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I'm thankful for Skype. Have been all week. Because even though I still miss him so bad, I could be much worse off. And I know it's not as good as the real thing, but I'm blessed to still be able to look and see his eyes. P.S. Sorry for the low quality of the photo. I'm not complaining though.

  There is this man in my life. He's smart. He's funny. And he's cute. Cliche, right? But I tell ya, it's true. Bam. Although I still haven't listed off even half of the things that make him so wonderful. He is my closest friend. He loves Jesus, and he is awesome (still haven't said everything, jsyk). Today is his birthday and tomorrow I will have been officially dating this man for one month. Let me tell you, this month has been awesome.  And the months before that when we weren't officially dating have been wonderful. And the months before that when we were just friends who enjoyed each others company (a lot) were so good and pleasant too. Not without challenges, but good . Right now, I'm missing this man.  He's on vacation with his family and I'm here at home but this time has been really kind of sweet in it's own way.  Even though I miss him, I can admire and appreciate from afar. I cer...

I was going to say "Happy Thursday to you!"  And if you're having a happy Thursday, good for you.  In the sense of wishing someone a happy day I suppose I do wish you that.  However,  I do not mean that I feel happy on this Thursday. So maybe more like "Thoughtful and introspective Thursday!" Doesn't sound as nice as "Happy Thursday" but that's okay. I'm not particularly happy on this Thursday and for fear of tempting you to judge whether or not my reason for not being happy is legitimate or not (some people feel like they have that position, you know) I won't go into the details of why. I will say that I miss somebody today.  More than just one; I miss him and his whole family. Without going into more detail on that, I'll tell you that my heart hurts today.  The why is irrelevant for the sake of what I'm trying to say; but it does hurt. There are at least two kinds of heart hurts I think: ( There is good news though beca...

Wow.  FAIL on last thursday's post about thankfulness! It annoys me that I forgot all about it, but out of all the things that I wouldn't want to drop the ball on, this blog is probably one of the least of my worries.  So I'm not TOO annoyed. I would like to be a woman of my word though and as humbling and embarrassing and hard as it can be sometimes, better late than never. So in leu of last thursday's post (or lack thereof), I'd like to say that I'm thankful for my hands. Think of all the things you couldn't do without your hands!  I mean try, but you probably still won't think of all the things you would miss if you didn't have your hands! Sometimes I complain that I have grandma hands.  Enough of that. At least I have them at all! I know it sorta seems trivial when I could be thanking the Lord for friends or family or salvation (all of which I DO thank Him for).  But I know the Lord delights in little things too: like thankfulness for thin...

I'm starting a new label with this post called Nifty Thrifting!  Now I'm not the most serious or dedicated thrifter you'll ever meet but I like to think that when I want to, I can be pretty good at getting my money's worth.  I, for one, find frugality a fun challenge and hopefully I can give you some easy and enjoyable ideas on how to save money as well!   Bath and Body Works Not to give them free advertising, but I do appreciate a good sale and bbw just happens to come out with some good ones from time to time.  Apart from saving a boatload of money at this most recent sale (off of original prices, mind you) I found a few ways to get yet even more bang for my buck from the company. P.S. Also, check out the retail me not app and website .  They've got tons of promotions that allow you to get all kinds of good deals with the mere copy and paste of a coupon code (or flash of the phone screen).  When I placed this order online, I go...

So last night I was in the shower thinking. (It's not always necessary that I tell you where I was while thinking, but for me, shower thinking is just different than the normal thinking, you know?  You too?  Maybe not. That's okay. :) I was thinking about how thankful I've been feeling lately.  Like, it's just flowing out of my heart.  I'm not even trying to "prime" the "thankfulness pump"- it's just flowing out of me.  And this is a real thought I had. "Too bad it's not thanksgiving." And then I thought, "That's rediculous!" Because I should be overflowing with thanks ALL THE TIME! Not just on Thanksgiving! I certainly have enough to be thankful for! So, I decided that (including, but not limited to) every thursday, I want to make a Thankful Post where I talk about one thing, 100 things (or any number in between of things) that I'm thankful for. A) It will keep me writing AT LEAST once a week (which ...