Things that make me smile...

In light of a friend’s recent blog, I decided to make a list of my own! Enjoy!

Things that make me smile (in no particular order!)

1. Jesus Christ
2. my adorable nephews and nieces
3. being the youngest of 3 and the only girl ;)
4. big hugs from my kids at school
5. coloring
6. comfy pajama pants
7. my South African kitties
8. having great parents
9. the Summit worship choir
10. turning the radio on just in time to hear the beginning of my favorite song
11. ferris wheels
12. game nights with friends at my house
13. SMSes (text messages) from friends thousands of miles away
14. my pink and brown down blanket
15. waking up early enough to be able to spend time just hanging out with God in the morning
16. good coffee
17. good hair days
18. days when I don’t have time to put on make up and I still somehow look decent
19. taking pictures
20. looking at old pictures!
21. late nights when anything (anything!) is funny
22. listening to South African bands and knowing my friends here haven’t seen or heard of them (especially when I actually met them in SA!)
23. fixing the duct work under my house (with PINK duct tape)
24. being part of a church who knows what missions is – and DOES it
25. my big comfy denim couch
26. girly movies
27. Half Baked Ben and Jerry’s ice cream
28. watching fireworks
29. holding babies at Oxford Manor
30. Glade plug-ins
31. Yankee candles
32. camping with family and looking like gypsies!
33. paying all the bills and still having some money left over (what’s that feel like again??)
34. surprise phone calls from family and friends
35. girl talks :)
36. gel pens
37. fun stationary
38. turtles
39. singing in my car at the top of my lungs
40. sleeping in on a Saturday
41. reading old journals and seeing where God has brought me from
42. scrap booking (when I actually do it!)
43. saying something to my kids in Spanish, and them understanding
44. long talks with my Mom
45. laundry fresh out of the drier
46. meerkats (man I miss those guys!)
47. being done with the circuit at the gym
48. lightning storms
49. realizing that my kids are actually grasping something I’ve been trying to teach for a month
50. blogs
51. watching tadpoles turn into frogs
52. watching caterpillars turn into butterflies
53. stuffed animals
54. going to bed knowing that I actually did all I wanted to do that day
55. playing with play-doh
56. baking homemade chocolate chip cookies
57. laughing so hard my stomach hurts
58. finding the perfect gift for a friend
59. friends who help me fix up this old house
60. knowing that I am a PRINCESS! A true daughter of the King! :)

Link to pictures:
http://community.webshots.com/user/bonnieb81