lingering...

1. your face... in the sunshine...
2. upper michigan waterfalls
3. holland, mi... living by the freshwater sea
4. msu tailgating
5. a message in a bottle
6. blowing a kiss to someone you love & have them send one back...
7. snow globes
8. heart shaped petosky stones
9. ice glistening on trees in the morning sunshine following an ice storm
10. holding hands... always...

p.s. i still hold your hand in mine... in mine when i'm asleep... :'(

due diligence...

1. braille
2. sign language
3. oatmeal w/pure maple syrup
4. flying a kite on the beach
5. "i 'heart'___" stickers... t-shirts... logos...
6. buddha
7. going for a walk in the woods
8. glitter dust floating around me in the air... beautiful!
9. paulo coelho quotes, books & inspiration
10. FAITH

the way i see it... #58
"I have faith. Faith in our wondrous capacity for hope and good, love and trust, healing and forgiveness. Faith in the blessing of our infinite ability to wonder, question, pray, feel, think and learn. I have faith. Faith in the infinite possibilities of the human spirit." - James Brown; Emmy-winning sportscaster and co-host of FOX NFL Sunday.

fervent...

1. butterscotchies :)
2. dill pickles
3. chanel no.5 elixir
4. french presses & their silky smooth coffee
5. penguin cocktail shakers
6. villeroy and boch dinnerware
7. crate & barrel catalogs
8. the red tree changing colors in the distance
9. intertwined legs and hands with 'someone special'
10. unconditional love

benevolent...

1. finding a hundred dollar bill on the ground... and then giving it to the church :)
2. walking down the pier @sunset
3. jumping on a trampoline
4. summertime
5. fresh baked apple crisp w/caramel and ice cream
6. knowing someone misses me
7. napping in front of the fireplace on a chilly afternoon
8. wishing on shooting stars :)
9. talking for hours about absolutely nothing
10. playing & rolling around in the fallen leaves

believe...

1. fishing alongside my dad
2. when the boy smiles
3. "ctrl alt delete"
4. second chances
5. loads of mischief ;)*
6. twister
7. legacys & legends
8. lava lamps
9. breathing someone's being in with beautiful kisses
10. living in the moment

inimitable...

1. NOT being a creature of habit!!!
2. mr. bubbles
3. scrubbing bubbles :)
4. diet 7up
5. hourglasses
6. roy lichtenstein
7. hello kittY
8. sulking away in a bookstore...
9. coach umbrellas, matching scarfs & wellies
10. ballet costumes

unconventional...

1. designing logos
2. cookbooks
3. zebras
4. snorkeling aruba
5. chocolate dipped strawberries
6. carmel apples (hand dipped gourmet… yummmmmyyyyy and beautiful!)
7. new moons
8. norma jean baker... aka marilyn monroe
9. watching fred astaire dance... knowing his work ethic - admirable!
10. chambord & champagne

loved...

1. one love
2. blueberries
3. pepperidge farm mint milanos
4. old hardwood floors
5. grand central station, nyc
6. holiday cooking & special family recipes handed down from generation to generation...
7. the genuine kindness of a blessed friend sent only from God; thank you david coyotl!
8. chinese for lunch in a quite booth tucked away w/hot ginger tea... lovely!
9. james blunt
10. a kitty condo... made by my father... :) loved!

extraordinary...

1. knowing Christ... personally... without a doubt
2. jelly bellies... jelly belly machine :)
3. dane cook
4. a super friend who acquired dane cook tx for me... GREATFUL!!!
5. wrapping christmas presents
6. having lunch with janel & jenny (j3), buddy jewel and trace adkins... then taking a photo w/them, montgomery gentry & chris cagle... say cheeseeee!!! :)
7. zion united methodist church, my town, ionia, mi
8. jet setting...
9. caché dresses
10. dune grass front lawns

pliant...

1. peacock feathers
2. the black hills & badlands, sd
3. swimming pool slides/water parks
4. writing a beautiful song
5. empire state building & riding the freaky elevator to get to the top
6. authentic cowboy boots & hats
7. beautiful & creative graffiti walls
8. ryman auditorium, nashville, tn... acoustics sound amazingly beautiful there!!!
9. gummy bears... gummy worms... gummy cherries :)
10. the famed/sports illustrated "toilet paper toss" - central michigan university 1987

sequestered...

