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.