Today I a Grateful for:

• Amanda driving over the bridge to be with me while I sort paperwork.
• Fresh fruit.
• My new sand timers.
• Seeing the blue sky & sun.
• Thanksgiving dinner & yummy deserts.

Today I am Grateful for:

• Connecting with God during my quiet time.
• Touching lives through the financial ministry.
• FolderShare.com - I may get the ubiquitous computer I have been hoping for.
• Touch, quality time, words of affirmation, acts of service & gifts - in that order :-)
• Looking forward to the new season of 24 (the TV show) parties.

Today I am Grateful for:

• Home cooked meals.
• Amazon Fresh.
• Sun on a November day.
• Passages on encouragement.
• GTD.

Today I am Grateful for:

• Sunny days at the pool.
• Lettuce wraps at P.F. Changs.
• When distance makes the heart grow fonder.
• Oswald Chambers on audio.
• Having my own office.

Today I am Grateful for:

• Humor: The Trunk Monkey.
• Pizza.
• iPods.
• Prayer.
• Family.

Today I am Grateful for:

• Spicy chicken teriyaki.
• Candle lit dinner.
• Laughter around the definition of irony.
• Touch.
• Praying for each other.

Today I am Grateful for:

• My parents - the wonderful visit they had in Seattle.
• Prayer - having faith that someone thousands of miles away is being blessed by my prayers.
• Mt. Rainier - reminding me that I am not a big as I may think I am.  :-)
• Frank - wonderful discussions, jokes, bets, etc. during my parents trip out here.
• Amanda - her heart to serve, her faith in God and her wisdom & common sense.

Today I am Grateful for:

• Gerber daisy flowers
• Teriyaki chicken
• My labeler
• Sunshine
• Running along in the Kirkland water front.

Today I am Grateful for:

• Dancing, music, dance music, & Jina's boat cruise.
• My good friend Mark Jones.
• Arranging my office so that I am now looking outside.
• Hot-tubbing after midnight.
• GTD

Today I am Grateful for:

• Watching a group of youngsters jump into the cold Lake Washington water Wednesday night with shoes and jeans and all.
• Having the desire to open up my goal software and update my progress.
• Email banter among my guy friends.
• The sounds of crickets (from my noise machine - I'll heard the real thing soon enough).
• Having community group outside during the sunset.

Today I am Grateful for:

• Helping a friend move who was very grateful.
• Hanging out at Greenlake during a beautiful day.
• Breakfast with a friend at IHOP.
• Call from a friend just to say hello.
• Beautiful sunset over the Puget sound.

Today I am Grateful for:

• Keith - dropping me a line of encouragement - meant a lot and inspired this post.
  
• Playing racquetball with Mark Jones - I'm up to nine points!
• New glasses - I not longer look like the guy on 'Revenge of the Nerds' :-)
• My community group - praying over me on Tuesday - what a difference this made.
• Reconnecting with family.
  

Today I am Grateful for:

• Chill music.
• Cherries.
• Sunny days.
• Receiving support from friends.
• The Delta model.

Today I am Grateful for:

• The dance party that is coming up… Yeah!
• Guy's Bible study on Wednesday - being real and encouraging each other.
• Learning and growing with new experiences.
• Being released from the financial burden of two households.
• Floating on a boat on a hot summer day with a clear view of Mt. Rainier.

Today I am Grateful for:

• Closing a chapter of my life with the closing of my Georgia log home (after two years on the market).
• Being able to sleep on the plane ride home.
• An awesome Tigger mug from my manager.
• Sunny and humid April days in Atlanta.
• Being able to just be present and listen to a friend.

Today I am Grateful for:

• A kid on his bike who loves to use his bell when passing us.
• Walking barefoot around the park for the first time this year.
• Being one step closer to selling my home in Georgia.
• Laughing until I cried on Friday while at lunch with Will - the mix of an odd European perfume and potent body odor was just too much.  :-)
• Peanut butter & jelly sandwiches on hamburger buns - can you say 'Bachelor House'?

