Thankful Thursday! (53)

"Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart."  ~Colossians 4:2

Today, I'm grateful and praising God for:

1.  Quiet, peaceful days at work... and for the beautiful, tall Magnolia tree right outside my window!  
2.  That I'm making progress and feeling more productive now that I've made an official To-Do list.
3.  My closest friends, Malori and Laura ~ for hilarious memories, deep and honest conversations, emotional support, and truly wanting the best for me!

4.  Sundays with the fam ~ MWC LifeChurch then Zios lunch and hanging out with the nephews!

5.  Dr. Frisbie ~ for singling me out and sincerely believing in my potential 
6.  My new Lifetime gym membership... and my newfound freedom from jogging! =)

(Took this pic with my cell phone bc it struck me as funny that my first gym-member purchase was dinner at the Life Cafe!  Tasty and healthy, though, so that's progress. :))

7.  Feeling confident and excited about my future!
8.  Finally having a specific, manageable, healthy food and exercise plan!  
9.  That baby Anthony made it through major heart surgery yesterday, and is doing well so far today!!

10. That I don't have to know it all or feel stressed out by the options right now -- my future is in God's hands, and He'll be with me wherever I go!
11.  That I get a $25 50-minute massage tonight for being a new gym member... awesome!
12.  Chet and Sarah ~ Chet for being willing to pay $700 to run the full with me, and for not making me feel bad about changing my mind. :) And Sarah for being entertaining and uplifting, and for helping me with my practicum for class!

So even though this song is basically an ode to passivity (and the lyrics to the last verse are just sad), I just love the Zac Brown Band!  So relaxing and perfectly country - I could listen to them all day.  ......but I won't. ;-)