Day 13

So, it's a little harder than I thought to write something everyday, when sometimes I decided not to get on the computer. Oh well.

Today, I am very thankful for my church family. Sunday is definitely the day I look forward to most out of the week. I  get  to say hello to and chat with so many people who I love. I get to spend my mornings surrounded by the amazing Stirring Kids team (AND EMILY...YOU ROCK GIRL!), all my kids, the parents ( many of them good friends too), and my church. I love getting to come back Sunday night and Worship with and hear God's word alongside my friends and family. Living for God means so much more when you do so within your community and with your family and friends! I am so blessed by all of you! Thanks for being so amazing:)

Day 11

I accidentally skipped yesterday, totally slipped my mind. However, it's a new day and so I'm moving on. Today, I am very thankful for the color purple.

I love and miss you, Grandma!

Purple means royalty. It means passion. It means wisdom. It means friendship. Wow, each of things are so important. So, when I wear purple (which I almost always wear something purple) it's more than just a color to me. It reminds me of different things that matter. To me purple also stands for someone who greatly influenced my life, my grandma. She loved the color purple more than anyone I've ever met, everything she wore was purple. From her earrings to her shoes and everything in between. She was someone who I truly respected and looked up to, and someone who believed in me way more than I ever believed in myself. And every time I see something that is purple I'm reminded of how much she loved me.  Purple more is than a color, it symbolizes some of the things that matter most to me. And it always brings a smile to my face, knowing how much love can be in one color.

Day 9

It's day 9 and it's late so I'll be short and to the point.

Tonight I am thankful for a few things.
 -hand sanitizer
-bobby pins
-band-aids
-fuzzy socks
-lint rollers
 -hot cocoa

Yep, a random list of things that make me very happy and very thankful!

Day 8

So, it's day 8 and today I am so very thankful for the beauty of and in nature.

         When you're outside your world filled with creativity and beauty. The colors swirl and mix around you, feel in every little space. From the beauty in blade of grass or a lilly to that of the landscape of an ocean in all it's glory. They scream out the power and creativity of their maker. I often just stare in wonder and amazement, drawn into simplicity and yet at the same time vastness of it all. Wishing that I could just breathe it all in. See it all. So that I could better appreciate it's beauty. I am so thankful that the world I live in was painted as a masterpiece, with all of it's color and shapes and movement.

Day 7

So, it's a Sunday. Which means there are several things I am thankful for.

1: The amazing and loving God and Father that I have.

2: The wonderful church I am part of.

3: The leaders and encouragers, the friends and family that I get to spend my life with.





4: And all the precious children that I get to spend time with, teach, and love on. They mean so much to me and I am so thankful for each and every one of them. So,  today I am especially thankful for my kids:)

 I am so blessed to have been given such an amazing dream to live out and live for. Something that is so very worth fighting for and so very worth my life. In the past I've wondered why I've been given such a wonderful but huge job. After all who am I that I should be the one to reach out to these special ones. But I've asked for God's heart and this is what and who I've seen. And my heart burns for them. I see a child and I know not only is God good and powerful but that He is beauty and love, hope and trust, faith and loyalty. Because, each of these is placed deep within His children, and when I look at a child I see it, I see them, I see Him. I see them and I wonder why we keep searching for more, because we already have everything. When a child smiles they light the world up with their pure joy and happiness. We so need our smiles to reflect that of a child's. They don't ask for a lot, just a little love and some time. The smallest things give them limitless joy. They dream so big and aren't ashamed of their dreams. They aren't afraid of who they are and what they want. Because they can do anything. They are so forgiving. The way the love and share, admire and give, it puts us all to shame. I can't imagine the world or my life without children. Because, they mean so much to me. When I can bring a smile to a child's face, make them laugh, help them accomplish something, encourage and build them up, help them dream, then I know why I am here and what I'm doing. I am so thankful, for my kids. All of the precious children that are in my life and whom I get to spend time with. So, very thankful for each and every one of them.

Day 5 and 6:

I took the last two days off from the computer and didn't have a chance to post what I was thankful for. So, I though I'd add them now:)

Day 5:
Today, I am so very thankful for water. With it's coolness and refreshing taste. It's ever quenching ways. It is something that we take so forgranted because we can just turn on the faucet or grab a new bottle, when in reality it is something really precious. For so many people water is not something that means ease and comfort, and it isn't something that they always have. It's not pure and clear or cool and refreshing. It's something that requires work to get, it's something that they often go without. It's valuable to them. But to us water something we don't even think about. It's something we waste. Today, I am so very thankful for water. It's a gift and it really is precious.


Day 6:

Thank you, God for the sun! I love the sun. It's heat and cheeriness. It often can make me smile just by seeing it. Or close my eyes in peacefulness when I feel it's rays on my skin. When the sun is shining things always seem less scary or dark and the future looks a little brighter. The warmth brings a feeling joy and freedom. Maybe, I'm one of the only ones here in Redding who looks forward to the intense summer heat, but I do. When the sun isn't shining I'm often a little gloomy or lazy because don't really want to be outside and I strongly dislike being cold. So, today I am thankful for the sun, and how brightly and often it shines here:)

Day 4

So, day four comes around and I am reminded of how thankful I am for rest. We are so quick to fill our every moment. So quick to commit and yet so easily overwhelmed. We think that the more we are involved in the happier we will be, when in truth without time to reflect and be at peace we have no freedom to enjoy the moment. Especially, when we don't even have minute we need to take a step back and breathe. Finding that time to let go brings so much rest and peace. Today I am thankful for those simple moments of rest.