Looking up

So with this whole "Thankfulness List" one thing I've noticed myself doing is looking up a lot more.  The Psalmist writes that "the heavens declare the glory of God"  and it's amazing how true that is.  In looking up I've seen sunsets that the most talented human artist couldn't portray with all the paint in the world. Even a photographer couldn't capture the changing colors as the sun sinks below the horizon and a videographer could not replicate the grandeur of an entire sky.  I've seen the sunrise pour light into a sleeping world wakening the deep green of trees and causing the still water to glisten.  I've seen that perfect blue of a clear afternoon with the softest white clouds.  I've seen stars beyond number that remind of God's promise to Abraham.  I've seen the peaceful sky split by lightening showing the power of the Almighty God that ordains the path of that incredible bolt. 

There's so much that can be seen looking up.  So much that can cause a heart ot wonder. When I consider that underneath that sky I am but a speck and yet the Lord who paints the sky came and lived looking up at it Himself.  He came and died as the sun He created and set it that sky was covered in darkeness.  He came in humility to pay the price for my sinful rebellion.  The thought that the God who made a sky that declares His glory so clearly chose to love me even though I fail to declare His glory so often fills my heart with thankfulness and wonder. 

Multi-tasking Fail :)

Ha ha so I've been sitting here for a bit thinking about what to write as an intro to this edition of "The List"  and I've discovered writer's block :)  It probably wasn't a great idea to Blog while watching Psych, or while listening to Pandora, or while going through old pictures for a video project.  So rather than turn of the radio and focus (I can't pause a good song)  Here's today's portion of the list without introduction :)
566.  Sound of volleyball hits
567.  Nakita visits
568.  Joy running free
569.  Little girl balancing on a curb
570.  White blossoms
571.  Clutched baby hands
572.  Rusty tool boxes
573.  Garbage bags with handles
574.  The explaination of love in 1 Corinthians 13
575.  Worn pewter
576.  Bent paper clips
577.  Basil flavored olive oil
578.  Imitation crab
579.  Thick blades of grass with separated puddles of glistening dew
580.  Water condensing on a cold glass
581.  Frayed edges of fabric
582.  Orange mini flower pots
583.  Being reminded to be thankful
584.  Zesty Onion ring dip
585.  Winding roads
586.  Old maps
587.  Bright Red garage doors
588.  Funnel Cake
589.  White edged leaves
590.  Solomon's accents
591.  Talented Acrobats
592.  Siberian tigers
593.  Organic Nighty night tea with lime and honey
594.  Philly Cheesesteak
595.  Electric outlets
596.  Yellow plums
597.  Asiago pretzel toasted in a Panini press
598.  Raspberry mocha with whipped cream
599.  Copper colored tile floors
600.  Lake Erie filling the horizon
601.  Clydesdale horses with braided manes
602.  Cardboard cup sleeve
603.  Reflexes

Glimpses of Eternity

Today is laundry day :)  Usually Mondays are laundry day, but Monday was crazy busy and thus Thursday is now invaded with laundry.  I must say I'm not the best at keeping up with chores laundry included I just seem to be an expert at coming up with a wide variety of other things to stand gaurd between me and those mundane chores that manage eventually to pile up to the point that they can no longer be ignored.  Even though I don't exactly enjoy doing laundry there is that moment when I open the dryer door and the scent of lavendar fabric softener fills my breath and I reach in a drawn out the soft, clean pile of warm clothing that is just blissful.  .  . when noticed.  It's amazing how many moments there are in the middle of the most usual activities that when seen as planned gifts from a loving Lord are glimpses of eternity.

