Thankful

#3: children told me I was the best part of their day (they are often the best part of mine, too)
#4: Excited for a fun weekend (that you read about in the last post)
#5: Getting to watch CMT's Top 20 while doing my large amounts of homework, as songs like Jake Owen's "Barefoot Blue Jean Night" reminds me so much of our summers on Lake Cumberland.

#6: Teachers who respond to emails as quick (if not quicker than) as I do.  It helps the process of homework and school that much more doable. 

I'm loving this little project.  1000 is a large number, so thinking of getting up to that number is daunting, but I am loving how much it is changing my mindset.  Instead of thinking of how difficult life is, or how tired or worn out I am; I am spending time looking for the good in little instances, the hope in little instances, and the joy.  It's refreshing, healing and helping me see how God is intertwined in my every move during the day.  Relying on His strength is incredibly difficult for my independent-self, but knowing I can depend on him whenever I need to provides a sense of calm.

What are you thankful for?

Disasters

Ever feel overwhelmed by the destruction going on in the world?  That is how I felt after reading the news today.

Just a month after the huge Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan, they were hit with another earthquake and are currently under a Tsunami warning.  Pray, friends. 

In Brazil, there was a school shooting and 11 people are dead, more could be injured.

The Nuclear crisis in Japan is no where near under control.

The Non-War-War in Libya is a disaster.  Women have been brutally assaulted and taken from their families and people are dying.  While I agree the Ghadfi should be gone, why are we killing people to do that?  It's a mess.

The world is crazy, friends.  Pray.  Pray that people would be safe; feel safe.  Pray that people find peace, happiness.  Pray that they feel comforted, and that they would know they are cared for, loved, despite the agony they experience in this world.