Don't read too much into the order. This isn't a prioritized list, nor is it comprehensive, but it is a compilation of 35 things for which I'm grateful:
- one adorable niece (and another on the way)
- two amazing sisters
- the Trinity
- all four grandparents
- loving + supportive parents who help keep me grounded
- a very special friendship, six years and counting
- friends (including you, M.R.S.) who make me laugh, and cry
- freedom of speech
- Beethoven's 9th
- freedom to worship
- faith
- hope
- love
- 14 cousins
- aunts, uncles, and others who sprinkle humor and joy into my life
- Italian + Swedish + English heritage
- a multi-stamped passport
- a sense of adventure
- grace
- forgiveness
- second chances
- a comfortable bed
- air-conditioning
- food in the fridge
- coffee
- ice cream
- forgiving wrap dresses
- capitalism
- a curious mind
- an interesting job
- dog-eared C.S. Lewis books
- access to Tim Keller sermons
- Mary Tyler Moore Show DVDs
- Skype
- the students who threw a surprise party for me in class today:
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God provided unexpected blessings for you!
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Love you,
Mom P.S. 35 years passed much too quickly.
what a fun posting today! beautiful, just like you honey. happy, happy birthday. i sure hope you got my card in time for your special day. love you lots, your auntie nan
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