534.  Heart shaped leaf
535.  Iron supplements
536.  Janitors
537.  Colored pencils
538.  Harmonicas
539.  Curry Powder
540.  Pillows
541.  Golden skies
542.  Unexpected encouraging words
543.  Pink edges on ominous gray clouds
544.  V8 Juice
545.  Invitations
546.  Carved wood
547.  Purple glass
548.  Distant stars
549.  Globular clusters
550.  Being able to picture funny things described by others
551.  Mosaic designs
552.  Whispering wind
553.  Remembering to look up
554.  Stranger who gave me a coupon for bleach\
555.  BJ's Samples
556.  Kosher salt
557.  Handwritten letters
558.  Warm laundry
559.  Comfy sandals
560.  Mommy pretending to garden  during stealth operations
561.  Fresh squeezed lime juice  
562.  Having the same ringtone as someone nearby
563.  Shared recipes
564.  Friends who are like family
565.  Compassion

Confessions of an Information Junkie

Those of you who know me probably know that I am an information junkie. I like to know stuff and living at this point in history means that if there's something I decide I want to know I can just Google it. And of course I am constantly Googling things like where certain words come from, what major battles were turning points in wars fought long ago, why napping at work is beneficial, and an abundance of other things. Spending a week at camp last month without my phone on I didn't miss Facebook or texting or any of that social networking stuff, I missed having answers at my finger tips.
The thing is in this life There are things that happen with out a clear reason why. And it's so tempting to think that we need answers, to believe that we have to know why in order to accept the trial. However the Lord doesn't always tell us the why behind what He does. He calls us instead to trust that He knows what He is doing.
Deuteronomy 29:29 says "The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law." We won't always know why, we often won't know why because the secret things belong to the Lord, but we can trust Him in those things because He is OUR God. The Lord does not always let us see the reasons why hard times come, but He promises to love His people and we can trust the reasons why to Him. Our part is to continue to walk obediently in the things He has revealed to us. Sometimes even the information junkie has to lay aside the need for answers and rest in the arms of the Almighty God who is the only thing we really need.

506. Freckles
507. Mud covered monster truck
508. Viking blue bridges
509. Astro Van
510. Becker blue bottles
511. Finger nails
512. Firm grasp
513. Whales
514. Being fearfully and wonderfully made
515. Knitting together
516. People of God
517. Cluttered tables
518. Overflowing bookcases
519. Amazing grace how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me
520. Orange tomatoes
521. Light reflecting of the guitar
522. Tuned strings
523. Thumb tacks
524. Beads
525. Slivered Moon
526. Xylophone
527. Magazine clippings
528. Juicy sweet watermelon
529. Fancy cheese
530. Guitar guys
531. God's protection
532. The waves and winds still know His voice who ruled them while He dwelt below
533. "I will be your God and you will be My people"

Half-way

So if the goal is 1,000 gifts then with today's entry I am more than half way there.  It really hasn't taken very long for this list to grow and it's already helped me focus so much more on the Lord who pours out blessings in abudence.  I saw a shirt at Kingdom Bound this weekend with a picture of the lucky charms cereal guy on it that said "I'm not lucky or charmed I'm blessed"  How true that is, the good things in my life have a source they're not the result of random chance, magic spells or karma they're result of a loving Father looking at me and saying "This is the good I'm going to do because I love you"  Sometimes those good things are easily identifiable and sometimes the things that are best for me hurt, but all of it comes from a God who loves me and is drawing me more and more to Himself.

