i'm thankful for...
a peaceful end to the old year and...
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Friday, December 31, 2010
Thursday, December 30, 2010
#19
i'm thankful for...
a lovely, spring-ish, 61 degree day in the middle of winter -- and the time to enjoy it.
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a lovely, spring-ish, 61 degree day in the middle of winter -- and the time to enjoy it.
.
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
#18
i'm thankful for...
bright red cardinals
orange, yellow, blue fires
sparkley christmas trees
on a really, really dull and dreary day.
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bright red cardinals
orange, yellow, blue fires
sparkley christmas trees
on a really, really dull and dreary day.
.
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
#17
i'm thankful for...
movie dates with my dad.
they are less creepy than that sounds.
PS: i really enjoyed TRON
.
movie dates with my dad.
they are less creepy than that sounds.
PS: i really enjoyed TRON
.
Monday, December 27, 2010
Sunday, December 26, 2010
#15
i'm thankful for...
all things that keep me warm: electric blankets, fuzzy socks, pjs straight out of the dryer, old quilts, fires in the fireplace, and hot liquid chocolate (not cocoa...literally hot liquid chocolate).
all things that keep me warm: electric blankets, fuzzy socks, pjs straight out of the dryer, old quilts, fires in the fireplace, and hot liquid chocolate (not cocoa...literally hot liquid chocolate).
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Friday, December 24, 2010
#13
i'm thankful for...
silent night
holy night
all is calm
all is bright
round yon virgin
mother and child
holy infant
so tender
and mild
sleep
in heavenly peace
sleep
in heavenly peace
silent night
holy night
all is calm
all is bright
round yon virgin
mother and child
holy infant
so tender
and mild
sleep
in heavenly peace
sleep
in heavenly peace
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
#10
i'm thankful for...
funny things my students tell me. today it was this:
"Ms. Van Dam, I had a dream about you last night. Me and you were running from someone who was trying to kill us and then suddenly you stopped, turned around and said to the killer "WAIT! STOP! Do you want to talk about your problems?"
****
i'm also thankful for when i find random little websites like this
funny things my students tell me. today it was this:
"Ms. Van Dam, I had a dream about you last night. Me and you were running from someone who was trying to kill us and then suddenly you stopped, turned around and said to the killer "WAIT! STOP! Do you want to talk about your problems?"
****
i'm also thankful for when i find random little websites like this
Monday, December 20, 2010
#9
i'm thankful for...
well deserved, end of the day naps. especially when the naps just lead right on into a good night's rest.
well deserved, end of the day naps. especially when the naps just lead right on into a good night's rest.
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Saturday, December 18, 2010
#7
i'm thankful for...
super bright sunshine all day long. even when it's blinding me as i'm driving home. i love the sunshine. it is good.
full moon at night, so even when it's dark it's light. i love that too. it is also good.
super bright sunshine all day long. even when it's blinding me as i'm driving home. i love the sunshine. it is good.
full moon at night, so even when it's dark it's light. i love that too. it is also good.
Friday, December 17, 2010
Thursday, December 16, 2010
#5
i'm thankful for...
my best friend who i can tell anything to and not really be embarassed at all about what i say.
my best friend who i can tell anything to and not really be embarassed at all about what i say.
ps - the fish is an allusion to some rediculous inside joke between me and my bff (20+ years, yo!)
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
#3
i'm thankful for...
the frozen dinners in my freezer that i've had since i moved in a few months ago. if they weren't in there i probably would have eaten pickles and string cheese for dinner tonite.
the frozen dinners in my freezer that i've had since i moved in a few months ago. if they weren't in there i probably would have eaten pickles and string cheese for dinner tonite.
Monday, December 13, 2010
#2
i'm thankful for...
TWO things today:
UNO --Very apt, funnily relevant devotional thingys that were completely unintended. This is what I read this morning as there was a 2 hour delay and I actually had an A.M. to spend with the Lord:
“Praise and thanksgiving according to formula do not suffice. Praise and thanksgiving with an aim to manipulate God or as an instant cure for all problems will disappoint. Praise and thanksgiving as a substitute for reality to cover over real feelings is not true prayer. God calls you to thanksgiving grounded in reality and truth. He calls you to go beyond giving thanks; he calls you to be thankful”
“Praise and thanksgiving do not magically change my circumstances. They radically alter my viewpoint.”
“God will use the circumstances that could tear you down to build you up. He will not bless you in spite of the circumstances, but by means of them (IS 49:11)…You are not thanking him because you enjoy the circumstances. You are not expressing delight in the difficulty, but delight in God, whose purpose is unchanging, whose power is unlimited, whose love is eternal.”
“You don’t have to understand how each circumstance will be used for your benefit. God invites us to draw near in the full assurance of faith, not understanding.”
-Jennifer Kennedy Dean
DOS -- The four teenagers who helped me push my stupid stalled car out of a busy intersection tonight. That sucked a lot, but I’m really so grateful for their help.
TWO things today:
UNO --Very apt, funnily relevant devotional thingys that were completely unintended. This is what I read this morning as there was a 2 hour delay and I actually had an A.M. to spend with the Lord:
“Praise and thanksgiving according to formula do not suffice. Praise and thanksgiving with an aim to manipulate God or as an instant cure for all problems will disappoint. Praise and thanksgiving as a substitute for reality to cover over real feelings is not true prayer. God calls you to thanksgiving grounded in reality and truth. He calls you to go beyond giving thanks; he calls you to be thankful”
“Praise and thanksgiving do not magically change my circumstances. They radically alter my viewpoint.”
“God will use the circumstances that could tear you down to build you up. He will not bless you in spite of the circumstances, but by means of them (IS 49:11)…You are not thanking him because you enjoy the circumstances. You are not expressing delight in the difficulty, but delight in God, whose purpose is unchanging, whose power is unlimited, whose love is eternal.”
“You don’t have to understand how each circumstance will be used for your benefit. God invites us to draw near in the full assurance of faith, not understanding.”
-Jennifer Kennedy Dean
DOS -- The four teenagers who helped me push my stupid stalled car out of a busy intersection tonight. That sucked a lot, but I’m really so grateful for their help.
Sunday, December 12, 2010
#1
i'm thankful for...
Deer popping up in the backyard. I actually shouldn’t be thankful for this because it probably means the deer population is out of whack -- I live in town, in an apartment complex. It’s not normal for deer to be prancing about in these areas. However, I have never had anything significant show up in any backyard that I have had and something as elusive and secretive and mysterious as deer seems significant to me. Of course a grizzly bear or penguin would be incredible, but in that case I would be less thankful and far more shocked.
At the time I was recording these deer, I was also watching The Office, which you can hear in the background. It’s kind of funny.
PS: the video clarity is crap, but it's better than the pictures i took....
Deer popping up in the backyard. I actually shouldn’t be thankful for this because it probably means the deer population is out of whack -- I live in town, in an apartment complex. It’s not normal for deer to be prancing about in these areas. However, I have never had anything significant show up in any backyard that I have had and something as elusive and secretive and mysterious as deer seems significant to me. Of course a grizzly bear or penguin would be incredible, but in that case I would be less thankful and far more shocked.
At the time I was recording these deer, I was also watching The Office, which you can hear in the background. It’s kind of funny.
PS: the video clarity is crap, but it's better than the pictures i took....
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