

Thursday, 4 April 2013

1381-1390

1381. Support.
1382. Respite staff who clearly, genuinely, delight in my girls.
1383. Carers with chickens.
1384. Tchaikovsky to fall asleep by.
1385. Happy purry cats.
1386. Help with the difficult questions.
1387. Structure even on holiday day.
1388. Tired children.
1389. Carers who like sorting things out.
1390. Warm radiators.

Tuesday, 2 April 2013

1371-1380

1371. Slow mornings.
1372. Party food leftovers.
1373. Fromage Fort.
1374. An abundance of supplies.
1375. Temperatures reaching double figures.
1376. Extra pairs of hands.
1377. Patient children.
1378. Friends.
1379. Iridescent fish tails.
1380. Sun-warmed washing.

Monday, 1 April 2013

1361-1370

1361. Grandad with strong arms.
1362. Foam karve seating with wide cushions.
1363. Strong seatbelts.
1364. Helpful passersby.
1365. Sheltered gardens.
1366. Hot tea.
1367. Family days.
1368. Beautiful views.
1369. Impressive cascades.
1370. Capability Brown.