"One of the most amazing things about God is . . .

. . . His ability to use anything and everything - even bad circumstances and our wrong choices - to bring about His own good and perfect will. We may have to suffer the consequences of our wrong choices while God is working out His plan, but His will cannot be thwarted." -CBS Genesis Lesson 19, part 2
I'm thankful for:

1. exercising this morning in spite of wanting to stay in bed
   
2. happy coos coming from Thomas' room when I went to get him up this morning
   
3. the funny things my kids do, like finding Clara in room time with Christian's underpants on her head
4. not getting upset when I found blue marks all over the wall from Christian drawing on the wall with his blue wooden block like a crayon
   
5. resisting the nearly impossible urge to eat cookies even while knowing that it could make Thomas sick
   
6. Thomas going back to sleep on his own after waking mid-nap
7. working on getting the guest room in order because it means my parents are coming!
8. a 30 minute nap today
9. Jeff being able to spend a few minutes playing with the kids before leaving for LA
10. Captain Crunch since that will have to do while I'm jonesin for something sweet