Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Grace in Small Things: Part 7 of 365

1. Laughing so loud in a restaurant that people look concerned

2. Planning a trip with my cross country twin friend

3. Someone I respect asking me for advice

4. Sports movies

5. “The grace of God means something like: Here is your life. You might never have been, but you are because the party wouldn't have been complete without you.”
(Fredrick Buechner)

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Grace in Small Things: Part 6 of 365

1. Having my mother tell me, "Your Dad is one in a million and I will love him always."

2. Wet hair in a towel turban

3. Being told, "Lisa, I would kill for your calves!"

4. Easy conversations with good friends

5. Eating bad chinese food with my sponsor

Monday, January 5, 2009

Grace in Small Things: Part 5 of 365

1. Healthy Choice Fudge Bars

2. Sufjan Stevens' "Jacksonville"

3. Accidentally sitting next to people that I don't like and then not moving

4. Having prayers answered

5. My New Shoes

Sunday, January 4, 2009

Grace in Small Things: Part 4 of 365

1. Thai food so hot that it makes my nose run

2. Lazy Sundays reading the Big Book aloud with my favorite sponsee

3. Jim and Pam

4. This passive aggressive note

5. My fifteen pound dictionary

Saturday, January 3, 2009

Grace in Small Things: Part 3 of 365

1. Peanut Butter Frosted Brownies

2. Speaking without words with a best friend from across the room

3. "I wanna take you to sex school!"

4. Standing up for myself

5. A stack of new catalogs in the mail

Friday, January 2, 2009

Grace in Small Things: Part 2 of 365

1. Overhearing a 3 year old Sofia tell her mother, "Miss Lisa is gorgeous."

2. VH1's 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs

3. Hearing someone share about dealing with immense loss and stay sober through it

4. Blow pops

5. Fresh sheets on a warm bed

Thursday, January 1, 2009

Grace in Small Things: Part 1 of 365

1. This card

2. Stuffed French Toast

3. Sunny days that still require a sweater

4. A clean house

5. Knowing that I am the bigger person