Thankful Thursday

It's a beautiful spring day here in D-town...80 degrees, sunny, with just a little breeze...pretty darn close to perfect! There are so many things I could list today...I've been thinking about this a lot lately...but here are a few:

1) The beautiful aspen trees outside my front windows. We get to watch them change during the year...this past week or so they've put out beautiful bright green leaves...what gorgeous light they let in during the afternoons!

2) Toddlers. They are so much fun! and sometimes, like today, I need to be remined of that (thanks friend :). The fits and defiant "Mo!!" (no) simply mean he's learning to be independant, which, after all, is one of the end-goals of child rearing...and the sweet snuggles, giggles, and tickles more than make up for it.

3) Great friends who don't mind if we call them in the middle of a date because we lost both sets of car keys, and not only come to our rescue but also buy us ice cream :)

4) Moms. My mom, my mother-in-law, women who naturally mother everyone around them, the mom-friends I have around me...It's amazing to see what motherhood brings out in a woman.

5) My popcorn maker. It's so fun!! And much yummier than popcorn from a microwave, in my opinion.

6) 2 more weeks to sing on the worship team.

7) Great kids who switch work schedules, skip awards banquets, and show up at youth group because they know we are leaving soon, and want to see us as much as they can. I'm going to miss you guys....

8) Books. I love, love, love to read...

9) soft chocolate chip cookies. seriously, who invented these babies?? Let's give 'em a medal! ...or at least a chocolate chip cookie.

10) My husband. For so many reasons...thank you, Lord, for blessing me with him. He went out of his way to make mother's day special, simply because he cares that much...and I feel so loved.