Glorious!

"When the sun hits the trees just right...these hills sing.."

- Pacha, The Emperor's New Groove

Did anyone else see that incredible sunset tonight? Beautiful! Even in this city you can still see God's majesty. Love it!

Be Blessed!

School

I've got my placement!

My teacher phoned me today to let me know about school. At first it seemed the news was bad, as she said I would have to wait another week and a half as she has to make sure everyone else has their placement first. But then just before hanging up, a thought occurred to her. She remembered that there was one placement that was really good, but the person who was supposed to get it, backed out. So, do I want it, she asked.

It's a placement at a day treatment facility for ages 12-18 with the Jewish Family Services. My teacher informed me they needed someone who is mature, outgoing, hardworking, and will be able to appreciate and respect the rules that the Jewish culture lives by. So I said I fit into that category and would love this placement! So, my teacher is getting things worked out for me on the asap, and hopefully I'll have an interview set up soon!

Thank you to those who were praying about my placement and school! I feel really excited about this, as I think I've grown a lot over the last year and a bit, and this is a good fit for me! As well its a day treatment placement..so no shift work! Can I get an amen?!

God is good!

Humbled by Your Majesty

Man oh man...does God have a sense of humour.

Do you ever feel like the big guy is just looking down and smiling at you as you attempt to wrap your mind around exactly what His plan is for your life? Nothing mean or malicious of course..but He's just smiling and lightly chuckling as our childlike minds try to ponder through the challenges and interesting turns that our lives may take. I think this thought sums up my past week and a half..gotta love it!

Anyways, heres a song that is one of my favourite worship songs, and was meditating on earlier today. Enjoy!

Blessings

Majesty

Here I am,

humbled by Your majesty,

Covered by Your grace so free.

Here I am,

knowing I'm a sinful man,

Covered by the blood of the Lamb.

Now I've found

The greatest love of all is mine,

since You laid down Your life,

the greatest sacrifice.

Majesty, Majesty.

Your grace has found me just as I am,

Empty-handed but alive in Your hands.

Here I am,

humbled by the love that You give,

Forgiven so that I can forgive.

So here I stand,

knowing that I am Your desire,

Sanctified by glory and fire.

And now I've found

the greatest love of all is mine,

Since You laid down Your life,

the greatest sacrifice.

Majesty, Majesty.

Your grace has found me just as I am,

Empty-handed but alive in your hands.

Singing Majesty, Majesty.

Forever I am changed by Your love,

In the presence of Your Majesty. Majesty.

We're singing Majesty, Majesty.

Your grace has found me just as I am,

And I'm nothing but alive in Your hands.

We're singing Majesty, Majesty.

Forever I am changed by Your love,

In the beauty of Your Majesty.

Majesty.

He Lives

Because He lives, I can face tomorrow

Because He lives, all fear is gone

Because I know, He holds the future

And life is worth the living

Just because He lives

Family Pix - Birthday Dinner

Here's some updated pix of me and my fam for those of you reading this blog who haven't seen us for a while!


Here is the twins and I...


The boys...


Mom and I...

Happy Easter!

It's the end of March already...where has this year gone?

It's been a pretty busy last week or so as I spent last weekend up at Jacksons with about 80 Regent Park kids, and then spent this week helping with the March Break daycamp down in Regent Park. But I love camp, and these kids are absolutely awesome, so I've loved every minute of it. It's going to be weird having Monday come, and not having any kids to spend the day hanging out with. But I do have a few shifts coming up next week at work, so thats something to look forward to.

I had the privledge last night of attending a Good Friday Passover meal and then an outdoor candlelight service with singing and prayer down in Regent with the 614 Corps. It was a pretty cool night just taking the time to remember how important this weekend is. I don't have a lot of great Easter memories I realized last night, besides just it being a weekend that we used to have family Easter egg hunts when we were kids. But I think it's because growing up I never really let it sink it what exactly this weekend meant, and how important it really is. It's unfortunate how easily it can become redundant and we forget how beautiful and valid the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ is. But I had a few really cool moments last night with God, which is always awesome, and I'm looking forward to tomorrow, when we celebrate the resurrection of our living God.

