When I am discouraged...

... I find it helpful to list some of the things for which I am thankful.  Some days, like today, it is a little harder.  But, when I see it in front of me - it's easier to realized how blessed I am.  How much God has given me and how far He has brought me.  


For today (because I still don't have the time to write about Deep Creek that was, oh, 3 months ago), here is my list:

~ breakfast with my mom and grandfather

~ time spent with a pretty great sister-in-law on Saturday (even though she didn't get home until late ;)

~ a husband who works hard to give me more than I really need

~ a friend who manages to encourage me all the way from Mexico

~ Wegmans (and the coffee shop that exists inside it)

~ going to the gym to run off some frustration

~ that Blogger has made itself faster in uploading pictures

and

~ for a niece who e-mails me just to say "hi" and to tell me that she misses me

I know there are always more things that I can (and probably should) be thankful for, but today that's what is on my mind...