so thankful

41. My wonderful church, and the opportunity to connect with other women and be taught during the semi-quarterly LifeGivers meeting.

42. A surprise gift of flowers from a friend, just to say thank you.

43. A cute card and fun letter from a dear friend.

44. The opportunity to go to my first college football game ever.

45. The fact that God teaches me even through yucky days and miserable failures.

46. The wit and wisdom of Elisabeth Elliot (and her newest-to-me book, which is already one of my favorites).

47. Getting to sleep in today!

48. The Bible study that my "flogos" group is starting to go through on this passage; I am really excited about this!

49. Beautifully expressed words of wisdom from a friend, and the fact that God seems to be teaching both of us the same thing right now.

50. Raspberry peach cobbler.

Multitude Monday

11. Slightly cooler days (which, here in Texas, means highs in the 90s rather than in the 100s)

12. Homemade vanilla bean ice cream, made by my dear friend Sabrina

13. Surviving day-one(ish) of being promoted (despite having little idea what I was doing); along with this, encouragement from friends to allay my fears of failure

14. Long phone conversations with dear friends, sharing both joys and woes and different-yet-the-same dilemmas

15. Goodreads.com and the [re]discovery of so many lovely quotes to be found there

16. The impending visit of a dear friend/pseudo-brother this weekend and the opportunity for a quick phone visit with him today

17. Getting to see the girls from my Bible study again this week, after being scattered throughout the state for the summer

18. Celebrating 9 months today since I moved to Texas!

19. This truth: "But God is the God of the waves and the billows, and they are still His when they come over us; and again and again we have proved that the overwhelming thing does not overwhelm. Once more by His interposition deliverance came. We were cast down, but not destroyed." -- Amy Carmichael

20. Unexpectedly receiving a photo I hadn't seen before of my mom and me in 2007

haiti - march 2007

Happy Monday!