In a couple days (Tuesday) I have to call my school to find out if I've gotton a placement for my third year of school in September. When I went for my meeting last week, my teacher informed me that I am "out of sequence" because I took this year off, and I will be placed last because of that. So, I'm trying not to think or worry about any of it, and just let God take care of that whole matter for me. I've been thinking about September a lot over the past couple of weeks, and I think that God is going to reveal to me soon exactly what needs to happen....so continued prayer over school and the fall would be much appreciated!

I've realized over the past few days how weak I can become when I turn my focus from God. I've grown a lot over this past year in my relationship with God and have learned to trust Him over a specific area that I've struggled with my whole life. But it's interesting how easily I can slip up as soon as I try and take control and turn from the guidance of the Lord. I'm really trying to get myself back on track in this particular area over the Easter weekend and give it all back to God. I just need to remember to be humble and find all my strength, completeness, happiness and confidence in Jesus first and foremost...

Blessings this Easter weekend!

The Last Supper - Luke 22

Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.”

“Where do you want us to prepare for it?” they asked.

He replied, “As you enter the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him to the house that he enters, and say to the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’ He will show you a large upper room, all furnished. Make preparations there.”

They left and found things just as Jesus had told them. So they prepared the Passover.

When the hour came, Jesus and his apostles reclined at the table. And he said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. For I tell you, I will not eat it again until it finds fulfillment in the kingdom of God.”

After taking the cup, he gave thanks and said, “Take this and divide it among you. 18For I tell you I will not drink again of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.”

And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.”

In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you. But the hand of him who is going to betray me is with mine on the table. The Son of Man will go as it has been decreed, but woe to that man who betrays him.” They began to question among themselves which of them it might be who would do this.

You look like a monkey, and you smell like one too...

So, although it snowed today (boo snow!), I'm still cheery because...it's my birthday today! yay!

It's actually been a pretty awesome birthday, I must say!

Started out with coming upstairs to my living room floor being covered in "Happy 2nd!" birthday balloons, and streamers randomly all over the place which was really awesome! I even got a balloon with "Esther is 22" written in Elvish! Totally fabulous! As well as having some glass peppers hidden in my kitchen that I got to look for. So thank you Daryl and Matt Percy for those gems and for decorating my house! Great start to the day!

And what better way to spend a birthday then to be hanging out with kids all day? I can't think of anything! I was down for the third day of our March Break daycamp down in Regent Park, and had another fun filled day (even if the weather was a little chilly). And, I even got a birthday cake at lunch time! So awesome! Not to mention that I also got attacked by all the boys as they gave me birthday beats..got some nice bruises on my arm (~shakes fist at Matt~ :P)

I also enjoyed a wonderful birthday dinner with my sisters, brother and parents. Always a good time!

Oh! And I finally got a hard guitar case! YAY! Humidity will bother my guitar, no more!

Thanks to everyone for the ecards too! I got some pretty cheesy ones...sooo great! My favourite one I think was with a piece of cake, a candle, a plate and a fork all walk onto the screen and they're so excited because theres going to be a party! And then slowly they all stop cheering..except for the cake..and then he looks around..and realizes that he's about to be eaten..and the plate licks his lips (oh yes..he has lips!) and then it ends. Oh man..too funny..I love it!

So...another year has passed. And I've got the infamous "feel any older and wiser?" from every member of my family that sent me birthday greetings today. I think I feel older. Although apparently I don't look it (one of the kids at the daycamp told me they thought I turned 19, and another said she thought I had turned 17...wow...).

But I think the year of being 21 was a good run. I think I've learned and grown more in this past year, then many of my other years combined. I gave up dating for a year...and lived to talk about it! I took this year off of school...and have survived. I took on a leadership role at camp in the summer, and didn't have a nervous breakdown. I've taken the biggest chances, leaps of faith, blind walks, and steps out of hope that I've ever done in my entire life....and you know what? God is good! It's an amazing thing when you finally trust Him with things...when you step out on that ledge and jump, knowing that no matter what happens, He's going to catch you. It was like God was waiting my entire life for me to finally scoot over from the drivers seat and let him take the wheel....and when I did...man oh man...good things happened!

Thank you God for allowing me to see my 22nd birthday! Wasn't always sure I'd survive my teenage years, let alone get here! But I praise You because my life is blessed, full of love, hope, and fulfilled promises!

Amen!

The Freshness of Wintergreen

Just wanted to share my favourite random moment of the day.

