God is good

hi guys! it's me again. i'm sorry that it's taken so long for me to write something. february has gone by SO quickly! it's crazy. but i wanted to just drop a quick note and let you know that there is much more to come. tonight i had the privilege of attending my first protest/rally. The government is looking to repair the deficit and in order to do this the proposal by the house of representatives is to drastically decrease Americorps funds or cut the programs all-together. this is really difficult for me to imagine because i truly see the benefits and the need for national service as a way of uniting this nation and employing diverse groups of people with the passion and desire to help and make change, especially in the area of education. it's what i have the honor to do through the americorps program that i'm with and it's what others in the hundreds of americorps programs in the united states have the opportunity to do as well.

so what does all of this have to do with God being good?

well, gratitude. you see, in the tiny little realm of my life and my universe, this rally - my first - was just one thing on the list of the things that i am grateful for. i'll definitely tell you more about the protest in a later post; but for now, in no particular order, here is a list of 20 things/people that i am grateful for.

1. music

2. theatre

3. city year

4. my team at city year

5. mercedes mccurdy

6. my relationships in new jersey

7. sue and terry folker

8. prayer

9. the bible

10. my family

11. josiah

12. pride and prejudice

13. food - good food

14. stick shift cars

15. the disney channel

16. the jonas brothers

17. the twilight series

18. the harry potter series

19. the universe that God has created in the most bombastic way ever

and lastly, before i get ready for sleep,

20. second chances

it helps me to think of the things that i'm grateful for. i should do it more often. it reminds me of all the little things that God has done for me or given me or chooses to share with me in our relationship. i think that remembering things that i'm grateful for is God's way of helping me smile and laugh about things that we share. that excites me, that He wants to engage my heart like that. in addition, gratitude has a contagiousness about it in that once i think of one thing, i find that i'm grateful for many others. and after having a long day, it also helps center my mind and calm me down. it reminds me that not only is God good, He is good to me. 

i would love to hear about some things that you're grateful for! for now, i'm going to get ready for one of the things that i'm extremely appreciative of and that's sleep. till next time. goodnight!