chief need

Not relief from pain, not relief from the weariness that follows, not anything of that sort at all, is my chief need. Thou, O Lord my God, art my need—Thy courage, Thy patience, Thy fortitude. And very much I need a quickened gratitude for the countless helps given every day. -Amy Carmichael

Cultivating Gratitude: spurred on by several friends who have encouraged me by their hearts of thanksgiving... I thought it would be helpful for me to practice...

1. new mercy every am
2. coffee (specifically peppermint mocha today)
3. getting books I ordered in the mail
4. encouragement from a patient
5. Dad: successful surgery; likely D/C from hospital just in time for Thanksgiving :)
6. my church
7. Elisabeth Elliot
8. lacrae
9. hoodies with thumb-holes
10. sucker-kiss from Nathan (3 year old son of my boss)
11. kidneys
12. comfort of Lord's sovereignty
13. finally memorized Psalm 16
14. national geographic
15. friends to walk through life with
16. hymns
17. hot water
18. the volvo that keeps going :)
19. grace to count until 10 today when I got asked the same question by 3 different people
20. mountains