erica danielle

Sunday’s are full of church for us! We get there a little after 8, and walk famished through the door home at 12:30 or later. I love the idea of a lazy Sunday. This was my childhood, golf on tv and everyone laying on the floor of the living room resting. These days I often run errands on Sunday afternoon, as it’s a rare treat for me to not bring kids along on my errands, but when I get to see my family resting my heart is thankful and full. I came home from the grocery store to these two snuggled under a blanket watching a show on the iPad. So so sweet ♥️ xo. edc

Thankful for some margin in life that allowed today to be whatever we wanted. We went into the weekend with no plans, so today I woke up and ran 10 miles with Kate, went on a day date with Sten, and then went to a new park with the family. We are ending the night with homemade deep dish pizza, and a glass of wine. The whole day felt like a “choose your own adventure”, not really knowing what was next until it arrived. I can say that I will sleep good tonight, having had a full day surrounded by all people and things I love, and much time in nature.  xo. edc

Some of my favorites this week:honestly my mind is blanking! It was a a good week, but nothing significant sticks out, besides my time in Rochester yesterday with Lucy. She had a great appointment and although we are going to continue patching, and her pressures rose a little bit, her doctor said she is in the top 20% of congenital cataract patients. So I feel like this is a win!  We went for a special date to Panera afterward, and I’ve just realized that Lucy is someone I enjoy spending time with, so an early morning with my girl felt like a treat rather than a chore. I was remembering those earlier appointments when she was 2 and they’d dialate her eyes and then expect us to sit in the waiting room... those were the tough appointments, now we play hangman to pass the time and chat about school. I’m one lucky mom. Thankful for special time with my girl. We’ve got nothing planned for the weekend which of course makes me excited!  xo. edc. 

Up early this morning in preparation for Lucy’s eye appointment at Mayo. This one feels significant for some reason, because it’s been a while since her last appointment. I remember when we saw the dr. very regularly after her surgery she was around 6weeks old and he said we’d be patching until she’s 6 years old. It was like someone knocked the wind out of me... SIX YEARS? It felt like an eternity. And yet, here we are. Lucy is 6, and I have no idea where the years went. 1 billion patches later, today *might* be the day he tells us she’s done. I find myself praying about it constantly. Knowing ultimately that God has been in control of this situation from the start, I can say without a doubt that I am truly trusting His will. I’ve been trying to get the kids thinking about thankfulness, so each day they have to tell 2 different people 3 new things they’re grateful for, and you know what Lucy said yesterday? “I’m thankful for my vision.” All I could say or I knew I’d burst in to tears:...

I’ve got 10 days to reach one of my 2019 goals which is: run a 5k under 20 mins. I’ve been doing so many treadmill speed workouts this month to try to reach my goal and yesterday I did 2.1 miles at a 6:18 pace sandwiched between a 2 mile w/u and 2 mile c/d. It was hard, but I finished and I felt so thankful that even though I may not reach this goal in November, I WILL soon. I’m not too far off. I can feel myself getting stronger and faster and I’m forever grateful that I have something (running) that i love that gives me so much joy! xo. edc

Today I’m thankful that our whole house slept until 7am. I had one of those nutty days yesterday and it felt so good to restore last night. I woke up this morning ready for a new day! I went to a scripture circle last night and we studied Psalm 23. In unpacking more about verse 2 "He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me besides still waters" I was struck by the fact that the next verse says: "he restores my soul"... It is imperative that we REST before our soul restores. I am continually working on this,  the question that popped into my head was: What if I don't let myself rest in the luxuriousness of the green pasture that Christ offers me? What will I miss if my soul is never restored? What is so important that I can't rest.... answer- NOTHING. What a reminder that rest is vital, and sleeping in this morning felt like the ultimate gift-- something to truly be thankful for. xo edc. 

Today I woke up grateful for Midcurrent. I could say a million things about it, but over the last week while spending time with many women, I feel that the sense of community and belonging it has provided is really something very special. I have found deep friendships, my kids are giddy when it’s Sunday morning and our people are awesome. Yesterday the kids made this sign for Sten at Midcurrent Kids downstairs and it was just such a reminder to me that we are doing it! We’ve started a church and people come! God is good! Also, how cute is this girl???? xo. edc.