Grateful Journal 6/25

Praise the LORD for providing prayer and meditation as a way to communicate with Him.

Oh boy folks! Today has been one heck of a day. God has blessed me so tremendously by sharing this blog; you wouldn't believe me if I told you. And to think I was worried about what people would think. "Trust, Cheryl, trust." Yep, I'm learning, LORD.

Today I'm grateful for the following:
-A day at home
-Talking to Melissa on the phone on her way home.
-Payton sleeping at the foot of my bed; I LOVE that mutt!
-LPM blog; it continues to bless me daily.
-Amanda Jones (her work on the LPM blog).
-Reconnecting with a dear friend and clearing up confusion. I've missed her so much.
-A migraine that was stopped in its tracks by Maxalt!!
-Taking good care of my body
-Fitting into a size smaller in pants. Woo hoo!
-Forgiving myself for my shortcomings; I'm not perfect (except in Christ)
-laughing with Sammie about "phone" confusion.
-Reading Matthew's request for prayer on Facebook and the responses by his GC classmates.
-my comfy pink UGG boots (I wear them as slippers, even in the summer).
-Sammie's enthusiasm about her Intro to Life Science at FBU (and how she did on the midterm)
-Wearing my "Get Real" (Real Life Methodist) shirt.
-an e-mail "just checking in" from Ashley at FBU. She's such a wonderful, strong Christian young woman.
-Melissa's friendship--which never waivers, even when I do.
-Anita's e-mail/clarity for her life.
-Watching Bill interact with Payton. . that pup has him wrapped around her paw. . and to think he's not a dog person (tee hee)
-Andrew charging my Ipod. I will learn how it works. . . eventually.
-The opportunity to do some on-line communication (relationship/environment) research on a Christian site--praying for more opportunities come to come.
-Reading Nancy's e-mail. It brought a *smile* :-)
to my face and reminded me just how much she means to me an an encourager and sister in Christ.
-Being able to share my faith through this blog.
-God's unmerited blessing in my life. . yup my cup is even more overflowing!! Can you believe it?
-Not feeling so "isolated" and "alone"
-Learning to communicate my needs in a more direct manner and not keeping things bottled up inside.
-Rebuking "fear" in my life
-A call from my sister!!!!
-Talking to my (triplet) nieces who are five. They're growing up so fast.
-Leftovers from Uno's for dinner. Yum!!!
-Moderating what I'm eating (nope.. not going to say the "d" word).
-Cold bottled water.
-Having time to talk with Bill today during lunch.
-Keeping up on the volume of e-mail. . and I thought it would get easier during the summer!!
-Spiritual clarity.