Thankful Thursday, Take 131

Thanking God this week for...

• salad spinners--a brilliant invention, even if I did foolishly pay too much for mine
• helpful, generous customer service from Snapfish
• the fun of watching Elijah play outside
• conviction from the Holy Spirit in the midst of my sinning
• not treating me as my sins deserve
• the sweet girl from church who babysat for us on Saturday so we could attend a wedding
• the fact that Elijah did not get upset at all while we were gone
• daily surprises and laughs at what Elijah knows and says
• being able to pray intelligently for women at church after meaningful interactions on Sunday morning/afternoon
• unexpected magnolia blossoms so late in the summer
• crepe myrtles
• the smell of bread baking
• great conversations with a new friend on Tuesday
• the ability to apply what I'm learning in my class
• His grace and kindness to me in the gospel
• teaching me to apply the gospel to my life very directly