419.  Wikipedia
420.  Coffee lids
421.  Storm Clouds clearing
422.  Finding the way
423.  Scenic detours
424.  Antique cars
425.  Celtic Music
426.  Bagpipes
427.  Cellos
428.  Sliced Tomato
429.  Smell of bacon
430.  Knowing God hears
431.  French Celtic music
432.  Light times
433.  Eyes to see Your praises
434.  Dew covered grass
435.  Sunlight streaming through thick woods
436.  Being able to read
437.  Rhythm of a beating heart
438.  Accountability
439.  Meeting goals
440.  Swedish fish
441.  8 o'clock team arriving
442.  Backyard Fire pits
443.  Kiddie pools
444.  Pasta salad with radiator noodles
445.  Cumin
446.  Adjectives
447.  Crunchy celery
448.  Slap bracelets
449.  White thread
450.  Green springy decorations
451.  Jean capris
452.  Cargo pockets
453.  Buttons
454.  Baby blue shirts
455.  "The only thing that's good in me is Jesus"
456.  Church picnic
457.  Lilies overwhelming the traffic circle
458.  Koinania
459.  Stone quarries
460.  Babbling brooke
461.  Tents
462.  Up close thunder and lightening
463.  Mist
464.  Sculpted fountains
465.  Free flip flops
466.  Everything bagels
467.  Free Monk bread
468.  Walkie Talkie guy
469.  Carousel horses
470.  Cobblestones
471.  Gardeners
472.  Clean showers
473.  Drinking rain water
474.  Sign language interepreters
475.  Running into old friends
476.  Seeing VBS kids who are all grown up and are still serving the Lord
477.  Oreo ice cream
478.  Ice cold water
479.  Sun Showers
480.  Tote bags
481.  Flood lights
482.  Bands warming up
483.  Making melody
484.  Conga drums
485.  In-line skater ministry
486.  Berets
487.  Penguin stickers
488.  Raised hands
489.  "Better is one day in Your courts than thousands elsewhere"
490.  Wristbands
491.  Sea lions
492.  Various gifts
493.  "This is where the healing begins"
494.  "It's not about what I've done, but what's been done for me"
495.  "You must be really bad because Jesus had to die for you, but you must be really loved because Jesus cared enough to die for you"
496.  "You are who You are no matter where I am"
497.  Safe travels
498.  Being born where the truth is
499.  Blisters that show full days
500.  My own bed
501.  "I'm not lucky or charmed I'm blessed"
502.  Artichokes
503.  Velcro
504.  Well played violins
505.  Afternoon coffee

Busy, busy shockingly busy

Well last night was pretty busy with Youth group, good conversation and all that great stuff.  Work today was busy today too so the addition to the list is a bit shorter than normal, but its not because I wasn't thankful it's because I didn't have time to stop and write :)  The great thing about thankfulness is we don't have to break from life to be thankful,  God created our brain in such a way that we can think about more than one thing at a time!!!!  We are fully able to thank God for blessings as they roll in without missing anything.  Verses that talk about praying without ceasing, rejoicing always and giving thanks at all times can be so overwhelming because the cares of this world take up so much space in my mind, but when I trust God to take care of all that it frees my thoughts to think on Him more and more. 

405.  Clay Pots
406.  Bookcases
407.  Cedar Chips
408.  Memorable scars
409.  Catching mistakes early
410.  Team Timothy Updates
411.  Youth group kickball and basketball
412.  Thankful people
413.  Lingering scent of perfume
414.  Psalm a day Blog
415.  Pudding snacks
416.  Roasted vegetables
417.  Hand made afghans
418.  Open tables

Rejoice in the Lord always and AGAIN I say Rejoice!!!

So as this list gets longer there are more and more times I catch myself starting to add something and then going "Wait that's on the list already!"  It seems that the things we can praise the Lord for often aren't things that happen just once, but things that happen over, and over and over again.  Sometime it can be easy to lose the wonder at those reoccurring blessings.  Yet isn't the beautiful sunrise this morning just as much reason to praise the Lord as the life time of sunrises before it?  Can't the crunchy leaves on the ground today bring as much delight as they did yesterday?  Should not the crash of thunder bring the same awe of it's Maker as every crash of thunder before it?  I think of the Psalmist writing "Restore unto me the joy of my salvation" and can't help but think that I so often have little joy not because the blessings of God have lessened, but because I get used to them.  May I never get used to the grace He pours out in abundance, but constantly be in wonder of the Almighty God of the Universe's love for a wretch like me!!!

