Hello jjanga/facebook peeps,

An entry of THANKS...where do I start? Do I start with my endlessly loving, sacrificial, fun, supportive, wonderful family that is always there for me? Or with my amazing church family that I have the honor of serving side by side with? Or my incredible friends from elementary, middle, high school, college (UCSD wut wut!), pharm school (UCSF wut wut!), residency, roomies, randoms, etc. that challenge me, encourage me, love me, and make me smile just thinking about them? Or my awesome pharm school experience/current residency where I'm learning soooooo stinkin' much and gathering so many skills to prepare me to serve in the future? Or the roof over my head, the clothes that I'm wearing, the food that I ate for breakfast, the air that is being soaked up into my nostrils, the ears, eyes, nose, mouth, limbs that I can experience each day with??

Or the perfect song that comes on the radio that cheers me up,

or the laughing so hard I can't breathe,

or the adooooooorable little kid that gives me a big bear hug,

or the special and rare heart to heart convos,

or the message on Sunday that convicts me RIGHT here, or the verse that speaks to me at just the right moment,

or the joy of spending a day at Disneyland (haha),

or hitting it off with a new friend, or reminiscing with old sKool friends, or comfortable silence with a good friend,

or the incredibly excited feeling I get after a long plane ride landing in a country I've never been to before,

or the sound of rain, or being outdoors in the CRISP fresh air, or a breathtaking view,

or random, spontaneous late night adventures to get dessert,

or sharing an inside joke,

or going over to people's homes just to hang out and chat (inviting myself... j/k :)

or the incredibly deep-soul satisfying feeling after serving someone in need, even if they could care less,

or getting new friend requests on fb (just snuck that in to see if you're paying attention),

or the many MANY more things that will come to me 2 minutes after I post this :)

But back to the original question: Where do I start? What am I MOST thankful for? None of these things, really. Let's rephrase the question, what can I absolutely not live without? I think I'm definitely most thankful for THAT...

And THAT would be a HIM. Jesus. My Savior, my best, closest friend, the one whom I can have perfectly comfortable silence with, the one whom I can celebrate every joy of life with, the one who understands me 100%, who sees EVERY scummy bit of me and shows that much more grace to me, who CREATED all these people/experiences/things listed above in my life, who loves the world soo incredibly much.

Yeah, that should just about wrap it up :)

One last thing, since you're reading this, I'm thankful for YOU (you are one of those friends that I've reminsced with, cracked up with, had a great convo with, maybe new, maybe old. Thanks for your friendship, it means so much!