Thankful.

I just re-read my post yesterday, and while it was a really ironic and different sort of day, I whined...a lot. When Jakob begins to whine, I tell him to turn his 'whine button' into the 'off' position. So, here are things that I am truly thankful for tonight...with my whine button in the off position...

• the sound of Jakob's feet running across the new floors
• the look on the face of a student with a 'breakthrough' to a high F
• great friends to cook for tomorrow
• football season
• pumpkins and acorns
• noticing Jared is staring at me like we were still in college
• talking with my mom for a ridiculous amount of time
• red tags on clothing
• Abreva
• iTunes, DVR, and internet
• Cranium with friends and family (you should hear my father-in-law hum Like a Virgin!)
• watching and waiting for God to continue to amaze and astound...far greater than I deserve
• leading praise and worship with my husband...singing to the Throne together
• listening to Jakob sing anything from Jesus Loves Me to Fruit Salad
• hearing Jakob say 'Amen' after repeating the end of each sentence in our prayers
• my bed...I am heading there now

There is a lot of real hurt surrounding people extremely close and just acquainted to me...probably to all of us. Tonight, I am trying to remember that our God is El Shaddai, all sufficient. I am certainly thankful for that...