Funny things about....

I've noticed that I have some funny habits when it comes to Starbucks. For instance, without fail, I say out loud after every first sip, "That is fairly tasty!" It doesn't matter if I am alone or with someone, if I don't say it, I at least think it. Funny.

The other thing I do, is line up my java jacket. The little circular starbucks logo on the java jacket, has to be exactly on top of the one on the cup. And then the sip hole has to be exactly in the middle of that.

Anyone else have any weird Starbucks hangups?

Lilies from Julia

This is the second time grad student, Julia, has brought me lilies from her garden. Aren't they beautiful?

I'm blessed...

Gratitude

I was reading about gratitude in Reader's Digest (been a loyal subscriber since I was a teen), and I thought, "I am going to start posting about things I'm grateful for." They might be BIG things or little things, but just being aware of what you are grateful for on a day to day basis is pretty good. So here goes for today...

David Crowder's new CD blasting out of the speakers on my way to work...

Just enough time to stop by Starbucks for a mocha...

The three white lilies (oh so fragrant) that a grad student picked for me in her garden this morning (just in time, as my storebought flowers from two weeks ago, were just about done).

What are you grateful for today?

To be continued...

God is good...

Here is what I do know for sure.

God is good, but that doesn't mean He owes me something.
Even when I am doing the right thing, He doesn't owe me anything.
There is no dance I can perform to get what I want/need from Him.
He knows our needs.
He knows our hearts.
I want to respond in faith, not fear.

I'm borrowing these words from someone's blog. I don't know them and they don't know me, but the words were just so full of truth, and they seemed to come straight from where I am...