Laine is Grateful for:

• Answered prayers and God's faithfulness, even when she doesn't trust Him as she should!
• George Foreman's "Lean, Mean Grilling Machine"!
• Learning patience and peace, even though the process can be quite frustrating
• The process of growing with God--that the learning arena gets larger and more challenging as you go, but the beauty of that being that life never really becomes dull
• Beauty existing alongside--and, indeed, coinciding with--sin and folly and pollution

Dave is Grateful for:

• Family.
• Running with Frank.
• Crazy t-shirt party.
• Singing “Happy Birthday” to Brian over the phone.

Amanda is Grateful for:

• Easter!
• Great friends to spend Easter with.
• Not having to work on Easter for the first time in 3 years.

Laine has a Goal to:

• Hike all 70 hikes in Beyond Mount Si before the end of 2007.

Laine is Grateful for:

• Soy Dream Fruit-Sweetened Ice Cream.
• Unique and beautiful beach rocks à la Discovery Park.
• Friendly and knowledgeable coworkers.
• God’s power.

Keith is Grateful for:

• Lorna who is so patient with my mom.
• My job.
• Brother Lawrence’s wisdom.

Lorna is Grateful for:

• Keith—the best husband ever.
• Spring flowers that are blooming.
• That God is faithful even when I’m not.
• The Freemont Bridge is almost done!

Joe is Grateful for:

• Vacation.
• Sunshine.
• Easter.
• Family.

Anna has a Goal to:

• Middle school counseling position by June 1, 2007.
• Run 8K in May with friend Ali (train).
• Cook dinner for Joe 3 times a week.

Anna is Grateful for:

• Family’s and friends’ support, prayers, and encouragement with school counseling test!
• Beautiful pink roses from Joe’s friend, Raymond.
• 3 days at Pointe South Mountain Resort with Joe.
• Jesus’s resurrection!
• Marjorie’s (Joe’s mom) faith in Jesus Christ as Lord, Redeemer, and Friend!
• Eating peanut butter after giving it up for Lent. Yay, for Reeses Peanut Butter Cups!

Rachel has a Goal to:

• Exercise 5 times a week.
• Be diligent in prayer life, especially for others and family.

Rachel is Grateful for:

• Dave.
• My family.
• My new apartment.
• Friends.
• God’s love through the resurrection of His Son.

Mark is Grateful for:

• The hot shower. Nay, the long, hot shower.
• The mountain, hiking, and trees.
• Books.
• Well written TV shows and movies.
• BSF.

Laine is Grateful for:

• time-fillers in the form of small service opportunities
• kind, honest, and open interviewers
• Titus 2:11-14
• every single one of my roommates

Laine is Grateful for:

• Drivers that do not run over road bikers
• Possibilities
• Amstel Lite (or is it Light?)
• Accountability

Emily has a Goal to:

• Have a strong, close group of Christian women in my life.
• Re-energize a creative hobby.

Emily is Grateful for:

• Great candidates!
• Mars Hill West Seattle.
• Crumbled cheese—any cheese.
• Snuggling and taking a nap with Meggie on Sunday.
• Great conversation with my Dad.

Amanda has a Goal to:

• Call brothers once a month.
• Run a marathon by next birthday.

Amanda is Grateful for:

• Beautiful weather/gorgeous views.
• Friendship with Naomi.
• Wonderful family that cares about me.

Frank is Grateful for:

• Happy clients.
• Sunny day in Seattle.
• Friends that I can help.
• My parents.
• Great worship music.
• Quizno’s.

Sun-Bom is Grateful for:

• Meeting with friends.
• Family.
• Health.

Andy is Grateful for:

• Loving family.
• Health.
• Job.
• Sunny days/beautiful mountain views.
• A nice golf shot.
• A nice steak.

Joe is Grateful for:

• Friend who helped me skirt the system.
• Free food supplied by Frank.
• Repairing a bike tire that was flat.
• New job.
• Vacation in Phoenix.
• Anna Hall Anderson.

Dave is Grateful for:

• Ice cream.
• Going to football games with my Dad.
• Water skiing.
• Running on the Kirkland waterfront on Wednesday.
• Romans 8:28.

Katherine is Grateful for:

• Nursing School.
• Health.
• Family.

Brian is Grateful for:

• Emily and her amazing support during a tough time for me at work.
• A great weekend at home with people I love.
• Taking a break and realizing how much I have.

Meredith is Grateful for:

• Week three of new job.
• Good conversations with Dad.
• Dining for Darfur.
• Great night sleep last night.
• Dinners with friends.

Laine is Grateful for:

• Non-competitive tennis partners & opponents.
• Anticipation of first bike ride in downtown traffic.
• Sushi.
• Joy that never goes away - joy deep within my heart.
• Hiking.

Laine is Grateful for:

I am thankful for many things, but today I find I am most thankful for grace and hope and really experiencing what these two feel like. I am also thankful for honesty, which I hope to get better at.