lift my eyes. and my hands.

i keep trying to write up a funny post about how mr. darling's new thing is to come home at night, change into sweats and tuck his t-shirt INTO said pants. just like my dad.

but i'm not in a funny mood. today has been a struggle.and ruth is in a mega-teething phase and isn't sleeping much more than 1.5 hrs at a time at night. and i know that sleep deprivation makes everything seems worse than it is...but i'm having trouble shaking this cloudy mood.

so, here is my list of things i am thankful for...

my sweet family: a husband who adores me. my sweet ruth, who i could not love more if i tried. my parents...two people who are good and kind and love us so much. who show us, by example, what it is to be the hands and feet of Christ. my sister, my best friend. allie, our sweet allie girl.

mr. darling's job. we are so deeply thankful for it. so very grateful.

our home. a house that feels like home to us. our place of refuge from the rest of the world. 

our vehicles. 

the food in our kitchen. 

my Savior. by no means is He last on my list...but He is the reason this list exists. every good and lovely thing in my life is directly from His hand. He is my reason to hope. He is my salvation. my reason for living.