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.