Today I am Grateful for:

• Smile!
• The yellow and red flowers in our driveway.
• Walking in the park on a sunny afternoon.
• Watching kids play on the playground.
• Accountability brothers.
  

Today I am Grateful for:

• Prayer in the parking lot on Friday evening.
• Having fun brainstorming and flowcharting with Kevin on an upcoming seminar we are giving.
• Stinking hilarious "Mother's Day" video .
• Other funny videos from the same guys (who met at Gonzaga University in Spokane and just landed a Hollywood contract).
• Walking around Green Lake on Sunday – half in the sun, half in the rain.

Today I am Grateful for:

• Group prayer and laying hands on a brother in need.
• Dudes that care enough to speak truth into another brother's life.
• Run with Frank: the beautiful view at the top of a ridge overlooking the Puget Sound with the Olympic mountains in the background.
• Run with Frank: dipping my hand in the waterfall and smelling the Rosemary bush.
• Run with Frank: the great conversations and the alert train conductor. :-)

Today I am Grateful for:

• Seeing a full view of Mt. Rainier when in Puyallup this morning - Gorgeous!
• Giving clients permission to do things they have wanted to do but have held back - one of the best parts of my job.
• Mojito - my first one was a great experience.
  
• Testing "Life Planning" techniques with clients today.
• Recognizing the friendly voice at the McDonald's drive thru - complementing her on her excellent service.

Today I am Grateful for:

• Giving high-tens to 18 month old Savannah.
• Savannah waving & saying 'goodbye' as I left the gym.
• Running into an old friend along the Kirkland waterfront.
• Looking forward to "Dave's Annual Dance Party 2.0" :-)
• Having compassion for a fellow Christian in pain.

Today I am Grateful for:

• Bright yellow flowers beside the driveway.
• Being able to help someone with the "buy or rent a house" question.
• Podcasts: Dave Ramsey, Clark Howard, Mars Hill Church.
• James 5:13.
• Reading over old journal entries.

Today I am Grateful for:

• Watching a mom & dad help their teenage son practice his baseball swing (dad as pitcher and mom in the outfield).
• Listening to "This American Life" as I am getting things done around the house.
• Taking a walk outside on a beautiful day.
• Smelling fresh cut grass, again.
• Psalm 23

Today I am Grateful for:

• The smell of freshly cut grass.
• Another bright sunny day in Seattle.
• Speaking truth into other Christian guys lives.
• Philippians 4:13 - "I can do everything through Him who gives me strength."
• The desire to grow my personal character.

Today I am Grateful for:

• Being baked by the sun this morning and looking out at the blue sky this afternoon.
• Giving high fives to a little kid at the gym.
• "The Laine" making the first non-Dave entry on The Grateful Disciples blog site.
• Surprising Ellen this morning with a "happy birthday" song sung by me and my roommates over a cell phone.
• The shampooing after getting my haircut, basically head massage. :-)

Today I am Grateful for:

Google (the services I use virtually every day, and have yet to pay one penny)

• The Google search engine - this is a huge boon for knowledge junkies such as myself.
• Gmail - the awesomely innovative e-mail that Google created with labels instead of folders, "conversations" instead of hordes of single e-mails, and of course Google's search engine.
• Google's Blogger - Google's software for blogging, otherwise you likely would not be reading this right now. :-)
• Google Maps - getting directions, or checking out satellite pictures of your neighbor's house. :-)
• Google Docs & Spreadsheets - I can have my commonly accessed documents and spreadsheets everywhere I go, yeehaw!

Today I am Grateful for:

• Prayer with three good friends: jobs, wives, wisdom.
• Standing on our porch eating barbecue chicken and absorbing the sun. :-)
• A group of us hanging out in the living room playing guitar and singing songs.
• Catching up with a friend riding to Seattle and back.
• Watching funny videos on YouTube.com.

Today I am Grateful for:

• Being brought to tears by the following presentation: Click Here (make sure your sound is on).
• Having inspiration to work on fleshing out my goals.
• Dance music and worship music.
• Caffeine, and the kick that gives me when I partake.
• Hebrews 12:12-13.