While down in Regent Park for the March Break day camp, we were on a recess break, and 4 of the leaders took the kids out to the park. Meanwhile, me and several other leaders found ourselves severely addicted to the wintergreen lifesavers that we had with us. I mentioned that if you're in the dark and bite these minty candies, you will see sparks. Sooo...what did we do? The obvious of course. Shannon, Becka, Maeva, Denise, Cheryl and I crammed into the little washroom, turned off the lights, and each took turns chomping the lifesavers and creating green sparks in our mouths. Good times had my all! Love it!

Keep Smiling!

All things are possible

I had the divine opportunity this past weekend to once again attend the March Break camp for Regent Park kids. I definitely had a bit of a different perspective this year, but still enjoyed it just the same. I was a bit disappointed at first at the fact I wasn't put into a cabin, as I wasn't sure what I was going to do with all the free time I would have. But my schedule got quickly filled up as I was asked to help with and lead different activities, as well as to help out with the youngest boys cabin. Man oh man...cutest kids ever!

It's always so humbling and incredible to hang out with the Regent Park kids. My favourite part of hanging out with these guys is the worship time. You'll never see a group of youth worship like these guys do. Hands raised, eyes closed, just jumping and dancing. And what is the most touching is that you know that they're being impacted and seeds are being planted. Their worship to God is real, vivid and raw...and just so beautiful to witness.

My favourite moment of the weekend was having two of my squad kids, who are both 7 and just adorable, tell me that they wanted to ask Jesus into their lives. I held the tears in that welled up, and helped them write down this request onto a paper that they could stick up on the cross that was at the front of the Bible room. I know that this doesn't mean that they are going to be perfect children...but I do know that God is taking care of them, and in some way a part of their lives, and that is an awesome thing.

My other favourite moments were when these normally tough acting kids would let down their guard, even if just for a second, and you could see something incredibly beautiful there. I saw one of these moments when another one of my squad kids was with our nature group out in the woods looking at tracks. He normally puts up a tough front and wants to impress the kids around him, so he was walking a bit ahead of the group, pretending not to pay attention. But then as the group stopped walking and was listening to information about hibernation about snakes, this tough acting little boy looked back at the group and shouted "I found some tracks!......I think they're deer tracks!....I think they're fresh...there's no snow covering them!" I don't know if anyone else noticed, but it definitely made me smile as I knew he was letting down his "I'm too cool for this" image and actually taking something in.

I think it's when these kids start to trust you, and get a little attached (although they might not admit it) and you get to see them for the pure, honest and beautiful children that they are...it just fills your heart with such incredible joy. There is nothing like it...it's like a little piece of Heaven.

I got to spend the hour bus ride home with a exhausted 6 year old passed out and curled up in a ball on my lap, and another 8 year old boy beside me, also passed out and using my arm for a pillow. What an overall rewarding weekend...to have gotten to share a few days with these children and to really have them bless me. It was like hanging out with 79 little Jesus warriors. They might not say all the right things, or make all the right choices all the time...but they're real and they're honest, and God is definitely working on something great for all of them.

And now that I'm finally showered...in some clean clothes...and no longer smelling like eleven 6 year old boys...I think it's time to catch some Z's....

True Colours

I see your true colors, shining through
I see your true colors, that’s why I love you
So don’t be afraid, to let them show
true colors, true colors, beautiful...

You with the sad eyes
Don't be discouraged
Though I realize
It's hard to take courage
In a world, full of people
You can lose sight of it
And the darkness, inside you makes you feel so small

And I see your true colors, shining through
I see your true colors, that's why I love you
So don't be afraid, to let them show
Your true colors, true colors
Beautiful, ooh like a rainbow

Show me your smile and
Don't be unhappy, can't remember when
I last saw you laughing
If this world makes you crazy
And you've taken all you can bear
Just call me up, because you know I'll be there

And I see your true colors, shining through
I see your true colors, and that's why I love you
So don't be afraid, to let them show
True colors, true colors
Are beautiful, ooh like a rainbow

Such sad eyes
Take courage now, realize
When this world makes you crazy
And you've taken all you can bear
Just call me up, Because you know I'll be there
And I see your true colors, shining through

I see your true colors, that's why I love you
So don't be afraid, to let them show
True colors, true colors, true colors are shining through
I see your true colors, that's why I love you
So don't be afraid, to let them show
Your True colors, true colors, true colors
Are beautiful, So beautiful, like a rainbow

True colors...

