switching it up.

I've been rather negative lately so I've decided to shake things up and list some things that I'm kind of rather thankful for.

1. I'm thankful for the blind man who is healed, in the Gospel of John. Even if it means losing his place in synagogue, he falls at the feet of Jesus.


2. I'm thankful for the song "eyes" by Rogue Wave.


3. I'm thankful for brilliant, escapist TV/Movies that make me think for hours later. (Seriously, see "The Prestige" only if you want to think.) "Six Feet Under" on Bravo- also brilliant.


4. I'm thankful for twinkies. They are so bad and yet soooo good.


5. I'm thankful for Joanna Mason, in my Johannine writings class. It's nice to know that I'm not the only girl.


6. I'm thankful for a healthy marriage. Dennis didn't want to play shadow puppets with my new mini book light tonight, and I pouted. But he bought me dinner, picks up my prescriptions, makes me laugh, and I really love how he smells.


7. I'm also thankful for Lori, my neighbor, who I know is praying for me while I stress out with school.


8. I'm thankful for the sacred moment I spent talking with a spanish worker today, showing her photos of my stepdaughters.


9. I'm also thankful for the insulin pump. It's kind of annoying because it's so big and I feel like it's so obvious. But it really has made a difference in my diabetes. And it's worth it.


10. I'm so thankful for the decisions I've made in life and for the things that make my story unique and intricate. I love that we got married in Vegas and that I wore sneakers. I love our story. I love the woman that I'm growing to be because of things like the life and death of my mother. I love that I don't cook and that our apartment doesn't look like a page out of an ikea magazine. I love that there are photos of our family and friends everywhere.


11. I'm thankful for boundaries.


12. I'm thankful for my Dad, who has a cellphone and his own apartment now.


13. I'm thankful for learning to drive and that I haven't crashed/nobody has honked at me.


14. I'm thankful for the apple pie that my neighbor made. I'm tempted to keep her pretty plate.


15. I'm thankful for learning today that Thomas, in the 4th Gospel, said "My Lord, My God!" before/without having to touch the nail scars on Jesus' hands and the wound in his side. It makes Thomas so much more wonderful and touching.

See, they are quite gorgeous.