thursday night is it, about half past midnight and here we sit, just soaking in life. joanna is puttering in the kitchen, jonathan sits with ipod in hand and game on pause in order to respond to some question stephen just posed, and i full of love for each one.
our dear friends just threw us a "farewell" party seeing as how we leave only a day from now and it was more than we could have asked for. strings of lights were strewn about as well as lamps for ambience, the table was covered with all different kinds of dip and things to dip, but most importantly all our friends were about the backyard.
of course there was a demand for stephen and i to dance our "first dance" together, too funny, but then they all proceeded to tell stories about us and afirm us for who we are and the impact we have had during our time here. there were giggles of joy and moments of tears, but as we listened and were afirmed i just had the strong sense and felt our heavenly father's pride in us and my heart truly was full.