Today I am Grateful for:

• Being able to help a friend in need: providing shelter, companionship and prayer.
• Knowing that every goal is achieved through constant daily progress.
• Throwing quarters as part of my tip to Nick - the 'lunch guy'. :-)
• Sending five affirmations to a friend and receiving a glowing 'thank you'.
• Being reminded of the great Buzz Lightyear, and his glorious phrase: "To Infinity… and Beyond".

Today I am Grateful for:

• Taking a nap in the sun.
• Learning a new card game (Nerts) while drinking hot chocolate.
• A goal setting exercise with community group that went much better than expected.
• Chilling out at Zoka's coffee shop and getting some work done.
• Being able to take a day off in the middle of the week

Today I am Grateful for:

• Brightening up a coworkers bad day with a random gift and affirmation.
• Meeting with my community group coach one-on-one and learning from each other.  
• An absolutely gorgeous Sunday - seeing everyone come out to Greenlake to enjoy the sun.
• Still having daylight at six o'clock in the evening.
• Seeing the light at the end of the tunnel for a two year project.

Today I am Grateful for:

• Seeing the excitement of a little kid as we toss a Frisbee back and forth to him.
• Taking a run around Greenlake with Frank, having good conversations.
• Running into Ben at Greenlake and catching up with his life.
• Wonderful dinner and conversations with friends on Saturday night.
• "I'll tell you the truth. I'm a little confused by your tactics." "Tactics?" "Yeah, I'm gonna keep acting tough until I figure it out." :-)
  

Today I am Grateful for:

• A morning gift - 6 pints of Guinness and other Irish beers from my coworkers.
• The sweet, sweet words of a friend, "Dave, you have already made a big difference in my life."
• Taking a random vacation day in the middle of the week - next Wednesday.
• My mom's excitement with saving her hard earned dollars.
• Discovering software to set and track goals and to stay motivated on achieving them.

Today I am Grateful for:

Kids

• Pete's little one - giving me high fives yesterday and showing me how to summersault with a "Tada!" at the end. :-)
• Endless curiosity: "How do airplanes stay in the air?"
• Infectious sense of adventure: "Let's jump in the ocean - who cares if it's cold!"
• Fearless questions: "Mommy, how did my brother get in you belly?"
• Limitless creativity: "You can try it this way…"

Today I am Grateful for:

• Psalm 118:24 - Adoration for my God.
• Psalm 46:10a - Advice for me.
• Proverbs 3:5-6 - An important reminder for me.
• 2 Corinthians 9:6-7 - An important reminder of the law of farm.
• Matthew 7:7 - Encouraging words for me.

Today I am Grateful for:

• "What is that golden globe in the sky?" - seeing the sun early in the morning.
• Watching the movie "Maxed Out" at the theater last night with 15 friends.
• Knowing that I have made a difference in Sean and Angie's life!
• The wisdom of C.S. Lewis: our Lord finds our desires too weak, we are far too easily pleased, we are satisfied with 'mud pies' instead of God.
• The convicting questions of Mark Driscoll: "Are you healthy, wealthy, and wise? Or, are you sick, broke, and stupid?"

Today I am Grateful for:

• Saturday evening - sharing dreams, goals, and a lemon desert. :-)
• Reading a good book in bed.
• God testing my desire and presenting me with a challenge.
• A Mars Hill all-day men's retreat - so much wisdom and passion shared with over seven hundred men.
• Hanging out with Frank for half of Friday - great discussions and wonderful prayer.

Today I am Grateful for:

My parents - yes, I still call them ‘mommy’ and ‘daddy’ :-)

• The wonderful, loving, caring, eccentric creatures that they are.
• Talking with my parents on the phone as I'm driving - keeping each other up to date.
• Enjoying their visit last fall and looking forward to their next visit this fall.
• Mommy's cheerful, "hello David" whenever I call - she just got caller ID :-)
• Daddy now staying on the phone for the whole conversation (he used to just say 'hi').

