It's Thankful Tuesday (Get Used to It)

So, it looks like this is going to become a regular thing around here.  It's good for me. Maybe you'd like to play, too!  Link-up here. 

• I''m thankful I was able to stay home yesterday and rest. After two very, very full weeks of fuller-than-usual time ministry, I needed that break. 
• I'm thankful that when I finally came out of the closet last week and admitted to some of my closest friends that, yes, I actually do like cats better than dogs, they gasped,  but decided to love me anyway. 
• I'm thankful for a church that takes off a regular Sunday to worship with the homeless population in our city.  It was refreshing in ways I still don't have words to express properly.
• I'm thankful that Dr. Brad and Stephanie are the kind of friends that even though I've known them for just over a year, I'll miss them much when they've moved.  
• I'm thankful for Joy, who agrees with me that grocery shopping can be a shared activity. Walmart, Costco, and Target are much less daunting with a friend by my side. 
• I'm thankful for birthdays and the annual excuse they give me to celebrate the amazing people in my life.  
• I'm thankful for positive peer pressure and an excuse to practice thankfulness and for how this little exercise always improves my disposition. 
• I'm thankful that D'Ann called Friday afternoon at the last minute to meet up, thankful we were able to sop up every bit of that hour together and didn't have to waste any time getting reacquainted though it's been months between visits.