Simple Joys

I think it's kind of silly to keep a blog that you only post in once every few months, but..oh well it's mostly for me that I write anything on here at all :)
I do enjoy sharing some of the things I'm thankful for so here are a few more...

• Having one of our former house members spend the week with us.  The chance to catch up with her and her husband and be excited about their little baby on the way :)
• An afternoon walk as the sun is starting to go down. Stopping to visit some friends along the way.
• The chance to become the mentor of a precious little girl at one of Spokane's elementary schools.  We met for the first time today and colored pictures together as she told me about her family.  There is a lot of brokenness that so many kids have to grow up with.  I hope that our once-a-week time together can provide some sort of stability, as small as it may be, in her life.
• Finally becoming a member at my church.  I've been so blessed to go there for the last year and a half and on Sunday will finally be introduced as a member.  This church has been the biggest reason I would want to stay in Spokane after graduating.
• Every single one of the fourth graders in my student teaching class.  They bring so much joy to my life and every time I visit, they remind me of why I want to be a teacher.
• Sarah and Kyle's beautiful voices and guitar playing.  They're amazing!
• Our sun room is back to being a sun room, after cleaning it up, putting some new furniture and decor, and heating it.  No more pets to use it as a dog house :-)
• A game of scrabble with a neighbor.  (Besides the fact that he finished with three times my score...)

I'm learning more and more that it's the little things that make life enjoyable, and I have SO many little things to celebrate.  God is good, always good.