Ten Good Things...

Those of you readers who attended ACU might have taken a class by Willard Tate called "Life Learning Skills" sometime in your college career. I took this class spring semester of my sophomore year. Every Tuesday/Thursday at 9:30am I would enter class, sit by my soon-to-be roomie Leigh Ann, and have to write down ten good things that had happened to me already that morning. Not ten good things that had happened to me recently or in the past 24 hours, but ten good things that had happened to me THAT MORNING. I hated that assignment. I hated it because at 8am on Tuesday/Thursdays I had Social Psychology with Dr. __________ (name withheld to protect the innocent and avoid potential lawsuits). Dr. ____ was a really nice man, but watching the Anson lights during the day was more exciting than this class. Strangely enough he spoke with an accent that was thick and appeared foreign, but I heard he was from east Texas. Social Psychology consisted of reading large amounts of research and thinking things like, "So when one person gets mad in a large group, it can cause others to get mad as well?" Not very exciting, especially for someone like me who was more interested in Abnormal Psychology and what made people crazy. This class had another drawback. There was a loud boy--although quite cute---who sat at the front table. Along with his friend, he would yell, "Welcome to Chambers Hall" whenever someone entered the room for Social Psych class. They thought this was quite funny. Every Tuesday/Thursday I would find myself sitting in Willard Tate's class, staring at a blank piece of paper, trying to find ten good things that had happened to me that day after I had already trekked through 50mph winds (this was Abilene), been greeted by a loud boy (who I would one day meet and marry and have a beautiful child with---but that whole story is for another post), and sit through the world's most boring class.

Here is an example of what my list might have looked like on one of those days: (Most of these will make no sense to those readers who did not attend ACU)
1. I woke-up
2. The wind did not completely knock me down the stairs as I left my third story University Park apartment
3. There were still bagels at the stand in the Ad building when I stopped for breakfast
4. I had Bean Bucks on my card to be able to buy the bagel
5. I noticed I will likely have enough Bean Bucks to be able to purchase Chick-fil-a for lunch (again)
6. I talked to my dear friend Leigh Ann
7. Dr. ___ only kept us five minutes late, rather than 10, so I only had to walk quickly across campus rather than sprint to make it to this class on time
8. I did not have Sing Song practice this morning (I had this class Spring semester) and no one has asked me to make a Kojie face all morning
9. I am breathing
10. That loud boy in social psychology was absent this morning.

And here is my list for today, November 9th, 2005
1. I woke up and was able to talk to my husband before he left for work
2.I just heard my baby sneeze over the monitor and it sounded like he literally said, "Ah Choo" which made me giggle
3. I have Dulche de Leche creamer for my coffee this morning....YUM!
4. I have already taken a shower and put on my make-up before Isaac has woken up
5. The sun is shining and a cold front is on its way (Although mild, it is still a cold front)
6. I listened to my favorite radio program while I made the bed
7. All the bottles were washed when I came into the kitchen this morning
8. My house does not smell like the food I cooked for dinner last night (I hate that!)
9. I know "Where in the World" Matt Laurer is today!
10. That loud boy didn't yell anything at me in an attempt at comedy this morning. He just kissed me and left quietly.

Hope this inspires you to make a list of ten good things that have happened to you today and thank God for them! (At the very least I hope it inspires you to try Dulche de Leche creamer!)