Tuesday Ten

I'm thankful to God for:

1. These past few days when I have felt inexplicably cranky about everything -- it really makes me appreciate that I don't usually feel like that

2. The discovery of a dry cleaners with an automated 24-hour clothes-pickup system -- like something out of the Jetsons.

3. The shining character of John in facing ups and downs in baseball

4. Hope Women's Centers

5. The beautiful fabric that we found for 40 percent off

6. Our morning Bible study, that providentially has us in John 11, reading the story of the resurrection of Lazurus as a wonderful prelude to the Easter season

7. My husband's wisdom in building a library over the years -- full of rich books that my kids have now grown into

8. Buy One, Get One Free deals

9. My photo albums and scrapbooks, representing all the years I've had with my children

10. Progress, however small or painful