Friday, March 18, 2011

Thankful Thursdays (on Friday)

196. the nap bags lined in a neat row
197. Sarah cleaning the top of the shelf the other day ~ without being asked
198. Emily listening to the kids read
199. It's Friday!
200. cooking dinner
201. relaxing on the couch
202. Thankful Thursday (on Friday)!
203. knowing I can sleep in
204. chocolate milk
205. sunsets
206. Julie Babione Complin ~ so thankful she was born and that we became friends!
207. the way Julie really cared and wanted to know how I was doing
208. watching R play baseball
209. socks
210. warm feet after being cold for 2 hours
211. car heater
212. Shelby's delicious cookie bars
213. great conversations with family
214. that Chris, Nozomi, Eve, and Russell are safe after the earthquakes and tsunami hit Japan yesterday
215. God has the whole world in His hands
216. R came to church!
217. walking out to my car after church and finding a note from Alyssa on my windshield
218. always having food to eat
219. worshiping God
220. God is always speaking
221. God's sovereignty
222. God's unending, unfailing, everlasting love
223. I'm forgiven!
224. I am free!
225. Rachel's pretend trip to Candy World that resulted in a sugar rush with her running around the house shouting "sugar rush!"
226. GNO with my mom and sister
227. spending time with Diane ~ watching her watch The Bachelor ~ funny to see how excited and stressed she was!
228. glorious sunrise shining about and through the mountains
229. beautiful sunset ~ color filing the sky
230. hugs
231. class discussion on respect ~ hearing the students' answers to what respect is ~ they're getting it!
232. Rick plunging the clogged toilet
233. increasing patience
234. my weekly encouragement from Charla and that it is encouraging and not condemning!
235. God is good all the time! All the time God is good!
236. Katie's compliment that the class seemed peaceful
237. C was a better listener today
238. Respect and being respectful is sinking in and changing lives
239. spontaneous hugs from the kids
240. A stroking and playing with my hair
241. the kids remembering what I taught them the day before
242. laughter and joy
243. The Office ~ laughing loud and hard ~ brought me much needed joy and stress relief
244. A's entry into our class thankful journal ~ "I am thankful for pirates"
245. spending time with my mom
246. free music download on klove
247. the short line at Subway
248. being a blessing to Diane by simply buying her a coke
249. C.W. and S.W.
250. Respect and respectfulness is sinking into their hearts and minds ~ when I say "show me respect", they do! for the most part!
251. getting to bed before 10
252. talking with my roomie ~ sharing our joys and struggles
253. Joe and Jess Mueller ~ remembering them on their anniversary and feeling so blessed and thankful for their friendship
254. how amazingly well Open House went ~ the kids really impressed their parents (and me!)
255. The pride and excitement the kids had in showing their work
256. God gave me the words to say as I toured the parents around the room
257. talking about how we get into heaven with the kids ~ one asked about doing a lot of good things ~ only Jesus gets us in was my reply ~ another child said, you have to believe in Jesus!
258. God's unending love and grace
259. God has a plan and a purpose for everything

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