For these things I am thankful...

I am thankful for...

family
friends
sushi
good news
recoveries
new beginnings
soup
scary things that are not so scary anymore
my job
christmas movies
BIG FULL hope that only the LORD can provide
champagne
love
christmas music
confrontation (but just the right amount)
newt
pecan pie
the peace that passes ALL understanding
good health
maggie
james
haynes
rowan
TBA...
my new/old friend Alison
the part of You've Got Mail that spurred on many giggles with Kelley... appy tanksgibing boc
church
skype
the Lord
honesty
hair cuts
stars
community
reces peanut butter cups
ray lamontagne
american idol for the Wii (becky i promise to return it next week)
elton john
the truth
freedom
christmas trees
a big kitchen table
art
grace
diversity
door busters
magazines
fresh air
and as Banks pointed out today electricity

basketball season is upon us

i have traded in my vandy season tickets for middle school basketball tickets.
fair ... well that is tbd in the season that is upon us.

meeting new friends but keeping the old

as i transition and this move continues to settle in i am in a place of peace and excitement... my dear friends in nashville have made visits and i can show them where this new life is .... and i have made a few trips back as well... and it just does not seem too far away.

this week i made a new friend who has ... well ... broadened my view one could say and shown me an even deeper vision of what it means to hope in the LORD.

i have dinner plans tomorrow night and a community group... i am so stinking excited about both that i cannot handle it. i had a great weekend with sweet courtney last weekend and i await the arrival of evie and reba this weekend.

dad is doing well... the leaves are changing... the holidays in this city are just around the corner... the magnolia tree outside my window even has a flower blooming.

i am even on track with working on the living situation... i looked at apartments last weekend and the options are exciting. i am thankful too that i don't have to make any quick choices... to rent ... to buy... to live alone ... to live with a roommate... only time will tell.

this week has been off the charts.

i am june and i am thankful.