18 Things

Wow, it's the 18th already! Today I am thankful for:

1. Numbered bullet lists, so I don't have to keep track. :-)
2. eBay. Often when I can't find or afford what I'm looking for in town, I can get on eBay and there it is for a price I am willing to pay.
3. Instant messaging. What a great way to keep in touch with friends.
4. That we live within a few miles of my parents. I am so thankful that my children are able to spend time with their grandparents and really get to know them. What a blessing.
5. The ability to sew.
6. Snow. It's here. I wasn't quite ready for it, but one of the things I love about North Idaho is we have real seasons, and I do love snow.
7. Grocery stores and the abundance of food within them.
8. Jethro's heart. I see Jethro's heart as a physical picture of our spiritual heart. Broken and incompatible with life ~ until the Great Physician heals it.
9. The look in Jethro's eyes when he spots me. :-)
10. Cell phones.
11. That Garth didn't do more damage when he slammed his finger in the door this morning.
12. For each breath I take.
13. Ezra and how much he loves his baby brother.
14. My Grandma and the godly influence she was in my life.
15. The smell of pipe tobacco. It always brings to mind my dear, wonderful Grandpa.
16. Clear roads on a snowy day.
17. Christmas movies.
18. A baby without oral aversions!

A true Dole...double fisting it!