Day 15

Kind words are like honey -- sweet to the soul and healthy for the body.  Proverbs 16:24

My 28 thanks:

1. Kind words from friends.

2. The Word of God and the peace and wisdom it brings.

3. The book of Proverbs.  Solomon's wisdom is still useful today if we would only listen.

4. Pandora, specifically the Hillsong United station.

5. Pools

6. Friends (and adoptive Mamas) who invite you over to swim in their pools.

7. Fruit!  Pineapples, watermelons, strawberries...summer fruits are the best!

8. Friends who encourage me. (P.S. Thanks for all the encouragement after my post yesterday!)

9. My kids didn't say, "I'm bored" at all today.

10. Even though she wasn't happy about it, Madelyn picked up her room.

11. I beat level 117 on Candy Crush today!  Finally!!

12. Zachary cheered for me when I beat the level.  He was jumping up and down in excitement...he may have been more excited than I was!

13. Summer days

14. A break from school

15. Air conditioning!  It is really starting to get hot out there.

16. My kids love swimming and being in water.

17. I forgot to wear sunscreen today, but I didn't get too toasted.

18. My kids get along with everyone they meet.

19. They don't pick fights with others.

20. They follow the rules, no matter where we are.

21. They have the best laughs in the entire world!

22. I made "white spaghetti" for dinner tonight.  It's tri-colored cheese tortellini on a bed of angel hair pasta with alfredo sauce.  Everyone loves it and no one complains.

23. The girls in my small group were attentive during the lesson tonight and easily answered all the review questions.  They are a great group of girls.

24. They all enjoyed the game of jumping rope with an Oreo stuck to their foreheads.

25. I am really good at sticking Oreos to people's foreheads.  We couldn't jump rope enough to get them to fall off!

26. All the girls I talked to were excited about going to camp next week.

27. I saw both Madelyn and Zachary raising their hands in worship tonight.  It brought a smile to my face and joy to my heart.

28. I told Madelyn that during the summer only, if she isn't tired, at night, she could read in her bed by flashlight.  She was so excited, she finished her whole library book in her bed before falling asleep.  I love my little reader!