Judges 1-9

Coincidence that my brother came home from Afghanistan the same week I read Judges chapter 1-9? I think not.

I took these photographs at the airport when we picked him up... the words and phrases are all pulled from the text of Judges 1-9.

God bless the USA.

Judges 1:2

Judges 1:6

Judges 1:6

Judges 2:5

Judges 3:25

Judges 3:30

Judges 4:14

Judges 5:2

Judges 5:9

Judges 5:21

Judges 5:31

Judges 6:12

Judges 6:14

Judges 6:23

Judges 7:3

Judges 8:3

Judges 8:7

Judges 9:16

Babies

My daily thanks today: So grateful for the gorgeous innocence of babies. They are so pure and lovely and sweet... Even when they cry... And even when they need a diaper change...

Babies are the best. They remind me that there is good in the world, and also that it needs to be protected.

Creativity

Thankful for the process, the end result, the inspiration.... Etc, etc, etc. To infinity. Etc.

Sunshine

Yep, sunshine. Love it.

To My Friends

Thank you for being my friend and for caring about me! I dearly dearly cherish you, my God-given friend.

Music

Today I am super grateful for music... So... A massive thank you to every musician who has ever existed.

Light in Churches

So grateful today for my wonderful church family... Thank you, Cleburne Bible Church, for making church such a happy, joyous place, a spiritual comfort, and just an overall GOOD thing in my life...

I am learning today that not everyone has been so blessed in finding such a loving, positive, sweet, caring, honest church population to surround them and support them.

Thank you, God, for Cleburne Bible Church... and thank you for bringing me there, too.

Hugs and Open Doors

Today I am thankful for double hugs (you know, when two toddlers run towards you across a crowded room at the same time just to give you giant football-tackle hugs) and for people who are willing to stand out in the cold and rain just to hold a door open for you.

Those are two very awesome things.

Family

Today I am thankful for my sister, one of the kindest people I have ever met. She makes EVERYTHING fun.

I love you Carrie-Anne!

Giving Thanks.... Begins

This blog was born on Easter Day, 2011, when I decided to refocus.

My mission statement:
To focus on the things I am grateful for, to cherish the things that I have, to forget about the material things that I don't, to follow my dreams, to love the people in my life, and to remember to say thank you, to everyone, in all things, at all times, to people I know and people I don't, for little moments, for big dreams, and, above all, to God for his abundant blessings.