"Thankful"

(by Rumer)



This post comes to you from my patio on pretty much the most beautiful day ever! I hope it's just as beautiful where you are, and I hope the birds sound just as joyful! Today I am thankful for...

951. The money to pay our taxes this year! {this has rarely been the case, so I am incredibly grateful!!}
952. Keiljuana {my VBS partner}
953. Kristi {my wonderful friend & neighbor, who had a birthday last week!}
954. A spontaneous shout of "I love you, Mom!" from my baby girl {it was because I got her some Goldfish crackers at the store, but I'll take it for any reason she wants to say it!} ♥
955. 10-year-old girls who are excited to tell their peers about Jesus
956. A solved mystery {there had been an incessant beeping sound next door for over a month, & nobody had seen our neighbor in that entire time. I was getting really concerned about her. Another neighbor knows someone who knew her brother in high school & was able to get ahold of him. She called me Wednesday night, and all is well! And an electrician came & took care of the beeping!}
957. A random picnic with Kristi, her adorable kids, & our neighbor guy {not to be mistaken for creepy old neighbor guy!}
958. Lots of playground fun with my adorable little neighbors
959. A super great ladies retreat!
960. Being mistaken for my beautiful friend Susan ;)
961. Friends who randomly tell me that they like me :)
962. Late night games
963. Funny bits of randomness that made us laugh repeatedly {like "I don't, but..." & "door hinges"}
964. A reminder to let go of the illusion of control {I always think of Oogway when I say that!} & trust God. With everything.
965. Chuck Colson's legacy {Well, maybe not the whole Watergate part, but definitely the prison reformation part! He was the founder of Prison Fellowship & InnerChange Freedom Initiative ~ the program my baby brother is in}
966. My sweet boy finally feeling better!
967. Sharing a Kit Kat with my baby brother
968. My brother {whose birthday was yesterday!}
969. Elly texting her uncle on his birthday {she is the only person on the planet that Kerry texts, and I love it!}
970. Baby girl telling me every detail of her weekend ♥
971. Baby girl wanting to hear about my weekend :)
972. Playing silly smart phone games with Amy :)
973. Beautiful weather
974. The sound of birds singing
975. A good conversation with the Jehovah's Witnesses who come to my door every month {a long time ago, they asked me if they could continue to come back & read scripture to me. So I let them. It has been interesting, though our conversations haven't been too deep yet. We'll see how things unfold...}

What are you thankful for today?