Welcome to Litsy!

It‘s #5JoysFriday! A few things that brought me joy this week:
1. Sponsoring a friend‘s daughter for her school‘s Cow Chip Bingo fundraiser…which is exactly what it sounds like 🐄💩😂
2. My husband‘s piano service on Tuesday: https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=507414335322377&id=100068063869927...
3. Book haul!
4. Our heat wave finally broke on Wednesday 🎉
5. My creative writing group starting up again after a summer break

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🎶A trip to the Hollywood Bowl with my husband & one of my best friends, for the annual John Williams concert 💜
👩‍💻Several big job applications turned in this week (maybe relief rather than joy!)
🦆Adorable tiny ducklings at the park
🍊Months ago, we froze bags & bags of tangerine slices from our trees. These bring me joy on hot days!
📚My library summer reading prize! Tote bag, 3 ARCs, water bottle, book light, and hand sanitizer

Happy Birthday to the Dalai Lama!

July‘s #Roll100 picks look like an emotional roller coaster.

#5JoysFriday

1. A Quiet Day (retreat) at my church on Saturday
2. My husband‘s jazz combo on Sunday was 🔥 (unfortunately so was the weather so we had to move inside!)
3. Photos of Ely, Cambridgeshire from a photographer I follow (📷 Veronica in the Fens)
4. A great interview for the spiritual direction program I‘ve applied to
5. An encouraging and freeing meeting with my spiritual director

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My carrots and radishes are sprouting!

I read a book in 4 days, haven't done that in a long time.

Am watching once upon a time

My new shampoo is working okay

New birds near my house

It‘s been a really busy week, but I have to get my #5JoysFriday post in before Friday is gone!

1. Visiting with family: my sister & 2 of her kids are in town (pictured: my sister with her sweet grandbaby—my grand-niece!)
2. Dinner and great conversation catching up with two long-time friends
3. A beautiful, rich time of spiritual direction training yesterday & today (pictured: larkspur seed pod from a nature reflection today)
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Started my seed trays
Nearly done weeding
Will be starting a new author soon
Am running book awards and #autumncomfortswap
Finding more time to feed my soul
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#5JoysFriday
🙏🏼 I was on the waitlist for a spiritual direction course, and a spot opened up
🍎 Plans for an NYC trip with one of my best friends
🎹 My husband‘s piano service—much needed peace after a rough day
🍣 Sharing sushi after helping good friends pack for their upcoming move—bittersweet!
🎶 New album from Over the Rhine in my inbox today—a delightful surprise, since I preordered ages ago!
📚 Bonus: Library book haul!

📚A great IRL book club meeting on Sunday
💐Roses and larkspur from the garden
📚BookSpin Day!
👒Starting Vol. 1 of L.M. Montgomery‘s journals
🦘The news that this weekend my niece gets to help transport a baby wallaby from the Tampa Zoo back to the zoo where she works in Kentucky