Oh the Bliss!

Today I'm thankful for... 1. The fact that it's the day before December and I'm able to go to an OUTSIDE mall wearing jeans and a t-shirt. Only in Sounthern California. 2. Staying up late and talking to my best friend in the whole world (Mark) 3. Christmas decorations 4. Not living in fear of condemnation 5. Not living in fear of anything, for that matter. 6. Knowing that when I get to heaven Christ isn't going to ask me what church I had a membership at. (Or is He? Any thoughts?) 7. My family's roots 8. Candles 9. The ability to share Christ's love by loving my husband. 10. New friends, like my neighbor Rosa and her daughter Sidney, and Leslie. I know that there are many opinions on what will be said when those who follow Christ meet Him. I truly believe we will be shocked at who isn't and who is in heaven. I rest in these verses: -1 Peter 3:18 "For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to...

1. The best mother-in-law in the whole world! 2. Nonny's wonderful ham dinner 3. Howie helping me clean out the flower bed 4. Mark, for hanging our Christmas lights 5. Kelly Hanson, for continuing to be a woman of influence in my life 6. A great day of getting stuff done 7. Tina (Gma) coming to our house every Tuesday to be with Ben (and me and Mark too, I'm sure) 8. 10 hours of sleep 9. Really comfortable sheets 10. Moose Tracks ice cream

1. My cousin Amy 2. Mark's humor 3. A day at home with Mark 4. Really good books (The Hiding Place, And Then the Rain Came, etc...) 5. My washing machine 6. Don Prouty helping us build our house 7. Reuniting with old friends 8. Gma's sweet cards to Ben every month 9. The beautiful day we had today, so sunny! 10. Being able to take my grandma to church yesterday and have her stretch her comfort zone by listening you our "rock and roll" worship. Thank you Grandma!!

1 Thes. 5:16-18 "Be cheerful no matter what, pray all the time, thank God no matter what happens. This is the way God wants you who belong to Christ Jesus to live." (The Message) *Thank you, Amy, for sharing this verse with me. It is a great one! 1. The news that some good friends of ours are expecting. :) 2. Amy Abbott who is a true prayer warrior along with being a sweet, sweet sister and friend 3. Mark for helping me wash my van (and doing most of the work himself) 4. The GREAT talk my Grandma and I had for a couple of hours last night 5. The many opportunites living in California brings 6. A house with electricity (I learned a lot last night about the way most of my family grew up) 7. Brownies and ice cream breaks 8. The couple of times I was able to hear my Grandpa preach 9. The promise of a better place being prepared for me 10. This time I've had with my Grandma all to myself. I really love her.

Today I have a guest speaker. Ladies and gentelmen, meet my Granma Prince!! Here are the 10 things SHE'S thankful for today... and i quote... 1." Jesus is first on the list of course 2.Family 3. 56 years with James 4. Food, shelter, all those good things you know 5. Church 6. We're all healthy, at leasts it could be worse 7. Sharing this time with family in California 8. The beautiful flowers we see each day (as she looks out MY window!) 9. The beautiful weather 10. Just one more? A safe trip out here and prayer for a safe trip back." There you have it! Straight from the preachers wife herself! Here are the 10 Things I'm thankful for today: 1. My Grandma spending the weekend with me 2. Jesse and Luci sleeping 12 hours last night!! 3. Carrie, for understanding me and being easy to talk to about anything. 4. The little bit of rain last night 5. Trader Joe's 6. Chocolate and biscuits 7. My dad's wisdom 8. Encouraging friends, like Joe 9. My far away friend Ke...

1. The awesome Thanksgiving meal and day yesterday 2.(I stole this one from Mark, but I'm thankful for it too) My family that celebrated during lunch, instead of dinner, so that Mark could be there. 3. Luci and Jesse are on the better side of being sick 4. The park that I grew up going to and that we still walk there now with our own kids 5. My Grandma's constant honor and love for God 6. My Dad's playfulness with his grandkids and his "dad jokes" 7. Ben's GREAT sleeping habbits 8. Real joy, not of this world. 9. The hummingbirds that fly outside our front window so Ben can point at them every morning 10. My house

"Enter his gates with Thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name" Psalm 100:4 1. My Grandma visiting from Kentucky, and her funny comments. (Like the one she said about Fahion Island where "everyday is one big party" I like that.) 2. My newest nephew Ezekiel 3. Ben's new car seat 4. Homemade pumpkin pie 5. My mom's servants heart for her grandkids 6. God's protection over Mark 7. A day to be with family 8. Phone messages from 2 1/2 year old Jesse 9. My dad's classic "presentaton" flare at special meals 10. Sweet friendships with my two brothers

I'm going to make a list, everyday from now on, of 10 things I'm thankful for. This task was inspired by an incredible sermon I heard last Sunday. You can listen to this sermon by going to www.marinerschurch.org and clicking on "the weekend message". That way you can be inspired to make a daily list too. Don't feel like you have to check this everyday, I'm doing it more as a structured place to write for myself more than anything. Feel free to read the list anytime, though, I think it's important to share what I'm thankful for and you just may come across your name sometime. Ok, here I go... Oh, one more thing, the list will be in no particular order and will be things/people I'm thankful for each individual day. I think it's 100% possible to find 10 DIFFERENT things to be thankful for everyday for the rest of my life, and that's what I'm hoping to do. 1. A loving God 2. marriage to Mark 3. Ben 4. Tina the cleaning lady 5. Ben not gett...