1. radio interviews
2. lombard street, san fransisco, ca
3. palm trees
4. beeswax candles (handmade by my grandmother)
5. the smell of my grandmother's house (memory)
6. developing film in a darkroom
7. michael jordan (watching him play in person... awe-inspiring!)
8. vip rooms
9. one room schoolhouses... having been able to attend one of the last remaining in michigan - BLESSED!
10. superhero undies!!!

striking...

1. lighthouses; photographing, researching, writing abt
2. lightning
3. bald eagles... in grand haven, mi
4. ludington, mi... little sable, big sable, ludington light...
5. twix candy bars... w/coffee for breakfast :)
6. chanel lipstick
7. black patent leather... boots & bags :)
8. todd reed photography
9. haunted houses
10. seal

ardent...

1. saved love letters
2. cootie catchers
3. care packages (sending & receiving)
4. chimineas
5. stocking stuffers
6. chilled fat bastard chardonnay
7. stark white calla lilies
8. stretch armstrong
9. yoga
10. a kitty's buzzing... w/so much love & joy they whistle... :)

cherished...

1. the kitty's christmas mouse toys (in my pocket) :)*
2. pomegranates
3. pistachio nuts & shells
4. barn cats
5. train tracks under the Christmas Tree
6. holstein cows
7. holly hobby dolls & memory of my lil girl holly hobby pj gown… so sweet :)
8. u turns
9. little house on the prairie
10. the memory of Sunday afternoon drives… riding in the back of my dad’s pickup truck on a couch mattress with my sisters and brother… enjoying beautiful hilly back country roads… no seat belts… :P … just pure adventure…

svelte...

1. jack in the box :)
2. birch trees
3. iron scrollwork
4. henrik zetterberg
5. root beer floats
6. castles
7. slow dancing
8. homemade popcorn (puffmais)
9. cracker jack prizes
10. limbo… winning!!! … on rollarskates!!! ;)*

awesometude…

1. unexpectedly finding money in a pocket
2. natural heart shapes… anywhere… in anything…
3. camping on the beach
4. half moon bay, Jamaica
5. mango mimosas on a sunday morning for no reason at all
6. champagne by the fireplace after exchanging christmas gifts
7. the sound & scent of woodwick candles
8. collectible christmas ornaments
9. margaritas
10. chicken fajitas

stirring...

1. the break in the clouds
2. skinny caramel macchiatos
3. wind chimes
4. spare tires
5. people who stop and help you put on your spare tire :)
6. tool boxes
7. old cemeteries & unique beautiful tombstones
8. skeleton keys
9. beach stones
10. gennady spirin

creative...

1. the brilliant beauty of fall leaf colors changing
2. raspberry pie
3. purple
4. sketching in charcoal
5. copper harbor, mi
6. top podium position
7. designing web sites and logos
8. treadmills
9. my dad... just the way he is...
10. people who smile back

unruffled...

1. my cross necklace... "the cross" God’s way of saying, "love wins."
2. cobblestone muffins
3. caramel apple & cherry vanilla pie
4. nooma videos
5. bubble baths
6. kid's watermelon shampoo
7. johnny cash
8. my sister nellie
9. outdoor hot springs pool @chateau fairmont; banff springs, canada
10. pub burgers

benevolent...

1. goalie position; floor hockey 5th grade
2. 8oz glass bottles of coca cola & sprite
3. the greek alphabet
4. carousels; for their nostalgia and just enjoying them w/my nieces & nephews :)
5. swinging bridges
6. bluebird café… on stage… singing alongside Janel and Jenny ~ J3 my original; Full Circle
7. fisherman's wharf, san francisco, ca
8. gus macker lowell, mi/belding, mi
9. receiving mvp honors
10. michigan state university (department of advertising ’03)

aligned...

1. tigers in lakeland, fl spring training
2. eve of milady gowns
3. jim dine
4. the genuine super-furry wool rug that I love to sink my toes into each morning
5. singing @Ernest Tubb Record Shop, broadway, nashville, tn
6. spinning a vase on a potter's wheel... the feel of the clay in my hands
7. parallel laced shoes
8. mechanical bulls
9. pub-crawling mackinac island
10. bonfires on the beach!!!

wildflower...

1. david beckham
2. old barns that appear are about to tip over
3. cider mills
4. carving pumpkins for halloween
5. pumpkin seeds toasted after carving
6. seafood lasagna
7. memorized scripture that comes naturally forthright when needed most
8. military time
9. sorting m&ms by color before eating em! :)
10. wildflowers