11/29 and 11/30

I'm grateful for God being present not only in the valleys, but the mountain tops also, as well as the journey up the mountain. So grateful that although he meets us in suffering, he does not limit intimacy with him to suffering.

Grateful for the month of December that starts tomorrow! The best month of the year :)

11/27 and 11/28

Grateful for scents and smells and how crazy our brains are to remember the smell of special things even years later.

Grateful for having access to NyQuil.


Currently feeling like a cold is coming on again. Not feeling healthy or like myself today. Bah humbug :(

11/26

Grateful for this! That he receives me and loves me too much to keep me the same.

11/25

Grateful that I am forever Yours.

11/24

Grateful for being overall healthy! Glad that I don't have asthma or allergies preventing me from any activity. Glad that there are such things as "trails" to hike. Thanks God for making your creation accessible.

11/23

Grateful for Caitlyn, the best roommate I could ever have. Thankful for 4 years of living together, learning together, laughing together, crying together, and being molded into sanctified daughters of the King together. What a precious time in my life I will never forget. Thanks Abba for even more years of loving Cait! :)

11/22

Grateful that God has given me such an amazing life full of amazing opportunities and people! Thankful that the story of my life is just beginning. Thankful that he's allowed me to find my passions before turning 25! Thanks Abba for the way you've written this life story.

11/21

Grateful for coffee dates with Jesus that are always necessary and not taken advantage of enough. God thanks for giving me grace even when I don't give you time. Ugh you love me so much. Grateful.

11/20

Grateful for encouragement and how much a kind word can change the outcome of the day. Thanks Abba for all your kind words to me!

11/19

Grateful for worship music and metaphors.

11/18

I'm grateful for dinner with my grandma. I'm grateful that she fights for me. She puts everyone else before herself and is such an amazing example of "loving your neighbor." She loves the outcast and the shunned people of our neighborhood. She's the best. Thanks Abba for giving me exactly what I need in a grandma.

11/16 11/17

Grateful for "good morning" texts.

Grateful for early mornings and fresh coffee.

11/15

I'm grateful for surprises. I really really like surprises. I like when God surprises me by throwing in something fun or 'perfect' in my day. I like when friends surprise me with plans or surprise random notes and texts. I think the reason I like surprises so much is because it takes effort and knowing the person you're about to surprise to know that it is a good surprise. God surprised me this week with an opening to sponsor the one girl I was closest to in Uganda. I cannot wait to start writing to her! And praying for her and supporting her and surprising her! Thanks Abba for your divine appointments!

11/14

I'm so grateful for pictures. You don't realize how much you take photos for granted until you turn in your iPhone to get fixed and they wipe off all your pictures :( First world problems, I know. But so many good memories are in pictures! Note to self: backup iPhone every month. Also thankful for photography and the ability to capture beauty. Everything always looks a million times better in person, but thankful that we can get some gnarly sunset pictures on simple devices. Thanks Abba that you let me capture and keep the beauty I see daily.

11/13

Grateful for learning! I hope I love to learn the rest of my life. Grateful that I can have access to read almost anything on any subject I want! Thanks Abba for our brains and ability to gain knowledge.

11/10 11/11 11/12

Grateful for long drives with good music, company, and scenery.

Grateful for my grandpa who must've been the one to give me my curious, wanderlust travel gene.

Grateful for the word "cozy" and everything that entails, which I adore. Cozy sweaters and hugs and living rooms and beds.

11/9

Grateful for all the amazing women in my life! I am so blessed by their encouragement, excitement over my life, advice, and just general example of how to live out loving Christ. Thanks Abba for allowing me to meet some amazing women this year and the years before. Thanks for my sisters!

11/8

Grateful for feeling uncomfortable. I've been observing a classroom the last few months. My first day, first week actually, I was uncomfortable. Every doubt started coming straight to my head:
Can I do this?
Will I be good at this?
What if I made a wrong decision?
Am I smart enough?
Does the teacher think I have potential?
As the weeks have been going on, I'm reminded that the only way I can do my best at this is by pushing myself farther and farther out of those comfort zones. That's what every good experience in my life has been, so why not trust that Abba will prove himself again?
Thanks Abba for not keeping me the same.

11/7

Grateful for the feeling of walking through a park, with hills, dirt paths, small fear of rattlesnakes behind each bush, and the sun descending while breathing fresh air. Grateful that we can go outside and enjoy (in some places) quiet we couldn't experience anywhere else. Thanks Abba.

11/6

Grateful that ultimately God's opinion of me is the only important opinion. Grateful that despite what I do, say, learn, or think, He still looks at me as righteous, precious, beloved, 'mine.' Thanks Abba that you never give up on me.

11/5

Grateful for my best friend and her brother! Their example of love, compassion, kindness, and loyalty to me is so encouraging and supportive! So thankful they include me in their family too. Thanks Abba for placing them in my life as randomly yet purposefully as you did, You are good.

11/4

Grateful for sleep. Naps, dreams, beds, pillows, snoring, waking up renewed. All of it. Sooo grateful that sometimes sleep is the best medicine for a bad day or restless heart. Thanks Abba.

11/3

Grateful that God brought so many teenagers in my life! They keep life moving, fun, and hopeful for the future. So much potential in these kids you guys! Seriously, embrace the teens. Thanks Abba for my broz and sistaz.

11/2

Grateful for second chances. That people are willing to give me second chances, and third, and fourth, and fifth....thankful for the never ending supply of grace. Thanks Abba!

11/1

Grateful for my aunt who cares for me deeply, fights for me, loves me well, and is probably the one my mom would want as her substitute after she passed. Thank you Abba.