Counting Blessings

A friend asked me last week to count my blessings. I didn't know it at the time, but he had an ulterior motive. Turns out he was definitely on to something, though. Anyway, I'm exhausted. I had a big family party last night, came home to a roommate Christmas party, went to bed, woke up at 4am to write a 10 page paper (yes, all 10 pages of it) by 9am, and now I'm off to work until 5pm.

However, with that in mind, I'm still grateful for a lot of things. So here are the good things about today ("today" being loosely defined as the last 24 hours or so)

- I got to see my cousin Jason again. He's been a favorite cousin for decades, and it was great to reminisce and talk again after two years
- I finished the paper I got up this morning to write, which means the biggest stress of my finals week is over pretty much before finals even begin
- I finally have a date with the one I've been waiting all week to hear from. :)
- Yesterday was pretty much a giant "I love you, Lynnae" hug from the Lord, so I cried a ton, but it felt amazing. It's been a crappy semester (as you all know), and it felt like He was reminding me that I'd done a good job and He still loved me in spite of my laziness/overstressing tendencies.
- I go home in about 94 hours, which means I get to see Mom, Dad, and the whole slew of siblings. Hallelujah.
- I have nothing else to stress me out today. Just work, which is almost always enjoyable to the max.
- My roommates take great care of me, as does my little brother.
- I had a great heart-to-heart with one of my other cousins last night, and I'm so immensely grateful for how close I am to all of my family, both immediate and extended.
- This semester is almost over, and I'm still praying for that January miracle. I just want next semester to be better than this one. Something tells me that it will be.