I like the smell of freshly fallen snow. I like the red sour patch kids, a good run on a cool day, and a warm bubble bath after a long week. I enjoy chocolate chip cookies that are crispy on the outside, but warm and gooey on the inside. I like finding the last one of something in the right size and color. I love the smell of freshly brewed coffee, a long talk with someone who I haven't seen in a long time, or a good cry with a close friend that I just needed to get out. I love a long hug that says I'm here for you, I'm not leaving soon, so just be. I like the look on my dogs' faces when I come home from a long trip. I love the feeling of seeing a large box at the front door with my name on it. I like the sound my cell phone makes when I get a text message. I love when I think of a great way to make somebody feel special. There's nothing like seeing a 100% on a Calculus test I was really prepared for. I like the answer you get when you ask a three year old why God loves them! I like hearing my favorite song on the radio, waking up to birds chirping in the woods behind my house, or getting a free gift card for being one of the first 50 customers at Chipotle. I absolutely love coming home from a long trip to my room being filled with balloons, candy, and big signs that shout WE LOVE YOU!! I love watching a friend open a birthday gift I know she will love. I like blessing the person behind me in the drive thru at my coffee place by paying for their coffee drink. I love the smell of a fire outside on a chilly summer night. I like the surprise I get when my paycheck is a little bigger than expected. I like when the person at the Target checkout asks me how my day is going. I like when I get to tell the person at the checkout about Jesus. I love the sound of children laughing because they don't know what the word stress means. There's nothing like the taste of mint chocolate chip ice cream in a waffle cone. I like to swing at a nearby park on a sunny day. I like to climb mountains and see the sunset from the top. I love long plane rides next to interesting people. I like to look at the clouds and see elephants and bikes and dragons and little girls with their dogs as if time never ends. I like when I'm running late for something, and there's an open parking spot in the first row. I like to play dodgeball until I'm the last one in and I win it for the team. I like the bus ride going to summer camps, especially making bracelets and singing along the way. I like to sing so loud in the shower that the mailman can hear... when no one is home of course. I like the feeling of "Aha" when I finally get something I've been stumped over for a long time. Even better, I like helping someone else get to that epiphany. I like to see the look in a girl's eyes when she finally understands that her worth doesn't come from what people say she is, or what she has done in the past, but who God says she is. I love hearing how God has changed someone's life because somebody didn't give up on them. I like hearing about miracles that God has done. I like hearing about someone's vision about what they believe God wants to do in and through them. I like being so inspired by what someone said that I just can't wait to begin my plan to change the world. I love sitting in the presence of God and knowing that there's nothing I can to do make God love me more, and there's nothing I can do to make God love me less.
I would not only like to, but I know soon I will meet Jesus face to face. I can't wait!! :) I would like to actually meet Joyce Meyer in person, she is awesome!! Oprah would be another one, not for the same reasons as Joyce, obviously, but I would like to ask her some questions. Laura Bush is very inspiring, and I would enjoy having a cup of coffee with her too!!
"Pamela's Prayer" Watch it. Love it. Embrace it. Live it. :) Seriously, people!! Carpool- you have to see it (Tom Arnold and David Paymer). It's an oldie but a goodie. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days is a fave as well. I of course loved Ocean's 11, probably more than Ocean's 12, but they're both awesome movies. Runaway Bride was adorable, made in the 90's, but great romatic comedy. Definitely more, but I like those a lot!!
Seinfeld and The Office are tied for first...when they aren't too dirty. I also like King of Queens and Everybody Loves Raymond. I also enjoyed Law and Order SVU, when I lived in the US, and of course, American Idol. Oh yeah, I like watching the Today Show. From time to time, I can catch parts on the website for the Today Show. Praise the Lord for the internet!!
The Bible would definitely have to be my number one book as the entire thing is inspired by God. I also like stuff by Philip Yancey, Joyce Meyer, Max Lucado, John Ortberg, Rick Warren, John Maxwell, and Nicholas Sparks.
I'm sure a lot of people say this, but whatever. My mom and my dad are truly my heroes. With some pretty rough stuff that they have gone thorugh, their steadfastness amazes me. I am so grateful to have godly examples of both a man and a woman who have gone through storms and come out stronger. God is good!!