One thing that surprised me is the number of comments that I got from other people - in person and with Facebook comments - about how much they appreciated the daily posts. I was doing it more for myself but it was interesting to see how it impacted other people as well.
- safe travels and good travel companions
- those who volunteer their time to serve on board of non-profit organizations
- sunshine after rain
- airplanes and pilots who fly them
- my mom (on her birthday)
- lunch and good conversation with a friend
- my winter coat, gloves, and hat
- my small group
- home cooked meals
- snow shovels and people who shovel and plow sidewalks
- Ten Thousand Villages and their commitment to fair trade
- opportunity to see good theater
- Goshen College's Rec-Fitness Center
- Jim H (my boss, on his birthday)
- health insurance
- Goshen and the people who live here
- feeling of accomplishment from crossing things off my to-do list
- that I have enough money to buy the food I need to bake, cook & eat
- my church
- phone calls from friends
- the beauty of fresh snow, and that I don't have to drive in it.
- the students who were in my SST unit
- public libraries
- vacation days
- my friend Penny
- The Hermitage
- an evening with no meetings or obligations
- my extended family - aunts, uncles, cousins
- peanut butter pie
- drinking fountains, and clean drinking water
- Camp Friedenswald, and the long-lasting friendships I formed there.
- board and staff of Ten Thousand Villages Goshen
- quilts and blankets
- music
- that I am not afraid to speak in front of large groups
- Bethany Christian Schools
- March Madness
- time spent with family
- a job I enjoy (most days) and that continues to challenge me
- chocolate
- my friend Susie
- signs of spring
- another year of life
- signs of hope, words of hope, and places of hope. Christ is risen!
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