Thursday, October 19, 2006

50 things that make me happy

1)Jesus
2)Getting to have a whole hour by myself in the a.m. to read my Bible, drink my coffee and pray....without anyone else in my family waking up and asking for breakfast
3)My husband
4)My kids
5)Emails from friends and family
6)When I decide right after breakfast what I'm going to cook for supper and don't have to worry about it all day.
7)Chocolate
8)Sonic....man, I miss Sonic!
9)When I have a whole conversation with someone in Portuguese
10)Hot water that comes right out of my tap
11)Photo albums
12)When my kids tell me they love me
13)Knowing I get to see my parents in 2 months!
14)Capuccinos
15)Getting my hair highlighted
16)cake batter
17)flip flops
18)toe nail polish
19)people
20)blogs
21)reality TV
22)talking :-)
23)Beth Moore Bible studies
24)Seeing giraffes in real life
25)a brand new coloring book and new box of crayons
26)a newly sharpened pencil and crisp, white paper
27)The Bee Gees
28)When I sit and play my guitar and my whole family starts singing along.
29)When I get a forwarded email that makes me laugh so hard that I cry.
30)Walmart
31)When I feel overwhelmed with a kitchen full of dirty dishes and my husband comes in to help
32)Listening to my children read
33)The way coffee smells when you first open the can,bag,jar.
34)walking
35)Sunrises......I just wish they didn't happen so darn early in the a.m.!
36)laughing my head off with my sister......and it's been WAY too long since I've done that
37)Back scratches
38)Pedicures
39)Freshly brushed and flossed teeth
40)Walking out of the gynecologists office knowing I don't have to go back for 12 more months!
41)Christmas music
42)candles
43)when my husband makes up our bed
44)text messages
45)when my children confide in me
46)when I hear my kids recite scripture that they have memorized
47)going out to dinner
48)going away for a weekend with my husband
49)getting through the Mozambique/South African border in less than an hour!
50)Knowing that Psalm 139 is absolutely true!

1 comment:

Bonnie G. said...

Wow! What an encouragement! I want to do this... I need to find the time first though. :)