Highlights

I've composed a list of reasons why I'm so excited about life lately.  Enjoy!

1. A co-worker and I have decided to do a Bible study together once a week. She works in the cube next to me, and while we were having lunch last week, we got to talking about life and faith, and she asked me if I would like to do a Bible study with her.  I am really excited about this.  She's in her early 30's and she and her husband are about to adopt their first child.  I think it will be really cool to have spiritual community with someone who is a phase ahead of me in life. 

2. Brian took me to this little wine bar down town where we sipped wine alongside rich old people and well-dressed gay couples.  The best part of this scenario was the fact that there was a life cellist present.  We sat there talking about how classy we were the entire time.  We later concluded if you have to discuss how classy you are, you are likely not all that classy.  I'm glad he humors me and creates the illusion of preteion for me once in awhile. 

3. I traveled to Knoxville last weekend to throw a bridal shower for my best friend.  It went really well!  She is going to be the most beauitful bride in the world. 

4. I received a really sincere gesture of apprecition from someone else I work with.  She lives in Seattle and we work together virtually on a daily basis, but I've never met her in person.  She sent me a really nice card and Starbucks gift card to let me know she appreciates how hard I work.  I thought it was so sweet of her to go out of her way to do that, especially sicne we've never even met in person. 

5. I had family dinner with my best friends from high school last night.  I love that we gather frequently for home-cooked meals together.  I'm even more glad that we've kept our friendships so strong over the years. 

I saved the best for last:

6. My dad had a clear PET Scan last week!  That basically means they didn't detect any cancer in his body!   We pretty much got be best possible results.  I was afraid of getting my hopes up about it, but it was such a relief when I heard the news.  Praise God! I am so grateful for the way my friends have really rallied around me and my family since last summer!  I cannot even express how much it meant to me when friends would check in weekly, or even sometimes daily during the touch-and-go times to let me know they were praying, and to ask for updates.  It seriously meant the world to me, and to my parents.  I'm so grateful for the people in my life and for a God who heals!