Today I am Grateful for:

• An absolutely gorgeous day on Tuesday, seeing Mt. Rainier free from the clouds.
• A new attendee to community group, and good discussions / sharing.
• Being able to help a random person much more than she could have expected.
• Prayer: solo, with Cliff or Rachel, with community group, with the men's study group, corporately before a Mars Hill service, during Monday night Financial Ministry at home, individually with friends.
• Having the privilege of telling a couple to worry less and enjoy life more, then watching them leave the office cute and cuddly. :-)

Today I am Grateful for:

• The ability to seek God's wisdom at any time, at any place, under any circumstances.
• Studying and learning from Nehemiah's prayer.
• Learning a new word: "Supplication".  When you first look this word up, the definition is "an act or instance of supplicating" - that was helpful :-)
• Listening to live acoustic guitar (Christopher Williams) on Sunday evening.
• Experiencing the first day this season that the Kirkland Waterfront Park was filled with people (and dogs) during my run.

Today I am Grateful for:

• Having a dance party to Creed this morning.
• A trainer that keeps me motivated to stay in shape.
• Looking forward to running up and down the Kirkland waterfront.
• The new wireless headset for my speech-to-text software.
• A day without rain or too many clouds!

Today I am Grateful for:

• Wonderul Saturday afternoon with a friend :-)
• Sharing and learning.
• Thai food, mmmmm!
• Seeing some incredible glass art and watching some glass art being made.
• Spending time with Chuck's extended family - we'll postpone the 'poker night' until next time. :-)

Today I am Grateful for:

• Learning from "The Dave Ramsey" show - his wisdom, and his bluntness.
• Hanging out with roommate before bed.
• Snow on the ground first thing in the morning.
• Several weekend activities that I am really looking forward to.
• Learning at a NAPFA study group about estate planning.

Today I am Grateful for:

• Frank stepping up and doing a wonderful job leading community group last night!
• Wonderful corporate prayer last night in community group.
• My mom being so interested in the weekly sermons and the questions that I ask the community group.
• "The Coffee House" station on my SIRIUS radio - I love it!
• Belly laughter.
  

Today I am Grateful for:

• The sun shining in my eyes right now.
• My "comfy" clothes that I wear around the house.
• Running through downtown Kirkland while the lights are all up.
• Teriyaki Madness - having a "regular" order.
• Serving a ministry client last night & fielding a question from one on the phone.
  

Today I am Grateful for:

• A first date that went very well :-)
• Being able to eat a crab appetizer and not have my stomach turn.
• A fantastic stake salad over good talks and the Alki waterfront.
• A mentor speaking truth into my life.
• Having the courage to be vulnerable and being part of an important step for a long-time friend.

Today I am Grateful for:

• Affirmations from close friends at my b-day party. Wow, I am blown away.
• A spontaneous dance party in the basement. OK, so maybe I premeditated that one a little. :-)
• Ice cream cake, mmmmm.
• Chilling after the party with my roommates and sharing lots of laughs.
• My cousin Rachel for putting in hours and hours of prep work to make my b-day party such a wonderful experience. Love ya cuz!
  

Today I am Grateful for:

• Getting my fix for the TV series "24" with some new addicts, I mean, friends.
  
• Homemade ice cream sandwiches - vanilla ice cream surrounded by warm, freshly baked cookies.
• Listening to "This American Life" on Saturday mornings while getting stuff done around the house.
• New running clothes that allow me to run up & down the Kirkland waterfront when it's still cold outside.
• Discovering "Heritage Park" on my Kirkland run - adding some distance to my run with a better ambiance.
  

Today I am Grateful for:

Conveniences I use every day, but take for granted:

• Electricity (in 1831 Michael Faraday discovered the first method of generating electricity by means of motion in a magnetic field).
• My Honda Accord (large-scale, production-line manufacturing of affordable automobiles debuted in 1902).
• Air Conditioning (the first modern electrical air conditioning was invented in 1902).
• My cell phone (fully automatic cellular networks were first introduced in the early to mid-1980s).
• My high-speed internet connection (on April 30, 1993, CERN announced that the World Wide Web would be free to anyone).
  