Prayer Request

I just have a small prayer request...

Tomorrow morning I am meeting up with a teacher from my college. I took this year off of school, and I am hoping to return in September to finish up my program. There is a small chance I won't be able to get in, due to the fact there seems to be a lot of students going for third year in the fall.

I am nervous about going to the school, as it's a different campus, and much larger, then the one I spent my first two years at. As well, the teacher is kindof intimidating. I am also nervous about if I do get back in for September, where my placement is going to be. I really want it to be a place where I can grow and learn more, and God wants me to be, and also (hopefully) a place that has day hours and not shift work, so that I can still continue to some activites that I'm involved in.

I know that whatever happens, God is going to take care of it, and I have my full confidence in that. It's just the anticipation and waiting that makes it a little difficult.

So...please pray for me tomorrow morning. Thanks.

Blessings!

National Memorial for Four Fallen RCMP Officers

“Peter told me a year ago: ‘Dad, if something ever happens to me, I want people to hear about Jesus and to hear about hope.' Constable Peter Schiemann, my son, I carried out your wish this afternoon … Peter, we will see you in heaven. But we can hardly wait.”

Peter was one of the four RCMP Officers killed last week in the tradegy that has struck Canada.

His father got up in front of an audience of hundreds tonight, on national television, and told everyone that through Jesus Christ we have hope. Although no one can fully understand the pain and loss that they are experiencing right now...God can..because he also lost a son. He gave the world Jesus, and through him, we can have hope. And it's this hope that will get him through the loss of his son. And it's hope that lets him know that he'll see his son again some day....

Praise the Lord that through this horrific event God's name is being called out, and people are seeking Him.

Continue to keep the family of the four officers in your prayers as they struggle to understand and get through these difficult times.

Click here to read the City Pulse article regarding the memorial service.

YAY!!

Yay for answers to prayer!!

Congrats to my dad who has been waiting expectently for the past couple of weeks, to hear the news as to whether or not he would get a new job position....and just found out that he has it!!

After 22 years of shift work, my dad finally gets a steady job of 7-3! I'm so excited that we'll get to see him every night on a regular basis!

Definitly made my day!

Thank you Lord for this answer to prayer..

Blessings!

P.S Happy Birthday Dustin!

Passion

"Passion is a word approached with fear by Christians. Our first thoughts are often towards physical passions and the dangers they bring. But passions are also gifts from God. Passions for the things of God and the work of the Body.

We can inflame passions, quench passions, ignore passion and some try to kill passions. I believe it is within our passions that God often reveals the gifts he has provided.

Paul had a passion for the people of Israel. His fellow Jews so filled his heart he desired eternity away from God to bring them salvation. This passion was honored by God to make Paul a tool to reach the Gentiles.

David was filled to overflowing with a passion for God and music. These worked together to provide history with songs of praise, worship and adoration for the creator of the universe.

Where are our passions today? What sits upon our heart and brings out emotions of love, desire and a need to accomplish? For me one of my God given passions is for music. I can be moved through well crafted and heart filled music. Where logic would fail to reach my heart, music waltzes in and moves my heart to dance."

- Dr. Robert Chick

Being Jesus...

"Being Jesus is a discipline of action. If I truly want to be present as Jesus was and is, I must choose to act in very specific ways. Theory, or doctrinal correctness, is not enough. Seeing Jesus is a discipline of stillness. If I really want to see him, I'll need to avoid being consumed by trying always to do things in his name, and I'll need to learn to be motionless, intent on beholding what is in front of me. These two disciplines are often in tension with each other; it's difficult to be still and active at the same time. But they strengthen different sets of spiritual muscles, and each discipline ultimately benefits the other.

Being Jesus requires that I choose to be actively present. Seeing him means that, paradoxically, in my being present, I must choose the stillness of being hidden - that is, rather than being focused on what I am doing, and seeking attention for it, I must be actively looking to see how Jesus is presenting himself in and through others. Being present the way Jesus was means that I have to abandon my own power. And seeing him in others teaches me the power of abandonment. Being Jesus is a call to give my life, as he himself indicated when he called us to pick up our crosses. But seeing Jesus opens me up to a new way to live, to a resurrected life."

