over the past few years, i have followed various friends projects, documenting 365 days of pictures or the first year of baby's life, or maybe a month of songs. i have questioned doing such things, and have thought about what a commitment it would take and of course how it would be hard without say an iphone to document them. but i have been doing some thinking lately, and more than memories or songs, i want my life to be marked by certain qualities. as i was thinking about this, the word gratitude came to mind. as i was beginning to write this, i flipped over to webster.com for a dictionary definition of the word, and my heart jumped for joy: "gratitude: the state of being thankful" wow. so for the next year (in addition to many other things) i want to strive for this quality. i want to live in a way of gratitude.

31 July 2011

14. sundays

after a week of busyness, work, friends, life, running, and everything else, i am so thankful for sundays. i am so thankful that God created us to need rest, and ordered our days to encourage us to take a day to acknowledge him and rest in His goodness. sometimes, that rest is in the form of sleep or laziness, but sometimes, it is resting in the simple pleasures he provides. friends, figs, snocones, grlls, crunchy potatoes, movies, couches, and time to look to Him. i am so thankful for how He has crafted me to need Him and to need to rest in Him. i am thankful for Sundays.
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