"Life is Beautiful"

(by The Afters)



I can't believe I've reached the end of this series! I haven't determined what I'll do now. Some people continue their lists beyond 1,000. Once you start noticing all of the little gifts that God gives you, it's hard to stop. And I never want to be ungrateful, because He truly has blessed me with so many beautiful things in my life. So I'll probably continue writing my list, but I don't think I'll blog about it. In all honesty, the song is the main reason why I don't think I'll continue to post my list here. It's not so easy, people. {& y'all weren't much help, ftr!} ;) But I think today's song is the perfect one to bring this series to a close. I am incredibly thankful for the all of the things that make me feel alive & the times that make me realize life is beautiful. And to wrap up my list today, I am thankful for...

976. New friends
977. Encouraging emails
978. "Thinking of you" texts
979. Lowe's coupons
980. The time to do some projects around the house
981. My kids surviving the STAAR
982. Plans to cross something off my list this week!
983. Lunch with one of my VBS team members {she missed the training meeting, so she took me to lunch so we could go over what she missed ~ how cool is that?!}
984. Frozen Peanut Butter Mochas
985. A friend's mom telling me that she has been praying for me
986. Uncle Dan & Aunt Sheryl {who are like parents to me}
987. Surprising my "brother"Aaron by showing up at his baby girl's soccer game
988. Misty & Rob's wedding {is it OK if I say finally?!}
989. Spending time with my girl Cassie
990. A nice talk with beautiful Heidi {Hannah, you are so blessed to have her in your family! I love her & hope I'm at least a little bit like her when I'm her age!}
991. Seeing several of our former students {all grown up!}
992. Reconnecting with Shelly
993. Sitting down & catching up with Hannah
994. A good talk with Natalie
995. Yet another safe drive late at night
996. A new CD to listen to on our way home
997. An inspiring newspaper article about my cousin Kirby
998. Talking on the phone with my beautiful cousin Kendra
999. My cousin Kevin qualifying for the state track meet {for the 2nd year in a row!}
1000. Love notes on napkins {some moms put little notes in their kids' lunchboxes, but I've always just written on their napkins. & every once in awhile, I get a note back!}

What are the things that make you realize life is beautiful?