Thanks to

You
all things in creation are gloriously beautiful. You steal my breath away, secret moment by secret moment.

You
there is love--and love songs--because You loved us first. "You are the spark of dawn; you are where I belong; you are the ache I feel in every song."

You
we can have no complaint as we give, even when it humanly hurts, because You are every fulfillment within us, You are infinitely intimate with our hearts, and You are the life-giving water that overflows in our times of drought.

You
I am Your daughter, a part of Your family, one of the elect. I will praise You forever for that.

You
we rise up again every time we fall; we realize the depth and hopelessness of our sins, and the awesome, mighty, and overcoming power of the cross, the gift You lovingly gave.

You
there is a season of Thanksgiving, where we understand that even in the midst of all our mistakes, our fallen-ness, our inconsistencies, anger, sorrow, emptiness, unfulfilled desires, and brokenness, You make us laugh and smile and rejoice, because You are the source of all light and goodness, and being with You--is wonderful. =]

You
I have been healthy for quite a period of time.

You
I have a beautiful sister in Christ and accountability partner, who points me back to You and who encourages me incluso cuando no hay nadie más que lo hace. Almost two years of this! I smile when I think of all the times You were the one who brought us back on track, in our times of weakness, in our times of strength, in our times when one was weak and the other strong, and vice versa, and through it all seeing how You work in not only our lives, but in others', and seeing how You make all things beautiful, and seeing how You laugh with us in times of pure humor, and in times when we've realized the ridiculousness of our mistakes, and the goodness and greatness of You, above all things.

You
simply because You are God alone, and there is none besides You.