A Thankful Heart

A thankful heart is something I hope I have. But then Thanksgiving rolls around and I realize how much I take for granted. How much I have and not only have, but have in abundance. I don't want to just stop and reflect and thank God for these things once a year, I need to do it more often. But you have to start somewhere, so here's a little bit of my list.

-God who loves me enough to save me.
-Family who is always there for me no matter what to give me love and support.
-Friends who choose to put up with me.
-A job that I can support myself with.
-A house that I can live comfortably in.
-Food in abundance, I never wonder when my next meal is coming.
-Washing machine, I can't imagine doing laundry by hand.
-A car that gets me where I need to go.
-My church where I can get involved.
-Nutcrackers because they make me smile.
-Ipod to wake me up so I don't have to have a beeping sound.

There are so many things I have been blessed with: people, places, things, and love. Thank you God for You make all thing possible.

A Name For a Nutcracker?

So I'm pretty good at stating the obvious, so that's what I'm going to do just now: It's been awhile since I last posted. Several months in fact. Leads me to wonder what I've been doing with my life. And maybe if you're reading this you are wondering too.
I recently went on a vacation with the parents and got to see some extended family in Wisconsin. Also my aunt gave me a huge nutcracker as pictured below:

Yes, I believe this is quite awesome, but am still trying to figure out a name for him. I feel it needs to be something regal.

In other news I have been helping at my church with a time called Alpha. I help with the kids. It has been a great and wearing experience for me. But in the end I do love kids. And one little thing can make it all worth it. Such as a kid asking you to sit by them during the story. Here's why this was so heartwarming for me...this is a kid who I am constantly telling no and trying to make behave, who always had trouble listening to me, and now he wants to play with me and sit by me and misses me when I'm gone. It's so amazing to see God working in such a way.

And recently I have been learning how to accept help from others, allowing God to use others to help me in my life and understanding I can't do everything on my own.

I am also excited about the recent start of basketball season. Rock Chalk!