86. Hunger Games premiere (at midnight) — yes, that was a couple weeks ago, but I forgot to put it on the list
87. Being with family (immediate and extended) for Easter — and my aunt looking great and feeling well enough to be with us and eat!
88. Finding an old gift card that still has money on it
89. The home button working (somewhat consistently) on my iPhone
90. Stephen sweetly cleaning out my iPhone and case after I mentioned that it still had colored powder in it from the Color Run
91. OH! Being able to eat sweets/sugar/desserts again because the 40 day fast is over!
92. Part of Poplar Pike/Park being repaved in Memphis — a lovely unexpected surprise
93. Homemade food (thanks for cooking, Mom)
94. Pineapple (Mom send me home to Kennesaw with a whole one — yum)
95. Good discussion at last week's Bible study, even with a small turn out
96. Being reminded that good discussion and "success" isn't dependent upon the number of students at Bible study
97. Summer conference filling up quickly — so glad to see students excited about a week of fellowship and teaching
98. Mindless TV. Sometimes you just need to turn your brain off for a bit.
99. Not having to get my windshield replaced (I have a couple new cracks in it — but no new windshield yet)
100. Jerry's Sno Cones in Memphis with my brother and cousins
101. Being home with my family this past weekend
102. My campus minister graciously encouraging me to read my Bible this past week
103. The tankini that I needed being on sale at Target (hello summer conference!)
104. Friends and family who are good listeners and graciously put up with me
105. Gas not being $4/gallon yet
106. Pash getting to enjoy Scotland and England this week with our cousin Mary Ellen
107. My mom doing incredibly sweet things for me this past weekend — like just being at home and sitting with me and doing my laundry (even washing my dirty Color Run shoes!)
108. My dad doing incredibly sweet things for me this past weekend — like filling up my tank with gas and making sure I had enough oil in my car
109. Beautiful photography — like these wonderful photos from Annalissa and Rob's wedding (http://www.sullyclemmer.com/2012/04/mississippi-wedding-annalissa-rob/)
110. Coming home to Kennesaw today to find a package and kind note from Adam's dear parents. They have no idea, but it was exactly what I needed.
111. Safety in traveling home to Memphis for Easter (and traveling back to Kennesaw)
112. My iPod — helps keep me company on long car trips
113. Podcasts and sermons — I listened to Brian Habig, Nathan Tircuit, & Brian Sorgenfrei this weekend thanks to iTunes/iPod/technology. Wonderful.
114. Smiling at my reflection in the mirror when I see the stray strands of pink in my hair left over from the Color Run (although to be completely honest, I'm a little ready for it to go away)
115. Chocolate
116. Being home at Riveroaks for Easter and Good Friday services
Monday, April 9, 2012
Monday, April 2, 2012
One thousand gifts challenge, weeks 4 & 5
Well, I had it going for three weeks in a row ... oh well.
65. More amazing weather. It really does seem like spring (well, summer) is here to stay. I hate cold weather, so this makes me incredibly happy.
66. Kennesaw RUF started ministry team interest meetings, and we've got students coming! Praise Jesus.
67. Being reminded of the basics of RUF/thankful for what it stands for.
66. Kennesaw's SABAC (Student Activities & Budget Advisory Committee) awarded RUF money so that we can scholarship students for RUF summer conference! (How amazing is that?! I've never heard of a school that does this.) We had one of our students go present to the committee and tell them about summer conference, why we go, what we learn, why it's good to take students, how it builds community, etc., and then we were awarded money.) This money greatly enables RUF to take more students and offer a reduced price to an awesome conference. We currently have 19 students signed up (and 2 more have said they're coming — they just have to register). I'm amazed and super excited.
67. On that note, it's less than 40 days until summer conference. Get me to the beach.
68. My grandmother celebrated another birthday this month! I am so thankful for her kindness, graciousness, and caring spirit.
69. Safety for our students over their spring break. Yes, it was a couple of weeks ago, and yeah, we had not one but two students end up with broken ankles (separate trips, separate incidents!), but it made me realize how fortunate we are to have all of them return back safely to Kennesaw.
70. Kiefer Sutherland being back on TV. (Is that shallow? Oh well. Anyone else watching Touch? I'm intrigued. And Jack Bauer is the man.)
71. Celebrating lots of birthdays this past month — not just my grandmother, but several of my students AND my boyfriend!
72. Traveling mercies to Birmingham (with bad weather), then to Jackson, then back to Birmingham, then back to Kennesaw — all in one weekend.
73. The reason I did all that traveling — to be part of one of my dear roommate's wedding! Two of my favorite people got married and I was incredibly blessed to be part of their wedding. Rob and Annalissa, it was a joy to be with y'all and to celebrate the Lord bringing y'all together.