341.  Night vision
342.  Old man's hat
343.  Sunlight streaming through windows
344.  Lengthening shadows
345.  Crunching leaves
346.  Telephone poles
347.  Flying seeds
348.  Buttercups
349.  Glint of setting sun off electric towers
350.  Pine Cones
351.  Pine needles scattered across the ground
352.  Scent of pine sap
353.  The Pines in Idaho :)
354.  New discoveries
355.  Picnic shelter by the creek
356.  Red berries
357.  Low hanging branches
358.  Cast iron lamp post
359.  Chronicles of Narnia
360.  Creek side path
361.  Well placed wooden benches
362.  Call of the peepers
363.  Dead trees
364.  Rippling rings in still water
365.  Tall grass brushing against my skin
366.  Abrupt bends in trees
367.  Grass growing through cracked pavement
368.  Wooden steps leading to water
369.  White pillars
370.  Stone walls
371.  Darting white moth
372.  Hearing unknown languages
373.  Click of metal hitting pavement
374.  Illumination of a street lamp
375.  Scuffing across asphalt
376.  The resurrection
377.  Tired muscles
378.  God's steadfast love
379.  Mixed nuts
380.  Baby trees
381.  Good memory (for the most part)
382.  Toilet paper
383.  Curling ribbons
384.  Flyer making software
385.  Orange cat on orange bedspread
386.  Tight harmony
387.  May Your mercy run rampant let it ravage my soul
388.  Shampoo
389.  Conditioner
390.  ".    .    . God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world that we should be holy and blameless before Him.   .    ."
391.  Answered prayer
392.  Faithful leaders
393.  Brave soldiers
394.  God's Word is sweeter than honey
395.  Grandpa's Cheesebarn honey
396.  "When I look at Your heavens the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place, what is man that You are mindful of him, and the son of man that You care for him?"
397.  Encouraging friends
398.  Crystal clear blue skies
399.  Broken water balloons
400.  Riches of grace lavished upon us
401.  Gecko climbing the wall
402.  Buttery popcorn
403.  Alaskan pencil
404.  Scooters

Two days worth :)

And the list goes on.   .     .  In everything give thanks :)

274.  Evening walks in the hood
275.  Children playing
276.  Lilac skies
277.  Stained glass
278.  White bark
279.  Queen Anne's lace
280.  Music in the distance
281.  Paths through the woods
282.  Chirping crickets
283.  Snapping twigsGod's
284.  Dusk
285.  When Irish eyes are smiling
286.  Hopping robins
287.  Shower curtain of blessings
288.  Fresh juicy cantaloupe
289.  Sleeping in
290.  Funny stories
291.  Emmanuel God with us
292.  Lord's Day
293.  Standing firm
294.  Lightning bugs
295.  God's promises
296.  God's people singing of His greatness
297.  Like minded believers
298.  Bottled water
299.  The Psalms
300.  Corn on the cob
301.  Jr Church kids
302.  Eager servants
303.  Butterfly flitting among echinacea flowers
304.  Leroy the tiny toad
305.  Riverside docks
306.  Painted sky over River Lea
307.  Monkey bars
308.  Boardwalk at the beach
309.  Index cards
310.  Absolute truth
311.  The LORD is near to those who have a broken heart and saves such as have a contrite spirit
312.  "If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land." 2 Chronicles 7:14
313.  Clean socks
314.  Acts of Kindness
315.  Thunderstorms
316.  Blankets
317.  Small world moments
318.  Laundry machines
319.  Vacuum cleaners
320.  Finding change
321.  Chipped paint
322.  My Lion isn't safe, tame or cuddly but His fierce love is good.
323.  Red blossoms
324.  Google maps
325.  Automatic doors
326.  Love never fails
327.  Old wooden fences
328.  Strong hands
329.  Close parking spaces
330.  Plastic bags
331.  As I walk with You I'm learning what Your grace really means the price that I could never pay was paid on Calvary
332.  Aged bricks
333.  Glistening puddles
334.  Finding hair ties
335.  Short socks
336.  Mushrooms
337.  Railings
338.  Distant train whistles
339.  Sqeaky wooden floors
340.  Smooth black counter tops

Satisfied with Good things

"Who satisfies you with good so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s." Psalm 103:5

Another day thinking on the blessings God pours out.    .     .  There's so many things to praise Him for yet so often my tongue ceases praising Him and chooses instead to grumble about the problems in this life.  Looking at the verse above along with so many others in Scripture I can that God Himself should be the satisfaction of my heart.  John Piper writes "God is most glorified in us when we are most satified in Him."  Oh that I would find satisfaction and joy in the blessings God gives from His abundance, but even more that I would find satisfaction in who He is.

