It’s been a few days since Matthew left and I have a lot (like a lot, a lot) of feelings about it.

Some okay, some good, a lot not so great.

Like a lot, a lot.

I figure the best thing to do is to focus on the best feeling there is: gratitude.

Here’s everything I’m grateful for right now:

• my parents’ generosity and delighting in my kids
• Jack’s cute new sneakers
• Matthew (shocking, right? I miss him)
• Ella’s imagination
• the French Open
• my dad letting Ella ride on the lawn mower with him
• this picture of Ella riding that lawn mower

• Jack warming up to my parents
• living within 15 minutes of a Chick Fil-A for the fourth house in a row
• finding my long lost “M” necklace in my purse
• Jack finally starting to like food other than bananas and bread
• my sister Olivia
• this blog– seriously, working on it has been such a source of joy and fulfillment

Happy Sunday, everybody.