as promised...

• Psalm 107:23 "Some of you set sail in big ships; you put to the sea to do business in far away ports, out at sea you saw God in action, saw His breathtaking ways with the ocean."
• Beaver Nuggets (you need to try them!!!)
• gas station popcorn (i think it was the Fairburn exit....)
• it will all get done.
• cali & tito's at amy's (and with all my siblings to boot!)
• the fact that i just used the phrase "to boot"  
• messages from molly in her kitchen windows
• life giving words (God is going above and beyond....)
• sitting outside
• sisters praying for sisters at crave
• when God speaks the same thing to different people
• the piano is sold! and was picked up today!
• crafty box is packed and ready to be shipped to africa (thanks to carey's help)
• i made entry #1000 in my thankful book
• getting to drive a rather fabulous stick shift this week (and the fact that i remembered how to drive it!)
• that crunching ice blessed someone. for real.
• we're closing on our house tomorrow at 11:45.  whoa. 
• kim's charleston cheese dip at community group tuesday night.  another whoa (in a totally different way)
• cindy sargent is already doing an incredible job of taking my job!
• a cherry coke & a chocolate chunk cookie delivered by one of my most favorite people in the world.
• tyler myers' expertise and generosity and all around awesome-ness at being a dentist
• lunch with nick at burt's butcher shop.  
• facetime!! 
• window dancing
• sharing a meal with the wilcox's (and those delicious m&m cookies from publix.  wow.)....and then dismantling the trampoline knowing that it is going to be loved & laughed upon.
• thinking about how God gets us where He wants us

so very thankful.

• yellow fever shots are done! one more thing to check off the list!
• "fixing" the white's sandbox...i had a fantastic construction crew.
• carey's surprise visit...and the frosty she brought during her 2nd visit of the day!
• when the kids play sweetly
• super delicious chocolate chip cookies
• the yardsale is over (i'm still thankful!)
• doughnuts from mary
• walking with mary
• "will you please read me some history?" - eli
• Cashstravaganza!!!!!!!!!!!! we have such wonderful friends!
• riding the 4-wheeler with my girls (and other kids!)
• trying out the rope swing (and the fact that no one got hurt on it)
• holding little babies (i especially love when they just lay their head on my chest and fall asleep...)
• box o' balloons for the kids from the walls - they loved the messages & the other surprises!!
• jon kay's life & death (more to come on that)
• excellence at emory. i LOVE it when people are really good at their job.
  
• we made it to athens on sunday night (exhausted + driving = not a good combination)
• time with amy. i love my sister.
  
• courtney's ability to express so much love and encouragement through her words and sentiments.
  
• my little mouse (for the computer...not for real)
• celebrating hollie wells & her birthday
• new glasses (finally got the right lenses put in the frames that were given to me years ago...)
• "i'm just going to wait and let God tell me who to marry." - caroline
  
• i was able to answer the TA Audit questions fairly painlessly
• the filing o' papers, receipts, reports and everything else pulled for the audit is partly done (and that part didn't take as long as i thought it would!)
  
• crave in the dark yesterday
• i get to head back to athens this afternoon
• we serve a God who is with us. right here with us. never leaving us...never forgetting about us...never too busy or too far away. He is with us. that's amazing.
  

so many gifts.

• beautiful weather!!!
• a successful yardsale!! for details: http://cashcrewship.blogspot.com/
• sweet time with lisa and her kids at BK
  
• clean kitchen floor! i love that freshly mopped feel (and look).
• the clutter is 95% gone!!
• our God PROVIDES ("small" examples: had the change to pay for tax on free icecream (i rarely have change/cash); having orange posterboard for welcome home sign)
• Easter worship!
• the girls' easter dresses from yaya
  
• Library books
• excellent dental care. if you're in need of a dentist, go here: http://www.northparkfamilydentist.com/
• Using the GooGoo Car Wash gift certificate that i've had so long (was thankful to find it!). The gift certificate was to the one on Manchester where they clean out/vacuum your car for you...wow. that was nice.
• nick and eli are home!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
• only had to pay $2 to get out of the airport parking deck even though i lost the little card/ticket (they could have made me pay $36)
• caroline and eli talking and laughing in the back of the car on the way home from the airport
• laying on the trampoline with all 3 kids resting and reading
• soft, beautiful dress from belgium
• GOOD NIGHT of rest and sleep
• catching glimpses of a dear friend's heart and thoughts and feelings
• using discover card rewards to order things on amazon (unexpected!)
• paying in dimes for date night
• seeing lane and ches at the riverwalk last night (ches' class was on a field trip)
• mr. hammond's encouraging words
• grandaddy's thoughtfulness in getting gifts for me and emma and caroline. he's a really excellent gift giver.
  

My prayer today.

You provide the fire
I'll provide the sacrifice
You provide the Spirit
And I will open up inside

Fill me up God
Fill me up God
Fill me up God
Fill me up

Love of God
Overflow
Permeate
All my soul.

Jesus shared lots of meals with friends, too..and other things i'm thankful for.

• a friend sharing how much she's going to miss me...it was a beautiful display of love and caring...quite unexpected!
  
• "strawberry salad dressing" - it's really not strawberry...but it's really good on strawberries...it's brianna's blush vinaigrette...or something like that (thanks for introducing us, amy taylor!)
• colleen & court's ability to recognize a craig's list scam from miles away
• conversation with marianne (the current HR manager on the Africa Mercy)
• when things are as simple as i want them to be
• lunch with mishawn & her girls!
• turning in all the library books - not one was missing!!
• "relinquish the fantasy of an uncluttered world...find Me in the midst of it all." - jesus calling
  
• delicious yellow rice and chicken with yaya
• "ritchie knows wings" - laughing with our community group
• papa's visit!
• eating at logan's with papa
• subway with carey...thanks for praying.
• the ease & convenience of email
• night of women's worship at CCC
• less than 48 hours until the yard sale!!!
• less than 108 hours until nick and eli are home!!!!!!!!!
• headbands
• reading through the book of John with our community group
• our God is a helper! "with God's help they make it" - psalm 24:5, "...ready to help..." - psalm 46:1, "...ask God for help..." - 2 chronicles 16:9
• He is blessed by our attempts to seek His face. - jesus calling