401. The chance to watch Calli compete at the state track meet and get another PR - 9 feet!
402. An unexpected road trip with Sandy
403. Finding a tasty “hole-in-the-wall” place for lunch in an unfamiliar town
404. Excitement from colleagues, friends and family for Calli’s accomplishments
405. Being able to Skype with Colby while he is in Mexico
406. The huge smile on Colby’s face when we Skype and he talks about how things are going at Niños de Mexico
407. Past connections at Niños de Mexico that remember us
408. Finding a extra hour in the week to spend with Nate & Claire
409. Honesty about difficult things
410. A group of elders full of grace
411. A filled-in sink hole
412. A dog that makes me laugh
413. A long talk with my long-time friend, Suds
414. Making space in the garage
415. Friends with trucks
416. Finding therapy in pulling weeds
417. An unsolicited extra stipend for the extra work I have committed to do, which means my supervisors recognize (I hope) that my extra work has value that they appreciate
418. Graduation parties
419. A long talk with my brother Marv
420. The last day of school!
421. The challenges of making sacrifices at work
422. Finishing the last three clock hours to renew my teaching certificate
423. A “Happy Father’s Day” from Mexico!
424. An awesome Father’s Day card from Calli that reassures me that not everything is what it sometimes seems.
425. Father’s Day encouragement from Sandy.
426. Getting rid of stuff
427. Space in the garage
428. Talking and praying with Calli before leaving for her trip to Niños de Mexico
429. Taking the Niños team to the airport
430. Parent hugs
431. Those that understand that prayer requests for safety are secondary to prayers for changed hearts
432. Friends half our age that don’t treat us like we are old
433. A new child to sponsor and hearing of her enthusiastic response - having my kids in Mexico to tell her personally!
434. Burned beans and over-cooked chicken (because I was distracted by a Skype call from Mexico!)
435. Friends to dream and scheme with - a Walter Mitty night and a trip to Manzanillo?
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