people i’m thankful for
i think we do a pretty good job of being thankful for stuff.
i’m thankful for tons of stuff from food to my mac to running water to vitamin water.
but something i have come to be even more thankful for is people.
for the community God has put me in.
for the huge safety net of people i have.
i know i have people in my life who want what is best for me.
people who will tell me the truth even though i may not want to hear it.
God didn’t leave us alone on this journey of life and for that i am truly thankful.
thankful that i get to live life with people and enjoy this journey with them.
we are told to count our blessings. to make them known. so i’m going to do just that.
in no particular order these are people who have impacted my life and for whom i am thankful.
1. my mom and dad- they have given me so much from their time to money to advice, i could not imagine better parents
2. mi hermano- even though things can get rough i love him to death
3. pastor matt- i don’t even know where to start, thanks for everything
4. eric – i can always go to him with anything, some of the best conversations i’ve had were with this guy
5. the leavells - i love you guys so much and am so thankful for what you do
6. angie- for listening, for laughing, for making me smile, for being you
7. tracy loi- my secretary who stole my yo-yo
8. tim higgins- who knows what i would do after a loss if it weren’t for you
9. aaron chidester - good talks man
10. bryant- attempting to write something worth while at starbucks with me
11. matt markulis- thanks for the talks, and the ipod too
12. bob - inspires so much creativity and out of the box thinking
13. biz- your awesome
14. coach- for all your time and energy you spend coaching
15. spencer- for teaching me sound and design and for all the rides
16. chelsea- for “making” me film youth activities, i am forever indebted to you for that
17. james - my fellow wordpress blogger and video guy
18. nick- for making ideas reality, t-shirts, the fort, etc.
19. hillary phan- for pointing out my faults
20. cesar- i miss you dude
21. katie collier- for missing marshall with me
22. lori- we cleaned bathrooms in a foreign country, how awesome was that
23. “marshall” mike ames- the few times i’ve had to listen to you have meant so much
24. jae- probably the absolute nicest and most generous guy i know
25. jonny lopez- we still need to work on that children’s book
i’m sure this is not a complete list but just the first 25 to come to mind.
and i leave you with some truth:
“if it weren’t for your friends, you wouldn’t have any friends”
love to you all and happy thanksgiving.
November 22nd, 2007 at 6:17 pm
i really like that.
thank you for being thankful.
it promotes fellow thankfulness.
haha.
have a happy turkey day!
black friday too.
haha.
but then, how happy can you be
on black friday?
November 22nd, 2007 at 10:41 pm
Thank you for your competitiveness, your desire to succeed and understanding that even though “the game” isn’t what life is all about.. it’s still important to do your best in everything you do. I relate the quote that was on the billboard up at Valley Christian for the VB playoff game: “It is a sin to do less than your best.” Not one of your faults for sure.
truth is truth, even if we don’t like the truth..
or something like that.
November 23rd, 2007 at 10:35 am
Hey Jim I am thankful for you too! Thanks for everything that you do for me from being willing to put up with all the stupid stuff i put you through to being willing to come to bethel and help out whenever it is needed. and thanks for being willing to open up to everyone that reads your site this is something that is hard to do for most people (especially me) and it is cool to see that you have been able to overcome that. love you man
November 27th, 2007 at 9:18 pm
hah
i had such a hard time forcing you to use tina…
well i’m thankful that you’re continuing the video ministry in the youth group. (and doing a fine job with it)