8. Nose

I'm thankful for my nose. I can stop and smell the flowers! I can smell the aroma that comes from the kitchen when someone is making something super duper tasty! I can tell when my clothes needs to be washed when I almost pass out from smelling it to see if it's clean. lol. I can avoid food poisoning if I can smell the sour milk! Imagine life if I wasn't able to smell those things! I would be getting food poisoning all the time, wearing smelly clothes (thus scaring people away), has no desire to try food because the smell doesn't attract me to try it, or appreciate flowers for its sweet smell, simplicity and beauty!

Thank God... for noses!

7. Hands

I’m thankful for hands. I’m in awe as I’m typing this blog. All ten of my fingers work together to push buttons in a certain order to create words with the help of my brain!

Our hands have 5 fingers on them each...each finger is important in our daily rountie. We use hands to open/close doors/drawers/jars/presents, to pick up something you dropped on the floor, to hold your significant other hands, to pray, to throughly wash our hair, to hold & move the toothbrush to brush our teeth, to cook, to bake, to sign ASL, to raise our hand to ask questions, and the list goes on!

I’m just amazed at the many bones and muscles that are in our hands alone! And..how well they work together.. If one part was missing...life would be so much more difficult! God’s just pretty much awesome in that way.

YAY for hands! :)

Validation :)

My boyfriend found this video a year ago and I thought of it today (probably because I'm editing the WU Catalog 11-12 and I working on the "Validation of Credits Policy" section). It made me smile. I hope it makes you smile too! :)

6. Feet

According to Web MD :
"The feet are flexible structures of bones, joints, muscles, and soft tissues that let us stand upright and perform activities like walking, running, and jumping."

It's crazy how a simple yet complex structure of bones, joints, muscles, and soft tissues that is at the ends of our legs can be so helpful! We can move from place to place by walking, running, jumping, skipping, side-shuffling, swimming and all that jazz. Feet helps us to maintain our balance, support our weight, and keep us moving. It's crazy how fast the brain has to communicate to the feet to pick up one foot in front of the other... it's a long way from the brain yet it happens less than a second, and it's almost of an instinct because we don't have to concentrate so hard... "left foot, move 2 feet in front of you in 2 seconds when you see the right foot pass you." Thank goodness. I already have enough things to think about! God is brilliant!

I guess, I got this sudden weird feeling of thankfulness yesterday because someone was telling me the broke bones in her feet in 4 different places over the years. She would have to rest for months to wait for those bones to heal. It seems like we aren't thankful for our health until we get sick. Maybe it's a good thing that we get broken bones, bruises, cuts, illnesses, and so on because...it reminds us to be thankful for all the times we didn't have those things.

Oh! And another side note...another added bonus of having feet is that girls can be creative on the toe nails using awesome and colorful nail polish. :)

5. Water

I used to not like water as a kid because it's flavorless and certainly not colorful! I used to drink nothing but milk, koolaid, and pop! But I think I started to like water when I was in P.E. classes. Boy! When you work out like crazy and sweatin' like a pig, there is NOTHING more refreshing then a glass of icy water! So refreshing.

Now.. I drink water and milk most of the time. I have juice every once in a while. I hardly ever drink pop...only when it's a party, a cookout, or pizza night.  I like pop but I prefer it to have it as little as possible. Beside, water is good for your body. I noticed that when I drink more water and milk and less pop...I feel less 'ugh' it's kinda hard to explain. haha.

Water is amazing. It's so simple yet it's so important to life! Our bodies are made of about 60% water. Our food is also made of mostly water.We need lots of water every year to keep our plants growing so that we can survive. Water is good for cooking, baking, showering, bathing, swimming, cleaning, etc... It's crazy how much we use water. We take water for granted.

Thank you, God for water. :)

4. Gum

I'm thankful for gum. Yes, gum. You know...that thing that you chew for a while and then spit out? Yes, that. I really like gum. Seriously, it's like my caffeine! I don't drink coffee or tea. I chew anywhere from 1-5 pieces of gum a day. I love gum because it helps me to focus on my work and stall my hunger until it's mealtime or snacktime! Some people tap their foot or their pencil to help them concentrate...I chew chew away! Personally, I love chewing Watermelon, Polar Ice, Cinnamon, and Peppermint. I do not like Spearmint. It was the only gum my mom would buy when I was growing up, now I'm sick of them. I really like the other flavors tho... Have you ever blew a bubble gum and blew another one inside of it? My Aunt Jodi taught me out to do that. I know how to do it! If you don't believe me...just give me a Bubblicious gum and I will show you! And maybe even teach you how to do it too.

3. Sun

My favorite time of the year to see sunlight is the almost end of winter to beginning of spring.
I'm serious. I love snow and all but only for a few months. After weeks of cloudy and depressing skies and gross, slush-like snoww...and bitter cold temperatures, it can makes one kind of downright grouchy. I love it...  when you're almost at your wits end about all the snow... when God suddenly bring the sun out of the blue... you feel the warmth of the sun touch your skin like an old friend that you love. Your skin has barely remembered what sunlight felt like..until sun touches it again...then a chill goes through your spine and your heart goes alive knowing that SPRING is near! :) Soon, all God's creation is going to wake up from its deep, frozen slumber and blossom in beauty and color. :) Thank you, God for the sun!