235.  Fresh Fruit and vegetables
236.  Food processor
237.  Homemade soup
238.  Wisps of steam filled with delicious scent
239.  Savory salt
240.  Electric Stove
241.  Stationary
242.  US Postal Service
243.  Nail polish
244.  Stretching
245.  Guacamole
246.  Extra extra cilantro
247.  Satisfaction from the Lord
248.  Christ being the bread of life
249.  Justification
250.  Adoption
251.  Sanctification
252.  Freedom of assembly
253.  Fluffy white clouds
254.  Amber waves of grain
255.  Wordsmiths
256.  Paved roads
257.  Colby
258.  Deer grazing near
259.  Tiny purple flowers
260.  Free nights
261.  Hawk swooping
262.  Chocolate chip granola bars
263.  Stars and Stripes dancing in the breeze
264.  Deep purple tree leaves
265.  Swings
266.  Picnic tables
267.  Shade trees
268.  Open porches
269.  Community Center
270.  Barnes and Noble gift cards
271.  Escaped tennis balls
272.  Wood grain
273.  Raspberry Mochas

Surprise!!!!!

Just got back from a surprise birthday party for a good friend.  I'm constantly amazed by how God calls us to be His children and then grafts us into an amazing family with brothers and sisters in Christ who are constantly pouring out His love.  "By this all men will know that you are My disciples if you have love for one another" John 13:35  I am so blessed to be surrounded by believers who take this verse seriously and love one another including me!!! Sometimes (OK often) I know I am not all that lovable, but God and His people love me anyway.  I am challenged to love with the same grace and sacrifice and willingness as I have been loved with.

191.  Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
192.  The sound of Phibo crunching his food
193.  Toaster oven
194.  Indoor plumbing
195.  The smell of chainsaw sculpting
196.  Drinking from a fire hydrant in the blazing heat
197.  Antique stores
198.  Shivering when I walk into air conditioning
199.  Getting songs stuck in other people's heads
200.  Frozen plums
201.  The bad day box
202.  Peaceful sleep
203.  Light glistening off polished brass
204.  A bird carrying a crumb thats too big for him
205.  Massage chairs
206.  Aleve
207.  Break times
208.  Sufficiency of scripture
209.  The crook of my arm being a perfect pillow
210.  Joyful noise
211.  Garlic
212.  Blueberry yogurt
213.  Blueberry juice
214.  Sweet Blackberry wine
215.  Celebrations with good friends
216.  Brenda's Spanish (Sarhita love it)
217.  Free Cake when I needed cake
218.  Multi colored rocks
219.  Dandelions
220.  Hearse with party time sign in the window
221.  Weeping willows
222.  Tiger lilies
223.  Construction guy warnings
224.  Yellow ribbons 'round old oak trees
225.  Cork board
226.  Hallelujah Chorus
227.  My ultra comfortable couch
228.  Browsing at BJ's
229.  Comfy arm chairs
230.  Surprising people
231.  Christian love
232.  The privilege of coming before the throne
233.  Christmas lights in July
234.  Unfailing grace

A long way to go

So I learned today that I still have so far to go.  I am so easily frustrated by the smallest things.  As the hymn says I am "prone to wander"  It was a long day and I allowed small failures to steal my joy.  I strugsle with wanting so much to live up to peoples' expectations and since I am far from perfect I fail often.  Rather than just serving to Lord with my whole heart and living to please Him and knowing that His favor is mine because Christ pleased Him perfectly on my behalf I try to please lesser masters on my own merit and can't do it.  And the failure eats away at my joy.  Thankfully God's grace is sufficient to draw back even my sinful heart and reset my thoughts.   The list is shorter today not because God was any less good, but because my view of His goodness was dimmed by my sinful attitude.   Praise the Lord that His forgiveness is on this list because I needed it desperatly today!!!

