a token post

there's only two weeks till christmas! this year has gone by so quickly. i don't even remember what i did a week ago!

as i'm sittin here at home in front of the computer, i think back to all the things i'm thankful for. here's the list:

• twentyfirst birthday parties to remind you how old i am
  
• opportunities to learn and grow musically
  
• increased strength in my hands resulting in aaron and nick demanding more massages
• privilege to give to the less fortunate
• gaining new friends i can really be transparent around
  
• directionless driving
• learning to let Jesus be the lover of my life
• the joy of watching a friend inching closer to breaking down barriers that separate her from knowing God
• the GIANT swing! (i can't wait 'til feb when i get to go on it again...such a rush! yes, i admit it, i'm an adrenaline junkie)
• developing closeness to the friends i already have
• coffee and tears
• getting lost and finding out i actually need help reading the melway while driving alone in the sticks
  
• opportunity to meet nick from antiskeptic and stephen from anberlin
  
• a chance to watch switchfoot live...TWICE!
• late nights with the bloggies

there are more, but it will take more than this post to express it. the thing i'm most thankful for is that despite the pain, i'm ALIVE.