Savorings...151-200

151. Kale salads with black bean burgers

152. Time to watch "Life of Pi"

153. Running in the rain with a new Galloway group

154. Running and boot camp

155. Muscle fatigue

156. The youth and some adults praying & laying on hands on me at both Sunday services

157. Falling in love with these youth

158. Hearing hard stories and getting to walk with them

159. Long Sundays at church - but lots of moments of real relationships

160. 40 degree weather in May

161. Eating "cleaner" but still eating fig newtons

162. The sky tonight 

163. Clean laundry and the freedom to wash clothes as needed

164. Bev's Chili

165. Phone calls from Stacy, Anne and Sandi all in one day

166. Exploring Mt. Juliet

166. Finding Tater Peeler Road in Lebanon

167. Celebrating the graduates in Pensacola

168. Coffee because of a Kurig

169. Patty & Lisa taking care of mundane things because its their job to make my job easier

170. Pam's love of Our church and her stories about her "angels"

171. Speaking at the church council

172. My first night leading UMYF

173. That they call it UMYF

174. Going to 4 concerts and a soccer game in two nights

175. Driving around town with my windows down and just enjoying the long drive

176. Getting to know FUMC parents better

177. Being given a sweatshirt to cover my head at the soccer game when it rained a bit

178. Staff meetings - though long - that are about caring for people

179. My email finally working

180. Clean towels

181. Bev's porch for sabbath

182. Running by myself

183. Free birthday burgers from Red Robin

184. Reading a book that I don't want to put down

185. Slowly walking up two flights of stairs after boot camp

186. The beautiful clouds this morning

187. Getting a text prayer request from a youth

188. The smell of a new coconut shampoo.

189. Lectio Devina with Pulse

190. Hearing the variety of take aways from the Acts 16 passage

191. Celery and smuckers natural peanut butter

192. A new laptop to use

193. Team ministry

194. Remembering favorite songs & tv shows from childhood

195. Laughter with youth about these memories

196. Have I mentioned the Sonic across the street from the church

197. Realizing that I'm one of the fastest runners at boot camp - how'd that happen?

198. Scott McKnight calling to catch up

199. Trusting God with hard situations

200. The Voice Bible & getting to ask my youth to give the publishing company feedback about it

 "We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures." ~Thornton Wilder

    Alaska: Near Girdwood on my snow mobiling trip

Savorings...101-150

101. Windows rolled down
102. New adventures
103. Going to the Carr wedding
104. Tim taking time to go to the beach with me on my last day in Pcola
105. Gene making me Russ Hudson chicken
106. CD's that friends make for the journey
107. That people trust me with their stories
108. Holder Hudson losing a dare to me
109. Palafox Market
110. Walking around the market with Heidi & Mamie after our long run downtown
111. Singing at the top of my lungs on car rides
112. As hard as its been to leave the youth & people I love dearly - that I finally left FUMC Pensacola
113. A place to live. 3 minutes from the church & only $500 a month
114. Wilson Trawick keeping me up to date on random things through text
115. Being able to receive
116. Being made a priority
117. Bev opening her home to me
118. Ingrid being willing to let me stay at her house too
119. Cool mornings
120. Meeting 34 of my new youth
121. Setting up my new office
122. All of the beautiful photography & crosses that I've been given recently
123. Spending time recognizing major changes in my life
124. YMCP reunion!!!! Love these guys!
125. Great discussions about recognizing how powerless we are and trusting the Holy Spirit with our youth ministries.
126. Getting to know the staff at Lebanon FUMC
127. Michelle Wilde & how much she loves the teenagers
128. Being prayed for by 7 of my YMCP guys
129. Vulnerability within my YMCP
130. Two hours to sit and blog at the Parthenon
131. 80 degree weather that is not humid!!
132. Running at the Vanderbilt campus
133. Sweet potato pancakes at the Pancake Pantry
134. Playing "word of the week" with some of the youth at bible study(The Pulse)
135. Catching up with Tim
136. Getting a card in the mail at church from my best friend, Sandi Taylor
137. Putting my feet up on my desk while looking over the mission trip info
138. Being asked to pray at the UMM spaghetti dinner
139. Dropping off clothing at my new apartment
140. Finding Curious Hearts
141. Clean laundry for my two workouts tomorrow
142. Being sore
143. Running an 8:15 mile!!
144. Ginger lemon cookies
145. Sandie calling me to let me know that she & Joe are engaged!
146. Yummy sushi in Lebanon
147. Laughing with Matt
148. Haircuts outside
149. Long conversations with my sister
150. Getting a little lost in Nashville

“Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude.” ~ A.A. Milne