thanks Jesus !

thank you Jesus for your salvation and amazing wonderful redemptive grace.

thank you for songs and worship and praise

thank you that i was made for You

thank you that im bound to You for eternity

thank you for snow

and thank you for musical instruments

and thank you for soundwaves

and rustling of wind among leaves

thank you for beautiful tattoos

and creativity

thank you for sand between toes

and the never ending lapping of waves on the shores of the beach

thank you for ireland

thank you for china

thank you for france

thank you for new york

thank you for california

thank you for hawaii

thank you for florida

thank you for my mother

thank you for my father

thank you for art

and canvas

and shel silverstein

and e.e. cummings

and imagination

and that there are things in my heart that only you will ever see

thank you that you are my best friend

thank you for deposits of faith

thank you for restoring this garden

thank you for rain

thank you for smiles and laughs

thank you for innocence

thank you for children and how they teach us so much

thank you for protection

thank you for intercession and prayer

thank you for your power

thank you for words

thank you for hearts

thank you for abundance

thank you for lack

thank you for cake

and sugar

and autumn

and death cab for cuties album cover for transatlanticism

thank you for restoration

and oceans

and ice

and coconuts

and LIFE

and sugar

and cinnamon

and john baldwin gourleys voice

and devendra banhardts creativity

and thank you for revelation

and wisdom

and anointing

and half sisters

and love

and purity

thank you that you are you

thank you for faithfulness

and love

and reflections of you

and images of wonder

thank you for cool breezes

and thank you for humidity

thank you for finding beauty in all you create

thank you for friends

and laughter

and thank you for the moment when you realize friends have become more like family.

thank you for Your will

thank you for sacrifice

thank you for hard times

thank you for giddy times

thank you for encouragement

thank you for flowers

thank you for roses

thank you for satin

thank you for the color teal

i could go on and on.