(God In The Alley - Greg Paul)

Does God's grace define you?

"God saved you by his special favor when you believed. And you can't take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it." - Eph. 2:8-9

I've read this passage before, but for some reason it stuck out to me today when I came across it.

It's sad how easily we can get caught up in doing good works, or boasting about what a fabulous Christian we are, or judge others based on if they're following the rules and guidelines we think have to be followed in order to be in God's favor. And the truth is, we have absolutely no right at all to boast, gloat, or brag that because of some good deed that we did, or because we attend church, or because we wear a WWJD bracelet, that we are going to get to Heaven. It is the accepting of God into our lives, and by His grace alone that we are saved.

I think that sometimes I get discouraged about the kind of Christian that I am. I may have someone say to me that they really see God working in my life through the leadership roles that I'm involved in..and I must say, it makes me feel good to know that. But then how quickly I get discouraged when I see and compare myself to another youth stepping up and being recognized for all the fabulous works that they are doing. I know that it is a horrible thing for me to compare myself to those around me, especially when it comes to my relationship with God...but I still fall victim to it on occasion.

As bad a thought as this might be, sometimes it almost seems that in order for someone to have a "recognized" solid relationship with God, they need to be "known" for their good works...for all the events, retreats or meetings they attend...for all the leadership roles that they are in...for all of their fantastic talents that are being used for the ministry of the kingdom. I'm not saying that it matters whether or not people know who I am or what I do in order for me to have a strong relationship with God...but it's interesting how people base their opinion about someone in regards to their "Christian walk" on how involved in things they are and how common their name is in the church circle. I think this is something I sometimes find being within the Salvation Army circle (not meant to offend...but just my thoughts...)

I think I sometimes find it difficult just to be content with the fact that I am saved. That even though I have done nothing to earn God's grace, and I'm just a stupid human who does all the wrong things...He died for me anyways because of His abounding love for all that I am. So simple really, but so difficult to wrap my mind around sometimes.

I may become discouraged when I stop and compare myself to the youth around me in the Salvation Army who can play the cornet and guitar far better then me..can sing in a worship band better and with more confidence then I ever will be able to..can use their skills of art or drama in ways that I can only admire.......but then I'm just reminded that it wasn’t by any of these things or any other acts or good deeds that earned me God's grace or my spot in Heaven. Nothing, absolutely nothing I can do will ever make me deserve salvation..yet I have it...because I've asked God into my life. I'm already in...no need to try and impress or pretend that I'm something that I'm not.

I know that I have things about me, and talents that God has blessed me with that make me unique...I trust the Lord that He has a plan for my life, and a plan to use me just as I am. It's just been a matter of me coming to the realization that as great as "good works" are...as great as traditions, rules, and guidelines are...none of those got any one into heaven. So why is so much more time, energy, and effort put into those..then just putting the emphasis on the fact that Jesus came to save, and through God's grace we will have eternity?

"Grace blockage. Taste but don't drink. Wet your lips, but never slake your thirst. Can you imagine such instruction over a fountain? 'No swallowing please. Fill your mouth but not your belly.' Absurd. What good is water if you can't drink it? And what good is grace if you don't let it go deep?

Do you? What image best describes your heart? A water drenched kid dancing in front of an open fire hydrant? Or a bristled desert tumbleweed? Here is how you know. One question. Does God's grace define you? Deeply flowing grace clarifies, once and for all, who we are.
You know you aren't who they say you are. You are who God says you are. Spiritually alive. Heavenly positioned. Connected to the Father. A billboard of mercy. An honored child.

In His hands, a mistake becomes a masterpiece.

Who determines your identity? What defines you? The day you were dropped? Or the day you were carried to the King's table?" (Max Lucado - Come Thirsty)

"By the grace of God I am what I am." - 1 Cor 15:10

Tell Him

Let me be patient
Let me be kind
Make me unselfish
without being blind
Though I may suffer, I'll envy him not
and endure what comes
Cause He's all that I got
And tell Him...

