Bedtime Prayer

Thank you for the food we eat.

Thank you for the world so sweet.

Thank you for the birds that sing.

Thank you, God, for everything...

I used to say this prayer with my mother every night when I was a little girl. Reading Lindsey at Learning to be a Wife's most recent post reminded me of it, and also inspired me to steal her idea.

The "everything" I'm thankful for these days...

-my fiance

-my family

-the successful removal of a sock from Archie's tummy

-all the work my mom does planning my wedding

-everyone who has helped me finally make some academic progress

-my jobs

-my fiance's job

-my dad's job

-my excellent students

-Cherry Coke

-my niece or nephew (coming in October!)

-finally being able to pay off my credit card

-memoirs

-blogs

-Chick-fil-A

-home

-Tami my hairdresser

-Tim Gunn

-CSI (all of them except Miami)

-my cousins who provide such good examples of what married life can be like

-magazines, especially my current favorite, House Beautiful

-getting to live at home for 2 months before I get married

-dreams about my grandma

(and you, too, of course, Faithful Readers!)