thanks for giving, God.

101 things that make my heart glow…thank You God, for Your unbeatable thoughtfulness.

1. thick pencil lead 2. green post-its 3. spandex 4. crackling fires 5. outdoor running 6. the laughter of my dear friends 7. cooking with a wok 8. light sabers 9. snuggling 10. serving tea 11. being inspired 12. saying hi to people in public bathrooms 13. red gerbera daisies 14. cheese 15. spontaneous dancing 16. social justice 17. good massages 18. dim sum 19. city lights 20. the english vocabulary 21. how my mom puts her feet up whenever she sits down 22. understanding smiles 23. random compliments 24. figuring out pitches to everything 25. being a rebel 26. sitting on the roof 27. curly-headed roommates 28. anything in D minor 29. oil pastels 30. writing in skinny block letters 31. singing with my eyes closed 32. dreaming with my eyes open 33. unconventional coloring 34. reserving meaningful words 35. french vanilla 36. animals 37. reggaeton 38. pho 39. red dresses 40. Scrabble 41. baseball hats 42. stripes and collars 43. teenagers 44. blustery days 45. Proverbs 46. semicolons 47. walking 48. being intellectual 49. knowing that I’m needed 50. sketching people 51. baking from scratch 52. scheming up novels 53. snail mail 54. being reminded of who I am 55. thunderstorms 56. bravery 57. my brother’s violin playing 58. the American West 59. talented cellists (mama mia!) 60. loyal friends 61. my own name 62. driving 63. acoustic jamming 64. finishing sentences 65. chamomile and honey 66. breaking stereotypes 67. really epic movies 68. ancient history 69. discovering true intentions 70. honesty 71. kashi cereal 72. getting the best of two cultures 73. mountain summits 74. sunlight streaming into the kitchen 75. throwing random 7ths into whatever I play 76. being able to speak music 77. Mandarin 78. Billie, Ella, and Etta 79. seeing people be real 80. taking time out of the day to just be silent 81. pesto and bruschetta 82. true beauty 83. fearlessness 84. living for a reason 85. little black journals 86. musical family time 87. the people who love me just the way I am 88. warm laundry 89. having hope that never fails 90. being an American 91. fuji apples 92. healed scars 93. thoughtfulness 94. wearing guy’s clothes 95. whitewater rafting 96. picking out constellations 97. spreading peanut butter 98. sweet beddy-byes 99. Christmas 100. the ability to fall in love 101. my Redeemer, my only One

of course, there are many more to list… but it’s 1:12AM and after massive consumption of assorted foods, I am finally tired.