Things that I'm thankful for...
- a cup of delicious, chocolaty Ovaltine.
- a Three Stooges short with Curly (and not Shemp or Joe).
- instant sports results via my iPhone.
- lazy Saturday mornings with my sweet daughter and Faithful Pup Scout.
- a late summer evening drive with the top down.
- the start of football season. Go Terps! Here we go, Steelers!
- diners at breakfast.
- the smell of freshly baked chocolate chip cookies.
- my Tivo.
- any movie starring Jimmy Stewart.
- Laura Benanti.
- maps.
- Oldsmobile 442s.
- pizza. Any kind, really. I've only met a couple of pizzas I haven't liked.
- almost five years of wonderful marriage.
- young love. Romantic love. True love. Godly love. Past love. Forbidden love. Unrequited love. Brotherly love. New love.
- Pixar.
- the music and musicianship of Yes...
- October baseball. Go Bucs!
- March Madness.
- awesome, loving, supportive parents.
- the City of Pittsburgh.
- the relaxing Saturday night service at Grace.
- a great message by Mark Norman, Mitchel Lee, Tom Kaylor, Jim Shirlen, or Chester "Pap" Freed.
- roller coasters, especially the Loch Ness Monster, Millennium Force, the Thunderbolt, Apollo's Chariot, and the Cyclone.
- New York City.
- Chipotle.
- Godzilla movies.
- women who respect themselves, but don't take themselves too seriously.
- faith.
- a great smile.
- our US servicemen and women.
- Ben & Jerry's Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough ice cream.
- "Take Five" and "Forty Days" by the Dave Brubeck Quartet and the incredible alto sax playing of Paul Desmond, my biggest musical influence.
- the Black Hills of South Dakota.
- road trips.
- western Maryland.
- snow!
- community.
- friendship.
- back and shoulder massages.
- health.
- happiness.
- God's love, grace, and blessings!
Have a great weekend, everyone!
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