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.
  

Today I am Grateful for:

• Having electrical power at work.
• Sleeping in warmth last night at my cousin Rachel's house.
• Friends to spend the weekend with and enjoy our time together - with or without power.
• The line crews that are working so hard to restore power.
• Trail mix.

Today I am Grateful for:

• Seeing Ellen get really excited (two high-fives; unheard of for her) - She landed a wonderful marketing opportunity.
• Eating my favorite teriyaki chicken and then a bacon cheeseburger with AJ, mmmm.
• A dozen people at community group and lively discussion.
• Watching a "based on a true story" movie about motivating high school students with ballroom dancing.
• Psalm 23, "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want..."
  

Today I am Grateful for:

• The opportunity to give guidance and inspiration last night.
• Receiving a phone call from my college friend John, and looking forward to reconnecting with him.
• The wisdom and guidance I receive from older mature Christians.
• The enhanced productivity I have from using my speech-to-text software.
• Parents that deeply care about my well-being and are willing to help out in any way possible.
  

Today I am Grateful for:

• A very productive day at work.
• Donna being so willing to get my lunch and put it in the refrigerator.
• My company showing appreciation to Sarah as a surprise.
• My electronic journal - allowing me to print out scriptures on encouragement very quickly.
  
• The opportunity to help tonight with the Mars Hill financial counseling ministry.
  

Today I am Grateful for:

• Playing blackjack and Texas Hold'em poker on a groovy green felt table.
• New windows at home to help keep out the cold weather.
• Hawaiian pizza and supreme pizza.
• Model trains, model planes, and miniature racing automobiles.
• Listening to book summaries from my iPod.

Today I am Grateful for:

• The Olympic mountains in front of me, the Cascade mountains in my rear view mirror, and Mt. Rainier towering over Lake Washington on the driver side. Calling my parents on the East coast to share the beauty.
  
• Comfort food - spicy tomato soup "special" and a grilled ham & cheese sandwich.
• Meeting with my spiritual mentor - gaining some clarity and direction.
• "Amazing Grace" sung by Cecilia.
• The Cascade mountains in front of me, the Olympic mountains in my rear view mirror, and Mt. Rainier towering over Lake Washington on the passenger side.

Today I am Grateful for:

• Long deep prayers with solid Christians - for each other, for our leaders, for our church and for our community.
• A trainer who does not let me slack.
• Another wonderful Cliff dinner - pasta, green beans, fresh bread.
• Wine, friends and good conversations.
• Seeing how God worked in the lives of a couple who took a year long trip around the world.
  

Today I am Grateful for:

• No frost on my car windshield this morning.
• Getting some great laughs from mistakes my speech-to-text software made last night.
• The anticipation of watching a few more episodes of 24.
• "Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind."-Romans 12:2
• Giving and receiving meaningful prayers last night.
  

Today I am Grateful for:

• Advice and wisdom from a coworker on a difficult client issue.
• Free lunch tomorrow - who says there’s no such thing?
• New orange highlighters.
• Getting new Executive Summaries in the mail.
• Dance music! “Everybody’s free… to feel good.” - Rozalla

Today I am Grateful for:

• The wonderful work opportunity of having the undivided attention of four doctors for a solid hour (all the patients canceled because of the snow / ice).
• Not hitting any cars on my 50 foot slide backwards down an icy hill.
• Long talks with a friend.
• Supreme pizza leftovers.
• Watching four straight episodes of the TV series 24.

Today I am Grateful for:

• Talking with a good friend while walking in the park during a Seattle snow storm.
• Discovering new and meaningful aspects of a scripture that I have already read many times.
• Coworkers that respect my "Dave's not here" sign on my door.
• Talking to both my mom and dad on the phone at the same time.
• Knowing I have made a difference: "Sooo, thanks to you, we're on our way! We appreciate you more than you know! Thanks again for sharing your financial gifting with us."

Today I am Grateful for:

• Debriefing my weekend with my good friend/roommate.
• Having a relaxing Sunday - wearing my comfy clothes and getting chores done.
• Getting positive feedback on my blog.
• "Be still and know that I am God." -Psalm 46:10
• Watching large snow flakes float down from the sky.

Today I am Grateful for:

• Real conversations with Wes and Denise around the coffee table for an hour or so.
• Lounging on the couch in living room basking in the sun for an hour.
• Solving a mathematical puzzle after working on the problem for over an hour.
• Caffeine and the charge I get from drinking a cup of coffee.
• Seeing the bright blue sky once the clouds have opened up.

Today I am Grateful for:

• Wes, Denise and family for having a wonderful Thanksgiving day.
• Sleeping in until noon.
• Watching the newest James Bond movie on the big screen.
• Thanksgiving dinner leftovers.
• Good and very interesting conversations around the dinner table.