Today I am thankful for:
My Pink Book
There I was standing in the airport with my family at the crack of dawn. Just after our tearful goodbyes my mom handed me a bag and said, "You can open it once you get to your gate." What was inside that bag has brought me more tears, more joy, more encouragement, and more inspiration than any gift I have ever received.
Inside the bag was a pink book dated from when I left on-through my stay here. On nearly every page is a message from somebody in my sphere of relationships sharing a Bible verse, memory, quote, note of encouragement, or even just something to make me laugh. As I sat there at my gate skimming the names of everybody who had written in the book the tears that I had taken control of suddenly took control of me again. I am sure people were staring, wondering why a girl on a flight to Washington D.C. was such an emotional mess, but I couldn't help it. The beautiful book I was clinging to was an overwhelming outpouring of love and encouragement from people I did not even realize I had an influence on.
To everybody who added a special note to the book: THANK YOU! The messages that I look forward to reading each night have been one of the biggest blessings. God is so faithful in how each message is written on a day when those are exactly the word that I need to hear on that particular day. Today I am thankful for each and every person who added a bit of encouragement to the book, and for the amazing blessing that reading the notes has been to me!