Tell Him I need Him
Tell him I love Him and it'll be alright
Tell him I need Him
Tell Him I love Him
It'll be alright

Now I may have faith to make mountains fall
But if I lack love then I have nothing at all
I can give away everything I possess
But am without love then I have no happiness
I know I'm imperfect and not without sin
But now that i'm older all childish things end

Tell Him I need Him
Tell him I love Him and it'll be alright
Tell him I need Him
Tell Him I love Him
It'll be alright

I'll never be jealous and I won't be too proud
Cause love is not boastful
And love is not loud
Tell him need him
Tell him I love him
Everything is gonna be alright

Now I may have wisdom and knowledge on earth
But if I speak wrong then what is it worth
See what we now know is nothing compared
To the love I was shown when our lives were spared
and tell Him...

Tell Him I need Him
Tell him I love Him and it'll be alright
Tell him I need Him
Tell Him I love Him
It'll be alright

-Lauryn Hill

Unwell

All day
Staring at the ceiling
Makin' friends with shadows on my wall
All night
Hearing voices telling me
that I should get some sleep
Because tomorrow might be good for something

Hold on
Feeling like I'm headed for a breakdown
and I don't know why

Well I'm not crazy
I'm just a little unwell
I know right now you can't tell
But stay a while and maybe then you'll see
A different side of me

I'm not crazy
I'm just a little impaired
I know, right now you don't care
But soon enough you're gonna think of me
And how I used to be

Me,
talking to myself in public
And dodging glances on the train
And I know
I know they've all been talkin' bout me
I can hear them whisper

And it makes me think there must be something wrong with me
Out of all the hours thinkin
Somehow I've lost my mind

Well I'm not crazy
I'm just a little unwell
I know right now you can't tell
But stay a while and maybe then you'll see
A different side of me

I'm not crazy
I'm just a little impaired
I know, right now you don't care
But soon enough you're gonna think of me
And how I used to be

I've been talkin in my sleep
Pretty soon they'll come to get me
Yeah, they're takin' me away

Well I'm not crazy
I'm just a little unwell
I know right now you can't tell
But stay a while and maybe then you'll see
A different side of me
I'm not crazy
I'm just a little impaired
I know, right now you don't care
But soon enough you're gonna think of me
And how I used to be
Yeah, How I used to be
How I used to be, yeah
Well I'm just a little unwell
How I used to be
How I used to be
I'm just a little unwell

So good to me!

Tonight I was at Teheilla youth service, and really enjoyed some fantastic praise and worship.

One song we ended up on for a good 20-30 minutes is the song "So good to me." It's kindof a cheesy song, and we used it at camp for the kids, but with the worship band going all out on it, it was awesome.

The guy who was leading the worship kept repeating that we need to just grasp that God really is so good to us! We can't wait until he gives us the car we've always wanted, or a huge cash deposit, or something incredibly wonderful and fantastic to happen before we say that our God is good! We need to be thankful for the beat up car that we might have that gets us from A to B...for the food that we have to put in our mouths...for the friends who really do like us for who we are...for the family who stick by us through thick and thin...for the clothes (however out of style) we have to put on our bodies...and just for the fact that we have our next breath! Everyone at the service just began to lift up their praises and thank God for all the tiny small things that we take for granted in our lives! It was so awesome! It became a huge praise party as everyone danced and shouted and sang our thanks to the Lord! It was so beautiful and just so uplifting! Oh man...loved it! My cheeks just hurt by the time we finished singing our worship to God because I was just beaming! How can you help but smile when you think of all the glorious and beautiful things that God has done for us?

Lord, You are so good to me!

I thank You for the roof over my head

I thank You for my 3 beautiful siblings who get me through everything, and have You flowing through their lives

I thank You for the love my parents have for me...and how they raised me

I thank You for all of my extended family...even though we don't always understand each other

I thank You that I don't go hungry

I thank You that I have way more then enough clothing to keep me warm and my body covered

I thank You that I have relationships in my life with people who truly understand me and love me for who I am

I thank You that I have a job that I LOVE

I thank You that I have a church that I can call home, where I feel loved and welcomed

I thank You for all the opportunities I have to interact with children and impact them to help them know You better

I thank You that I have eyes to see and ears to hear

I thank You that I can afford public transit

I thank You for all of my precious memories, my incredible experiences, and that I have lived a wonderful and blessed life

I thank You for the relationship that I have with You, from which I draw all my strength

Lord...You are so good to me!

Amen!

Blessings!