If I counted my blessings, I'd run out of numbers...
In no particular order, I am thankful for:
- Living- I am so happy to be alive, to have been created and crafted by His hand to live on this earth. I am so happy to be surrounded by His creations, to know that I was created with a purpose, and that no eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind can fathom the wonders in store for His children.
- My family- no matter what, family cannot stop being family... there is an inborn love that cannot be shaken. It's very similar to another kind of love I've read about somewhere... hmm... :)
- my sister- I LOVE YOU SO FREAKING MUCH. I prayed for you for YEARS before you came, and you are my best friend, even though we are so far apart in age. You give me so much joy, being there to chat with about all our obsessions!! I love how we can make a joke out of ANYTHING.... BISCUIT. :D :D
- The ability for humans to create art- the fact that we can create so many different ways not only to express ourselves, but communicate those ideas with one another and connect on a level so deep...
- Music- wow, where to start? It just blows my mind sometimes, as cliche as that sounds. It speaks in ways that I cannot-- that no human alone can. "Ah, music. A magic beyond all we do here!", in the words of the totally pwning Albus Dumbledore. Amen, Albus. Amen. ^.^ Everything from Mozart to Beethoven to Rebecca St. James to Emery to Phantom... instrumental or songs, whatever it may be... it speaks in ways we never could without it. It can be worship, prayer, lament, celebration, carefree... so many things. I can't imagine my life without it...
- Stories- however they are: novels, television, movies, poems, oral storytelling, and the dozens upon dozens of other ways to tell a story.... they're all amazing. The fact that we have this ability to create and tell our stories... to grow off of them and to imagine within them, it's one of my favorite things in life, hands down. It's a vital part of every society, of every individual, to be able to tell your story... to hear others'...
- Imagination-- I think this is definitely one of the things God had in mind when he said he made us in His image... he is the ultimate artist, and has the most amazing imagination.. and he's given some of that to us.... It's completely beautiful.
- Visual art-- it's just so much fun for me to try my hand at it, and make things for people to make them happy, or to give them the satisfaction of a good mental picture of the scene/person.... and to see the amazing things other people's hands can make? It's so great to be able to take a part in that as an audience...
- My friends- I can't possibly mention everyone, because I care about so dang many... lol... but I hope everyone who reads this and knows me knows that I care about you so much and that I really am so thankful for you. If you're not mentioned, it's probably because I just haven't gotten to know you well enough yet... Let's fix that! :)
- Sandra-- talking with you just makes me ridiculously happy. I am so thankful for your honesty and how you are just REAL. You don't sugarcoat, and you aren't afraid to share exactly what you think. You are talented and witty and lovely and I am so proud to call you my friend. I can't wait to kidnap you and chill IRL with you one day... :D
- Mascii-- I am just so thankful for YOU. You are one of the brightest young women I have ever known, and I am so thankful to call you my friend. You are such an encouragement to me, and I think it's pretty pwnsome how you can make me smile like a total nerd over one of your spastic comments (Hermione Sushi Awesome?? LOL) and how you can say something totally profound the next moment, and I am just so proud of you. Te amo taaaaaan mucho, hermanita! Let's go to C'stone. For reals.
- MtM-- I am so thankful to be friends with such a sweethearted, earnest, enthused, and talented chiquita. Your empathy and enthusiasm are both such blessings to me. :)
- KC-- I love your enthusiasm, too, and that you are so passionate about what you love. I am so thankful I have you to amuse me during those long class periods, lol... and for your adorable ability to add spice to my life with just your mere presence. xD
- Poppy-- I love that we share the same sentiments when it comes to animated movies and awesome foreign languages. ;) You are also bright, motivated, patient, and logical, as well as friendly and happy and it's truly an encouragement to talk with you.
- Lily-- I am just so thankful of our friendship, of the great fun we can have over the simplest things-- Anberlin, Mr. Muggles, waffles... you know. ;)
- Jordan-- Where would I be without you?? :) I've never had a friend as long as I've been friends with you, and I feel like you're the brother I always wanted but never had. Thanks for putting up with me and my randomness! <3
- My union friends-- you guys make school totally worthwhile. Huzzah for frisbee, random youtube videos, inside jokes in epic abundance (HITLER BUTTER?!?!?!?!), anime conversations, Nightwish addiction, power squids, white chocolate cappuccino, "scary" female-Jordan comments, Trent being a meaniehead, Joey being a multilayered meaniehead, Zane LOLing at our randomness, Danielle and Murray attempting to study but totally not getting it done, Jeffrey my opera singer and his chick-fil-a, Erin and Michelle and their delightful vocal major adventures, union physics coalition, sign language jokes, SUPERMEGATWIX, IMing each other across the couch, hat stealing, j-rocking, mocking the scary Jesus people in free spam speech ally, a modest proposal....... sooooo much more!! I LOVE YOU GUYS.
- My teacher-lady/man-friends-- You all brighten my EDCI class. :D Your ability to mock anything and everything-- golden. Your passion for banking model problem-posing pedagogy.... adorable. ;) The comradery among us is so awesome... I love it. :)
- Love-- God is love, everything about life is leading to love. To TRUE love. He pursues us, He chases us, he woos us, he rescues us... He wants to wrap each and everyone of us in His amazing, mind-boggling, beautiful, holy love. And everyone has, I think, a bit of that desire to love and be loved in them... It's an amazing and enchanting and radiant thing. Thank You God for love!!
- Languages-- yeah, I just think they're sooo cool-- the different ways people can communicate... the lovely sounds each language makes to make it its own... I'm a nerd, I know. :D
- AND SO MUCH MORE I CAN'T EVEN LIST.