Thankful List

-Morning rhythms; spending time w the Lord and reading the Word 

-An absolutely lovely weekend: on Friday, I drove up to Evanston and my small group and I had a wine and cheese night. It was really great to reconnect with the girls and just hangout for a few hours. For the first time in a long time, I didn't go anywhere on Saturday (I don't think I can recall the last time I just stayed home all day, especially on a Saturday). I hopped on the prayer call, went for a 12-mile run after, deep-cleaned my room, mopped the floors (both downstairs and upstairs), made ricotta cheese and thin mints. Kara/Janet/Sharon came over for dinner and we made dduk mandoo gguk and it was such a solid evening of laughter and deep conversation. I love these woman more than I can articulate and am super thankful to have them in my life. 

-Today was also filled with a lot of laughter and fellowship - Julian/Janet/Justice/Tina/Tirzah and I walked to a coffee shop after church service and sat around drinking coffee. We ended up going to a local place and grabbed takeout and headed back to Julian's house for a late lunch. When I take a step back and observe our group dynamics, I'm pleasantly reminded that this season is truly a gift from the Lord. There's something uniquely lovely about have a group of people you feel at home with. For the first time in my life, I have a group of people that I feel like really really know me and I them. Not only that, but we just enjoy each other's company, more than I can say ha ha.

-All the fun little moments of laughter I had with Justice today 

-I'm thankful for Kolton and Christina, and the opportunity to bless them with a get-well care package

-A bouquet of flowers from Trader Joe's (my treat to myself teehee)

Lately, I sense the Lord's deep, deep love for me keenly. Interestingly enough, my experience of his love has evolved in that I take delight in not one singular moment but his constant presence in my life. Yeah. I guess my walk with him has definitely matured in that I've grown to be more satisfied with experiencing his love outside of just intense spiritual moments. At the end of the day, it baffles me that I've walked with the Lord for so many years and yet, his love never ever grows old or stagnant. I'm honestly quite awestruck that I can experience glimpses of eternal love on this side of heaven.