Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010
26. music to soothe, inspire, pray with and worship to.
27. skittles...YUM!
28. water packets and kids who share
29. duct tape
30. taxi drivers who LOVE Americans
31. news from friends
32. bibs...because Lucy spits all her food out to smile when I enter the room
33. big, fluffy clouds
34. plumbers and electricians
35. flip-flops
36. unexpected visitors
37. familiar faces in the crowd
38. blogs that make me laugh and remember not to take life so seriously
39. sunsets and time to watch them
40. Krio lessons
41. grace
42. stores with prices printed on the stickers
43. clean laundry
44. hand sanitizer
45. 8 hrs of sleep
46. slow healing of deep wounds
47. rice
48. I am never alone..."I will never leave you or forsake you!"
49. color
50. nursery school teachers

Gratefulness

It's November! And it's 90 degrees outside and it doesn't feel like Thanksgiving is just around the corner. But I am ready for some thankfulness and I am going to attempt:) to make a list of 1000 things i am thankful for by Thanksgiving (or Christmas).
Thanks to my sister Anna for putting this on her blog to challenge me!

Monday, November 1, 2010

1. thunder...and that when you are wearing a red shirt when it thunders, it will not come down and get you!
2. funny, quirky things that the kids say (if you kill a spider you will wet the bed)
3. snuggling with sweaty children.
4. text messages from Mike
5. skype
6. peanutbutter cookies with m&ms
7. reminders that I am a child of God
8. Jessie
9. books
10. pens
11. popsicle sticks in envelopes that help us help the kids behave!
12. pringles
13. clean water to drink
14. Mamba Point
15. Footballs
16. Crayons
17. breeze off the ocean
18. flashlights!
19. night time devotions...LOVE the sound of the kids voices floating across the hill
20. candles
21. Lucy's laughter
22. the way Mary rests her cheek on her foot (you've got to see this, the girl is soooo flexible, i'll get a picture soon!)
23. pepper...he wakes me up every morning
24. bats and lizards! Seriously, they eat the mosquitos
25. Hugs from Aunty Marie