a day of thanks

today is the day we give thanks for all that we have.

but shouldn't we be giving thanks every day?

"rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus" [1 thessalonians 5:16-18]

I say we thank Jesus every day for the blessing He is. 

for the life He has given us.

for the blessings He has bestowed upon us.

shouldn't we lift our eyes to Him daily?

for He is the one who gave us life.

just something to ponder on your day of thanks.

today, I am extremely thankful for my incredible parents who are always there for me.

since it was just the three of us, we trekked over to Carbondale to eat at steak & shake, and watch the muppets movie.

we were thankful to not have to cook, and to get to spend some time together.

weird

it's been a weird couple of days
I have so much to do before I leave on Thursday.
last night, I finished a 3000 word essay.
tonight, I finished a project designing a CD cover.

thankfully, Thursday evening, I will be leaving Evansville for a much needed break.
I'm headed to Atlanta for the National Missionary Convention.
I am beyond excited to finally get there and see all my favorite people.
only, I don't know if I'm going to make it until then.
I'm completely drained.
so if you could just lift up a prayer of strength for me, I'd really appreciate it.

croak

last night while hanging out with my friends Angela and Andrew at USI, my car died.
for the first time ever.
literally, the first time my own car has ever died.
I'm not really sure how it happened, considering I just bought a new battery about a month ago.
but thankfully, Andrew's roommate came to the rescue and revived my car.
I am thankful for friends, especially friends who have roommates who have jumper cables.