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.

ahhhh

today has been full of things that things that make you go ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh (and are usually followed by 4 letter words!

i give up trying to fix them or make them more palatable... (especially) when they are someone else's unresolved bla bla... they are what they are... and they now reside in hands that are much larger than mine ... all powerful... all knowing...

i give up all the ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh (and the 4 letter words)!

shout out to my sister and to the sisters

Sisters, sisters
There were never such devoted sisters,
Never had to have a chaperone, no sir,
Im there to keep my eye on her

Caring, sharing
Every little thing that we are wearing
When a certain gentleman arrived from rome
She wore the dress, and I stayed home

All kinds of weather, we stick together
The same in the rain and sun
Two different faces, but in tight places
We think and we act as one

Those whove seen us
Know that not a thing
could come between us
Many men have tried to split us up,
but no one can
Lord help the mister
who comes between me and my sister
And lord help the sister,
who comes between me and my man

wow...

oh all that can happen in just a week...

i won't go into it but these truths remain...

God is in control. I am not.

I am thankful for friends, family, delilah B98.5.

You get B.O. after 3 days of not showering.

We must find our truth in the Word. The rest of us and I mean all of us love to create new modified truths and they just don't cut it. In fact it can lead to a scarey place.

Chocolate Chip cookies have a bold message ... in fact they might even end wars.

Age is just a number.

A few lines from the daily devotional

Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. 7Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
1 Peter 5: 6-7

In his heart a man plans his course,
but the LORD determines his steps.
Proverbs 16: 9

Commit your way to the LORD;
trust in him and he will do this:
Psalm 37:5

you will not find my peace by engaging in excessive planning; attempting to control what will happen to you in the future. ... when your mind spins with multiple plans, peace may sometimes seem to be with in your grasp; yet it always eludes you.

- sarah young