74. Seeing and catching up with lots of dear friends at the wedding. Y'all are an incredible encouragement and blessing to me, and I miss y'all!
75. Having a free place to stay in Jackson — thanks Amy!
76. Being back in Mississippi for a bit. (It's not home, and I don't want to move back, but I do miss it and enjoy visiting.)
81. Spicy salsa (like "clear out your sinus cavities" spicy). Hit the spot this week.
82. Baking (Specifically this week, baking a cake for birthdays. Don't you love how it makes the house smell so good? Mmm.)
83. The fact that my fast from sweets/desserts is almost over. I'm so tempted to cave. I've forgotten what chocolate tastes like.
84. The apartment pool area staying open — as you can see from the photo, we can't swim in it yet (not that I'm big on that anyway), but catching the sunshine rays and getting some much-needed vitamin D? Yes please.
85. My not-so-little Honda Passport hit 189,000 miles today. Thankful that it's still running and doing well.
65. More amazing weather. It really does seem like spring (well, summer) is here to stay. I hate cold weather, so this makes me incredibly happy.
66. Kennesaw RUF started ministry team interest meetings, and we've got students coming! Praise Jesus.
67. Being reminded of the basics of RUF/thankful for what it stands for.
66. Kennesaw's SABAC (Student Activities & Budget Advisory Committee) awarded RUF money so that we can scholarship students for RUF summer conference! (How amazing is that?! I've never heard of a school that does this.) We had one of our students go present to the committee and tell them about summer conference, why we go, what we learn, why it's good to take students, how it builds community, etc., and then we were awarded money.) This money greatly enables RUF to take more students and offer a reduced price to an awesome conference. We currently have 19 students signed up (and 2 more have said they're coming — they just have to register). I'm amazed and super excited.
67. On that note, it's less than 40 days until summer conference. Get me to the beach.
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| Our logo/t-shirt design for this year. I like it. |
69. Safety for our students over their spring break. Yes, it was a couple of weeks ago, and yeah, we had not one but two students end up with broken ankles (separate trips, separate incidents!), but it made me realize how fortunate we are to have all of them return back safely to Kennesaw.
70. Kiefer Sutherland being back on TV. (Is that shallow? Oh well. Anyone else watching Touch? I'm intrigued. And Jack Bauer is the man.)
71. Celebrating lots of birthdays this past month — not just my grandmother, but several of my students AND my boyfriend!
72. Traveling mercies to Birmingham (with bad weather), then to Jackson, then back to Birmingham, then back to Kennesaw — all in one weekend.
73. The reason I did all that traveling — to be part of one of my dear roommate's wedding! Two of my favorite people got married and I was incredibly blessed to be part of their wedding. Rob and Annalissa, it was a joy to be with y'all and to celebrate the Lord bringing y'all together.
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| The four of us lived together at State our senior year. I love y'all dearly! |
75. Having a free place to stay in Jackson — thanks Amy!
76. Being back in Mississippi for a bit. (It's not home, and I don't want to move back, but I do miss it and enjoy visiting.)
77. Stephen getting interviews/applications in with several companies. (Add him to your prayer list for jobs please!)
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| Team RUF Runners ready for the Atlanta Color Run: Jessie, Mallory, Lexi, me, Chelsea, Anna, Jen, & Kayla. |
78. Getting to run in the Atlanta Color Run with some of Bible study girls and Jen! SO FUN. Memphis and Nashville friends — y'all gotta do the ones there in October. (And side note, those of who know me should realize that me agreeing to do a 5K is huge. Granted, I didn't get to run the whole thing due to lots of walkers/it being super crowded/strollers/a super narrow path for running, etc., but I found myself wanting to run more of it! What? Who am I?!) On another note — I'm still trying to wash the pink and blue out of my hair (six washes and it's still there!), so please forgive the random color streaks in my hair.
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| Jen, Kayla, me, Lexi, and Anna after the race! |
79. The Lord watching over my aunt who had surgery to remove cancer this weekend. (Add her to prayer list too, please.)
80. Catching up with a couple of people via phone this week. (Thank y'all for bearing with me and my terrible phone skills.)
82. Baking (Specifically this week, baking a cake for birthdays. Don't you love how it makes the house smell so good? Mmm.)
83. The fact that my fast from sweets/desserts is almost over. I'm so tempted to cave. I've forgotten what chocolate tastes like.
84. The apartment pool area staying open — as you can see from the photo, we can't swim in it yet (not that I'm big on that anyway), but catching the sunshine rays and getting some much-needed vitamin D? Yes please.
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| No water = they do not want us swimming yet |
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