The little stuff

It's the little things that really brighten life. I keep a list of simple things that cheer me and remind me of God's ever-present love. Here's a condensed version:

• Adobe InDesign.
• Music alarms on my iPod.
• Scripture Typer.
• An organized to do list.
• Encouraging blogposts (especially missions or practical and applicable spiritual truths).
• Old songbooks (ever heard of Literature Evangelists Sing?).
• Sleeping in.
• Special nuggets from studying God's Word.
• Expecting packages in the mail.
• Listening to owls hooting in the woods.
• Productive Sundays.
• Being the last house on a country road (in other words, the middle of nowhere).
• Starting memorization on a new chapter in Acts.
• Friends who know just how to cheer me up.
• Summer.
• A pile of books to read.
• The mail-order library (where the above books come from.)
• Full moon brightness.
• My cozy little bedroom.
• Hot dogs over the fire.
• Having plenty of time to simply READ (rare, indeed).
• Homemade laundry soap.
• Christmas peacefulness.
• Missionary friends to pray for.
• Church Christmas programs (especially cute kiddos who steal the show).
• Busy work days.
• Sitting next to a wiggly 4-year-old (and then he flings arms round you and proclaims, "I love you!").
• Design assistants.
• Reading back through my journal and seeing how God has led.
• A warm kitty girl sleeping by my feet all night.
• Diminishing my list of memorization review left to do.