164.  Swiss Cheese
165.  Fresh baked bread
166.  Little Susie visits
167.  Spaghetti and Meatballs with friends
168.  Wednesday gum dealer
169.  Joe's youth group lessons
170.  Lots of Bibles
171.  Laughter
172.  Finding lost stuff
173.  Big brothers in Christ picking on me in love
174.  Sunlight breaking through clouds
175.  The sound of wind rustling through the tree tops
176.  Perfect reflections in still waters
177.  Rippling creek waters
178.  Shirt tag adjusters
179.  Forgetting about the work picnic lunch so its a surprise
180.  God is a good master who doesn't change His expectations
181.  Forgiveness for sins
182.  Wise counsel
183.  Cold lemonade
184.  Realizing when I'm being ridiculous
185.  Puppy dog ears
186.  Piles of sleeping kittens
187.  Canal Fest with the sisters
188.  Crispy Blooming onions
189.  Julia's cell phone
190.  A card in my mailbox

The List continues. . .

Well the day is not over yet but I had a few minutes before heading on to the next activity so it seemed to be a great time to sit and type out the list updates from today so far.  It's amazing during the day to be consciously thinking on thanking God for even the littlest things.  Its even more amazing to know that the list isn't enough, there are still so many things that God does for my good that I don't even catch a glimpse of.  I can't help but think of the promise in Romans 8 that "all things work together for good to those who love God, those who are called according to His purpose" all things.    .    . every moment.   .    . every event.    .     . every cause working to the effect of the good of those who are called.  How sweet it is to be loved by Almighty God

121.  The line crisp where the sky meets the tree tops
122.  Geese waddling down the sidewalk
123.  Bright yellow cars
124.  Being early
125.  Remembering to bring my lunch
126.  Funny morning coversations
127.  Phibo basking in the Sunshine
128.  Slow mornings sipping coffee
129.  Photographs,
130.  The perfect clip art
131.  Smiling flowers
132.  Carlie's story telling laugh
133.  Magnets
134.  Making sound effects
135.  Free lotion
136.  The fruit of the Spirit's not watermelon
137.  Spitting watermelon seeds
138.  Gold and red leaves mingled through the green
139.  Morning fog
140.  The click of teacher shoes
141.  Crisp, Juicy, just a little sour plums
142.  Approved time off for weddings
143.  Helium balloons glistening in fluorescent lights
144.  Drive-in with Betsy
145.  Giant boxes of Cheese its
146.  Rainbow slinky
147.  Unexpected meetings
148.  Rolling chairs
149.  Coffee Smell
150.  Theraflu
151.  Melted mozzarella and soggy croutons in French onion soup
152.  Watermelon Day!!! After thinking about watermelon in the morning so cool!!!
153.  Carpooling with Laura
154.  Sovereignly ordained friendships
155.  C.S. Lewis Quotes
156.  Hot cups of tea
157.  Board games
158.  When songs get stuck in my head
159.  Snapping fingers
160.  Looking Mischievous
161.  New babies and their tiny feet
162.  Black Raspberry preserves
163.  Dinner Invitations

The List

So as has been previously stated I am a terrible blogger, but I have a project to do and some how this seems to be the best place for it. I've been reading a book entitled One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp (I haven't finished it yet but I'm getting there) and I've been challenged to focus more on the things I have to thank God for. She speaks of a friend who dares her to come up with a list of 1000 specific things she is thankful to the Lord for. She writes;

"I, too, had read it often, the oft-quoted verse: 'And give thanks for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ' (Ephesians 5:20) And I, too, would nod and say straight-faced, 'I'm thankful for everything' But in this counting of gifts, to one thousand, more, I discover that slapping a sloppy brush of thanksgiving over everything in my life leaves me deeply thankful for very few things in my life. . . I testify: life changing gratitude does not fasten to a life unless nailed through with one very specific nail at a time."

Specific nails of blessings God pours out in abundance. Blessing that could go unnoticed if if not grasped held tight and pounded into the heart with praise to the giver of all good gifts. So the project one thousand gifts.