Today I am Grateful for:

Royal Family Kids' Camps (www.rfkc.org):

• The mission - "Creating Positive Memories for Abused Children".
• Having my week-long vacation approved so I can be a full-time camp counselor at RFKC in June.
• Memories from last year's camp - playing, swimming, reading to the kids at night, sharing our stories.
• The joy of serving with an all volunteer staff at the RFK camp.
• Having four months to look forward to meeting the new kids and seeing those returning.
  

Today I am Grateful for:

• The fact that Emily almost always laughs at my jokes - even the ones that are not that funny - love ya! :-)
• Watching a dozen small kids and teenagers skateboarding in the Port Townsend skateboard park.
• The port of Port Townsend...
  
• Praying while walking with Cliff on a sunny winter's day.
• Green cookies... mmmm.
  

Today I am Grateful for:

• A prayer-filled Sunday - walking Port Townsend & by the ocean.
• Making pancakes from scratch at the youth hostel.
• The concept of "Pay it Forward".
• Learning more about prayer from 'Cry of the Soul', a church sermon in Port Townsend, a Mars Hill sermon, and reading the book of Psalms.
• Hurricane Ridge
  

Today I am Grateful for:

A few of my favorite Bible passages:

• Romans 12:1-2
• Hebrews 12:11
• James 1:2-4
• Romans 8:28
  
• Psalm 46:10
  

Today I am Grateful for:

• My upcoming four-day weekend and personal retreat to Port Townsend.
• Playing racquetball with my roommate.
• Smiling every time I see the beauty of Lake Washington.
• Getting through a difficult client meeting where I had fight a client's denial of their disastrous situation. Being able to speak truth and not pull my punches - for the best interest of for the client.
• My fantastic community group (oh yeah, and "The Joe").
  

Today I am Grateful for:

• The support and prayers I got from my friends and my community during this past week, which was intense.
• "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you." Matthew 7:7
• Understanding that not all doors are good to go through, that if I have been faithful and a door closes, there is a good reason.
  
• Feeling at peace about a door that God closed for me (MCM).
• Feeling valuable in the marketplace, and giving it my all.

Today I am Grateful for:

• A wonderful visit with my brother for the weekend.
• Beautiful weather for the past many days!!!
• Being given an exciting opportunity to explore.
• Fantastic dinner party on Saturday night.
• Sharing stories around the table over ice cream and brownie desert.
  

Today I am Grateful for:

• Walking in the snow on a cold winter's night.
• Taking a personal retreat at my friend's house.
• Learning a new habit - getting up when my alarm first rings :)
• Always knowing that I have milk at home.
• Jokes that make me laugh / logic problems that make me think.
  

Today I am Grateful for:

• Laughing with my roommates watching the movie "My Date with Drew".
• Another fantastic Thai dinner at Cliff's house.
• Good conversations and prayers on Saturday night.
• Falling asleep in a tanning bed :)
• Warm bed to sleep in.
  

Today I am Grateful for:

• Learning more about myself from a friend who is willing to speak truth.
• The anticipation of taking personal retreat.
• A renewed desire to shed worldly temptations.
• A thank you note from a friend.
• PF Chang's lettuce chicken wraps.
  

Today I am Grateful for:

• Egg salad sandwiches.
• 'When God brings a time of waiting, and appears to be unresponsive, don't fill it with busyness, just wait.' -My Utmost
• Meditating on 'in view of God's mercy'.
• Having a mentor that cares so much about me and goes the extra miles.
• My quiet time in the morning.
  

Today I am Grateful for:

• Starting my "Grateful" posts again.
• Learning from the book "Cry of the Soul".
• The excitement of watching 24 and anticipating next episode.
• Hiking on a cool winter's day.
• Reading "My Utmost for his Highest" by Oswald Chambers.