Thankful for TODAY 7.18.10

1) The times spent at the dog park with Daisy's bestie Wrigley!

2)The ability to nap rather than do the things I need to do!

3) Writing my brother, I love being able to share my life with him through written letters!

4)An amazing church that I love!

5) Friends that no matter how far we live from one another, they still know me and prusue me!

Thankful for TODAY 7.17.10

1) Letters from my brother! And really in general my relationship with my brother and God is using me in his life. I miss and love him so much!

2) Air conditioning! With tempatures reaching over 100 I am thankful for air conditioning at home, work and in my car!

3) Roots coffee shop

4) Beth Moore! She has spoken such truth to my heart so many times and continues to do so as I read this book!

5) Friends at the same stage of life as myself! A friend I can laugh with when a crazy guy recites poetry about jabberwokies to us. A friend I can relate to as we read above mentioned book together. A friend whom I can do crazy things with! Thanks for hanging out "Kate"!

Thankful for TODAY 7.15.10

1) Kati and Erin, who I have the privilage of meeting with weekly. How I truley treasure these times spent together!

2) Encouraging text messages!

3) So You Think You Can Dance

4) Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Gelatto

5) Study sessions with Sarah!

Thankful for TODAY 7.14.10

1) B12 shots! Of which I had my second weekly shot today.

2) A great family physican who is willing to explore my crazy medical issues with me!

3) An unexpected day off from both work and my internship!

4) A comfy bed and being able to take a nap!

5) Rachel Petit and the 53 sweet minutes I got to talk with her tonight! I miss you Rachey Pachey!

Thankful for TODAY 7.13.10

1) My job, although days like today are long and frustrating I do love my job and am very thankful for it!

2) That when I run out of gas there are people to come to my rescue!

3) Sarah and Theresa who encouraged me so much through e-mails today!

4) Having group members that I know will get their stuff done by next week when we present!

5) Chic-fil-a

The update

Ok so it has been super long since I've updated this and because of recent requests here I am. There has been SOOOO much that has changed since the last time I wrote on here so I will try to do a quick update and then tell about a new idea that I have had! So here is the update....

The biggest thing is that I am employed! God is so faithful and I am constantly in awe of this faithfulness! I started working for a mental health agency at the end of January. I work on a Mobile crisis outreach team and am always on the go. My team goes out to assess people who are in crisis to see what services are available to them. It has been great experience and I can honestly say that I love what I do. The hours can be long (especially now, which I'll get to in a minute), but I really do enjoy going to work. I love being to help clients get stabilized after being in a crisis. I love doing something in which I can use my gifts and talents and something that I believe that I am good at. I've been there for almost 6 months now and I truly love my job.

Second update is that in 156 days, 17 hours and 2 minutes I will be walking across that stage to pick up my MSW degree!! I don't know if you can tell but I am very ready for that day! I have enjoyed this school process and can not believe that the end is almost here! It seems like just yesterday I was a Panera with a great mentor who challenged me to go back to school, and now here I am. I am in my last class right now (literally I'm writing this in class...have I told you I'm ready to be done!). I am doing 500 hours at an internship and have to write my final paper in the fall. I am doing my intern hours at a inpatient psych hospital. I am currently working on the adult unit and will be in the adolescent unit in the fall. This is where the super busy schedule and long days come in. I work 12 hour days 6 days a week! That has been a great experience also. I am getting great training and my heart is being more formed into what I want to do when I'm done with school.

The next update is an addition to my life... Meet Daisy!

She is my sweet little dog I welcomed into my life in January and I love her so much! It has been super sweet to have a dog in my life again! She is so super sweet and I love her so much!

So that's basically the update, still single, still live alone, still in school (for another 156 days!), working now,loving my job, got a dog... There you go!

So now for my idea... I meet with two of my dear friends each week for accountability and this past week we spoke about living in the here and now rather than hoping for the future. We talked about our hope for the future was becoming an idol for us. We thought that one day to truly live in today would be to think of 5 things each day for things that we are thankful THAT DAY! So I am going to use my this blog as a record of that. I don't know if I'm going to be able to blog each day but I am hoping to share the five things I'm thankful with each of you as much as possible!

