Things I’m thankful for
Some days when I journal I make a list of things I am thankful. I notice on the days that I do, I have a better outlook on life than when I don’t even if I don’t think about my list beyond the actual writing it in my journal. Here are some of the things I’ve been thankful for during the past month:

- A favorite dress
- Feeling good about my work
- Email
- Snail mail letters from friends
- The group of missionary-types that meets together for worship every two weeks
- A morning to talk with Joél
- Good reading material (I was reading God’s Smuggler by Brother Andrew)
- French toast
- A cup of tea
- Green beans
- Encouragement from our MCC reps who have given us a lot of affirmation since their return from their home leave
- Cereal for breakfast (a treat here!)
- My parents’ visit
- Seeing azaleas (when we visited the ruins of a mansion with immense flower gardens close to the Zim border with Brooke, Sara and my parents)
- Migraine medicine (It helps fight them. Of course, I don’t help myself when I eat chocolate)
- Friendships
- A supportive husband
- God’s faithfulness
- Nice weather
- That someone came to visit us and not to ask something from us (referring to my parents’ visit)
- Clean water for bathing
- That I don’t have to do our laundry by hand
- Walks
- That the pastor at the Mennonite church is assuming a more Godly leadership role
- Sleep
- Milk
- Movies
- Bright sunny, slow breakfasts
- Rest time (siestas) in the afternoons
- Enough water