Count Your Blessing

When life gets stressful and hectic I gotta take a step back and make a list of the people and things that God has put in my life to bless me every day. Those that God uses to make life worth living!

• The Love of my Life, Jonny! He is so amazing and I know God has truly blessed me with him. He is always there when I need someone to cry to or talk to or just laugh with!
• My Family - DAD who has been through the fire and come out stronger on the other side, ready to take on whatever life has to throw at him and be there for us for all the important stuff. MOM who constantly shows her love to me through little phone calls, or packages in the mail that remind me that people are thinking of me and love me. RACHEL, my best friend and the bestest sister ever! I love her and am so proud of her, and happy for her and everything that she has been blessed with. SAM for being a great younger "big" brother. He watches over me as if he was my big brother even though he's years younger. I am proud of the Man of God he has become. BEN, for being my guitar teacher, and still goofing around...even when we almost break the furniture in the living room as well as our necks (hehe). KATE, the cutes girl around. Even at two and a half years of age she already loves to talk to Auntie Manda on the phone. Se loves me and its great to feel love from a child! JEREMY, for being a great friend, and loving my sister and Kate. Take care of them! You'll be a great Brother-in-law! Welcome to the family!
• My bestest friend, and sister at heart, Alicia! She keeps me sane when stuff gets hard and I need to vent. And when things aren't hard, she's just fun to joke around with and shop with and all that fun stuff!
• My totally cool roomies! I love you girls! Its already been a great year, I look forward to more fun!
• The rest of my friends at school that help to keep my spirits up and keep me company when I need it.
• My education that is God centered and (though I hate to admit it) worth the stress, money and time I have spent and will continue to spend on it.
• A job that gives me 24 hours a week...not too much, not too little. Just enough to pay for what I need, and still put some away for later.
• A chance to live in a country where (for now at least) I have freedom to worship my Savior who has blessed me with so much
• A choir of beautiful girls, my friends and sisters, who, together, make beautiful music to worship God and use that freedom that we are given.
• My health...I have the strength to run from work to class, and class to work, and never have any rest...
• The passion God has put in my heart to fulfill the calling He has given me.
• The amazing opportunity to have shared Christ's love in countries such as Australia, Hong Kong, Rwanda and Russia, and the possibility of maybe someday bringing His love to more people and places.

I could keep going, but I feel better already. I really am blessed and should not whine so much.