11/25/10 Happy Thanksgiving

I am thankful for God's grace. No matter how many times I fail, he welcomes me back and gives me a fresh start.

11/24/10

I am thankful for a life filled with happy memories.

11/23/10

I am thankful for creativity... and works in progress!

11/22/10

I am thankful for a chance to do things that I love!

11/21/10

I am thankful for snow :)

11/20/10

I am thankful for last-minute decisions. Like ones to make chocolate crescent rolls at 11:45 pm.

11/19/10

I am thankful for the Pilgrims, who were brave enough to risk their lives to worship the way they wanted.

(Imagine cute kindergarteners wearing their pilgrim hats)

11/18/10

I am thankful for the internet that caused me to race home and finish planning there so I could wait for the internet installer.

11/17/10

I am thankful for my messy, full refrigerator. Every time I look at it, I see the product of a full, wonderful life!

11/16/10

I am thankful that I get to make crafts like this and get paid for it!

11/15/10

I am thanful for the little boys who will be soon receiving these cards.

11/14/10

I am thankful for Christmas.

11/13/10

I am thankful for God's word. On nights like tonight when I am not sure what to think or what to do next it is a comfort to know where to look for direction!

11/12/10

I am thankful for my friends and family. I had almost forgotten to take a picture when I looked up an saw them all smiling at me :)

11/11/10

I am thankful for the amazing trips I have taken. If you had told me when I was 18 that I would go to 12 countries in the next six years I wouldn't have believed you. Wow, what a blessed girl I am!

11/10/10

I am thankful to have a job that I enjoy going to. Even though this isn't exactly what I had planned to be teaching this year, I am fortunate to be doing what I love.

(Imagine another kindergarten class getting to paint their pumpkins!)

11/09/10

I am thankful that I have a car with a windshield to scrape each morning. I hate scraping my windshield, but it is a good reminder of a blessing I have never had to worry about. I have always had a car to drive and that is no small thing!

11/08/10

I am thankful for the hands that made these precious turkeys! I am so blessed by the students I have taught these past three years!

11/07/10

I am thankful for the childhood my mother worked so hard to give me. I have so many happy memories of the activies she prepared for my brother, sister and me. When I look at the house I am reminded of so many wonderful times!

11/06/10

I am thankful for my wonderful roommate Mary Beth. I don't know what I would have done without her these past 3 years! She is a blessing to me every single day! Oh, and I am also thankful for the Broncos!

11/05/10

I am thankful for the gift of music and that God allowed me to spend two years in Northwesterners and NNU. The reunion was a great time to remember with friends :)

11/04/10

I am thankful for friends that change you when they come into your life. I am blessed beyond measure! No matter how many days I go without seeing this girl, the friendship stays strong! Thank you, Lord!

11/03/10

I am thankful for a cozy apartment and a warm bed to crawl into at night. Day 1 of conferences complete!

11/02/10

I am thankful that the plans I make don't always work out. When I graduated from college the two grades I never wanted to teach were fifth and kindergarten... I have now taught both! God always knows best!

(Imagine kindergarteners painting pumpkins :))

11/01/10

I am thankful for friends who are nerdy like me! Yay for book club!

10/31/10

Hm... this picture look familiar? Another evening trying to be ready for book club!