Today

The Lord has been so good to me today (as usual, but just sometimes I happen to actually notice more than other days). He has showed me so much love and grace through my friends, through the clouds, through the opportnity to paint, and through His word. He is so much bigger than the things our minds try to confine Him to, and He has plans that are so much more amazing than our minds can hope to comprehend. How exciting!

I read this earlier, and it made me think of how we, sometimes unconsciously, confine God to a single building or one day of the week:

"Thus saith the Lord, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest? For all those things hath my hand made, and all those things have been, saith the Lord: but unto this man will I look, even unto him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word". Isaiah 66:1-2

Sad!

Today my brother's favorite actor, Heath Ledger, died. That's very sad.

Ok, so I love lots of things.

I love this sign! So funny!

Today it has rained and rained and rained. I love it!

I also love my bookshelf, and all the lovelies that it carries.

And I love my family! I have the best family in the universe. Oo! And my friends, I love them too!

I love Theodore Thistle. And Ghandi, and Bentley the Afrolicious. And Hawthorne.

I love my room and my chair. And my new pair of birds from my dad.

I love the Godiva Chocolate Cheescake I ate last night (and for breakfast).

I love my new white sweater with the wooden buttons.

I love getting to go to the movies.

I love the picture of me with the Cezanne. Wow.

All of these things are good and perfect gifts! Yay! They are gifts just for me from my Heavenly Father (some through my earthly parents)! How astounding.

All is quiet on New Year's Day

And there is a snow shower! And golden clouds! And we're playing Operation!