[March 8, 2012] Thankful for...the Prayer Room.  This whole week, our church has been doing a 24/7 Prayer Room, where people sign up for one hour at a time to spend in prayer/reflection for people in our church, church ministries, and our own relationship with God.  Today was my day to go, and I didn't quite know what to expect, but I had heard SO MANY amazing things about it...and it was totally more than I expected.  I had heard others say that one hour was not nearly enough time, and they were right.  You think an hour is a long time, but when spending it with God, it's really not.  If you add up all the hours that people are praying and reflecting, it equals 168 hours! - and many wanted more time slots to pray, so this coming Sunday will mark week 2 of the 24/7 Prayer Room!  People are praying at all hours of the day and night, and what a blessing for each person praying, each person they are praying for, each ministry that is being prayed for, and each unbeliever that is being prayed for...
Sorry this post is kind of long, but I wanted you guys to get a sense of what it was like - ask me about it if you want to know more! :)

[March 7, 2012] Thankful for...cute octopuses - I know, I know, it should be octopi, but try explaning that to 4-year-olds! :)  We are starting our Animals theme and were working on letter "O" this week, so this was a perfect craft to do!

p.s. I knew that saving toilet paper tubes for the past 2 years would eventually be good for a craft... :)

[March 6, 2012] Thanful for...plants growing!  It's been so warm the last few days (62 degress today!) and these little green buds started coming up.  It's suppossed to be colder for the next couple of days - hopefully they'll be okay!

[March 5, 2012] Thankful for...finishing a Pinterest project (finally).  I've always collected my tickets from different events I've gone to - museums, movies, sports games, etc.  A month or so ago, I saw an idea on Pinterest to put them in a mason jar, which I did, but didn't really have a good ribbon for it.  I was scrounging around for a ribbon the other day, and found this cute pink one. :)  So even though it obviously wasn't a very difficult project, I'm glad it's done!

[March 4, 2012] Thankful for...MSU basketball.  Today MSU played OSU for the Big Ten title - if MSU won, they would win the title outright; if they lost, MSU, OSU, and UofM would finish in a 3-way-tie for the title....................and MSU lost........................by 2......................on a last second shot. :(  Total bummer, BUT there is still the Big Ten Tourney and the National Tourney to look forward to. :)