A Blog of Thankfulness

Hi.
Wow, it’s been forever.
I haven’t written anything (journaling excluded) in a million years.
I’ve been having the best of times; I’ve been having the worst of times. Much has been going on; absolutely nothing has been going on. My thoughts are in a tangle; my thoughts run as straight as—never mind—my thoughts are most definitely in a tangle.
In an effort to detangle them slightly, I want to focus on what I know to be true and what I know to be good. So, this blog is going to be a blog of thankfulness.
I’m going to use bullets (I love bullets! Thank You, God, for bullets!) because I can.

· I am thankful that I get to blog at work (do you know anyone else who gets to blog at work?—hold on, have to answer the phone…)
· I am thankful that I gave the lady calling from ABQ magazine a chance to laugh—I don’t mind if you laugh at me…I can laugh at me (I’m thankful that I can laugh at me! )
· I’m thankful for my parents, both of whom have been working tirelessly to make me feel better not just this week, but every week of my life. I’m thankful for their encouragement, for their wider perspective of the world and it’s problems, and for their love—a love that’s been tested (tested frequently I'm sorry to say) and proven true.
· I am thankful for my new miniature cupcake tin and the tiny cupcakes to which it gives life! Aughhhh—they’re so incredibly adorable (yes, adorable) I can’t even take it. I cooed over them. Really, I did.
· I’m thankful for the Eskimos and the joy (and tears—what’s a friendship without tears?) that they bring to my life. I’m so thankful for our absolutely AMAZING trip to Colorado!
· I am thankful for my sister. My ready-made best friend forever attached to me by the biological bonds of kindred- spirit- hood. (You understand me, right Hannah?)
· I am thankful that I get to go to a good school in beautiful Pennsylvania where I will learn to be the kind of teacher that the world needs. It’s a lofty goal, but you bet I’ll aspire to it.
· I am thankful for the clouds and for the fact that it looks like it might rain in Albuquerque even if it never actually does…
· I’m thankful that I get to see both Tiana and Lorin tonight and that I get to bring them my beautiful tiny cupcakes!
· I’m thankful that the FedEx truck just pulled up and that it looks like I’ll now have something to do for a while—maybe. (Crossing my fingers. Are the boxes for me? FedEx lady, come back! Aw man. She left. Not even a tiny box for me.) Now I’m thankful that I can keep blogging.
· I’m thankful that I don’t look like a fat boy with long hair in my new passport picture!
· I am thankful that I didn’t get eaten by the huge dogs yesterday or die of a heart attack.
· I’m thankful that we get to go to Creede soon where there’ll be TERRIFIC hikes and G.O.R.P. (good old raisins and peanuts) and family!
I am thankful that God is here with me and that He's never, not even once, left me for a minute. Thank You, Jesus.