#28

Well this is Thanksgiving #28 for Me. I have started this tradition of listing the things I am thankful for. This being the 28th Thanksgiving I have celebrated I have A LOT to be thankful for! I have been blessed beyond anything I could ever imagined! I am so excited to see what this next year brings. You can check out #27 to see what I was thankful this time last year (some may be the same but I'm going to try to list things that I am thankful from within the last year!)

1. Reese's pieces pastel eggs (I bought 12 bags after Easter to enjoy year round, one of which I am enjoying right now!)
2. The HARD times that this year has brought that have caused me to grow and become such a stronger person.
3. The times that I get to spend with my dearest and longest friends/sisters, Emily and Les! My birthday this year was so sweet with them here to celebrate with me!
4. The times few and far between that I get to spend with my sweet friends from Mankato. Whether it be in Kansas City or Tucson or here in Fort Worth, I am so thankful for these sweet visits!
5. Having women in my life who are intentional about pouring their lives into mine. Especially my new friend Molly, who entered my life as a huge answer to prayer!
6. Thursday mornings at Chic-Fil-A with Kati and Erin, I am so thankful for how these mornings have drawn me closer to these sweet friends as we grow closer to the Lord.
7. Christ Chapel Bible Church, what an amazing church to be a part of! I am thankful for the people that have entered into my life through CCBC!
8. The opportunity I had to intern at and then work at Texas ReEntry Services.
9. That I am a proud new owner of a 2009 Ford Focus!
10. School... I'm so thankful that I was able to graduate and get my Bachelor of Social Work and now continue to work on my Master of Social Work! I am so thankful that I L-O-V-E my classes! And I am so thankful for my classmates!
11. That I have been able to continue building on my relationship with my brother Marc!
12. My new apartment! I love living alone once again and it is such a little oasis for me.
13. Kari Jobe and Sandra McCracken and the other amazing musicians who speak to my heart!
14. My journal from Mirage Paper Co! As many of you know I journal on a regular basis and I honestly believe that if I did not have that in my life I would go crazy!
15. Having a place to go "home" to...
16. Being able to celebrate with many of my friends as they have married the man of their dreams!
17. Watching the growth that is happening in the lives of those I love!
18. Restoration in friendships that have been broken (see #2!)
19. Being able to celebrate with my friends as they expand their families!
20. Being unemployed... I think that this time has been the best thing for my relationship with the Lord. I have significant time to spend reading and journaling and this time has forced me to trust in a whole new way!
21. That I can call my God, Jehovah Jireh the Lord who provides! I am so thankful for all the ways the I have seen the Lord provide in some AMAZING ways!
22. Skinny Cows Ice Cream sandwiches... who knew that "diet" could taste so good?!?!
23. Being able to nanny for Alisha, Ashley, Amanda and little Kelly! What a great opportunity to love those kids in the midst of a chaotic time in their lives.
24. My iphone, I love that I have everything I need at my fingertips. I love that it sync's with my car (see #9), and that it begins to play my itunes upon starting my car, I love that I can play on facebook or check my e-mail no matter where I am at! I just love it!
25. Union Gospel Mission and the opportunity to serve the homeless of Fort Worth supper every Tuesday night. Thankful for Ron and Issac who make us feel like family as we come serve each week!
26. Student health care, without which I would be thousands of dollars in debt right now!
27. The Amazing Amazing Amazing people in my life! I am so blessed by the amazing people who choose to walk through life with me. I am SO forever grateful to and for these people, namely... Emily and Patrick, Les and Jonathon, Natalie and Bob, Melissa, Kati, Erin, Theresa, Sarah, Holly, Arianne, Kathleen, Heather, and so many more! I love you all more than I could ever express!
28. I once again am leaving the thing I am most thankful for last.... My relationship with the Lord. He has saved me and continues to show me mercy and grace. I am so very thankful for that, without that relationship I would not have this list!