Why here? Why on a Blog? Simple I am prone to forget to praise the Lord and I need people who are willing to push me. I have an ungrateful heart that needs to be tuned to sing God's praise. I have eyes that are drawn to the cares of this world and do not naturally see the praises of God. So here I am for accountabilty and also to share the awesome things God does. I don't plan on posting everything here cause there's some things on my list the world doesn't need to know (the TMI's of thankfulness that only God should know) and even some of the stuff I do post may make absolutely no sense to those reading. I must say I've had a head start and am posting today from a list that was started before I sat down to type so there's more today all at once than I may post in future installments, but here goes. . .

1. When the sun shines so bright you have to squint
2. Fresh brewed Tim Hortons coffee
3. Crispy cinammon crunch bagels and buttery crescent rolls
4. Good Music
5. Old thank you notes to reread
6. Glitter!!!
7. New dirt smell
8. Quiet moments
9. Customers with British accents
10. Phibo!!!
11. Double Rainbow and Justin Beiber pins from a friend
12. Accidently singing when someone says goodbye on the phone but doesn't hang up
13. New Englanders saying "car"
14. Good news texts
15. Egg rolls and Lo Mein
16. Chinese Tupperware containers
17. When God's providence is obvious
18. How eating with chopsticks makes food last longer
19. Finding the perfect greeting card
20. Shiny colored straight pins
21. Having a laugh that makes other people laugh
22. Mommy
23. Tape dispensers full of sticky scotch tape
24. Rollerball pens
25. When people tell me to tie my shoes
26. Breaktime walks
27. My blue desk fabric
28. Laura Story's lyrics
29. 64 packs of crayola crayons
30. Oh the deep deep love of Jesus
31. Cow bells
32. When people with Spanish last names speak Russian
33. Headphones
34. A King on a throne full of power
35. Bursting out laughing
36. Chelsea being all Chelsea-like
37. Singing along with the TV
38. Little steaks
39. Finding perfectly good chairs by the dumpster
40. Warm evening walks
41. Unexpected texts from friends
42. Joy in the morning
43. Peace that passes understanding
44. Birds chirping and Geese honking in the morning
45. Tulip petals
46. The cadillac of coffee makers
47. When God works through me to help someone else
48. Milk in individual containers
49. A day of rest
50. That joy is commanded so obedience to the command is possible in Christ
51. When Scripture comes to mind
52. World wide prayer warriors
53. Pandora Radio
54. Serve the LORD with fear and trembling Psalm 1:11
55. Being found
56. Grocery stores
57. When I get jokes way after I should
58. Mercy running rampent
59. Gummy worms
60. Almond joy coffee creamer
61. Hymns with substance
62. Thinking about camp
63. When Phibs knocks the guitar over and scares himself
64. Getting up early (I should try to remember I like this)
65. That God out of His mere good pleasure from all eternity chose me
66. Strength to breath today
67. How God is ever present
68. Hope
69. Mr Alberts stories
70. Everything starting at 6:30
71. Camera phones
72. Strong arms
73. E-mail
74. When other people start conversations
75. Car passing inspection
76. Windshield wipers
77. A good nights sleep
78. Hot showers
79. Elevators waiting for you
80. Free canned goods
81. Singing with Julia
82. Hearing how God is working in others
83. The dishwasher
84. Giant bags of ravioli
85. Abundant life
86. Rainbows
87. The Frog Prince
88. Love will not cease at the end of time
89. Sweatshirts
90. When chores actually get done
91. Belonging to the LORD
92. Fresh cut grass smell
93. That I don't have to mow my lawn
94. The LORD rejoicing over me with singing and quieting me with His love
95. Casual Days
96. Reese's Peanutbutter Cups
97. Back pockets
98. Warmer weather
99. Chasing Cadence
100. When people understand what I'm saying
101. Sun rises
102. Fresh notebooks
103. Friends that care about me
104. Michelle's texts
105. Camp Facebook event page
106. In the middle of my little mess remembering how big I'm blessed
107. Grand plans
108. Grilled cheese and tomato soup
109. Threshhold of eternity
110. God's suffient grace
111. Vows that are kept
112. Knowing that I'm loved
113. Chipotle
114. Surprises
115. Flashes of Brilliance
116. God is everything that He says He is
117. Joy that is deeper than tears
118. Fabric softener
119. Long, deep, conversations
120. Resolved chords