Thankful Thursday: the one where gratitude changes everything.

It's been a while.
Almost three whole years.
I'm not sure how, when, or why I walked away from the blogging world
but I guess I'm back
for a little bit at least.
It honestly feels awkward sitting here at my computer typing this
I feel like I've never done this before.
I feel out of place.
Power through Rae, power through!

Ok so I have this framed print out that I found online
(for free obvi)
during the Thanksgiving season a few years back.
I printed it not because it was a free thanksgiving printable
(cause lets be real who doesn't love a freebee printable)
but because I love what it says.

G R A T I T U D E   C H A N G E S   E V E R Y T H I N G

and I really believe that it does.

Over the past couple months I have gone back and forth

between wanting and not wanting to

revisit this blog

But every time I go to the bathroom

(tmi??)

or take a shower

or brush my teeth 

I see this phrase staring back at me

and today I finally made a decision

(and ironically it is Thursday)

I am going to *attempt* to bring back

Thankful Thursdays.

I'm not sure what this will look like.

I'm not sure if it will look like it used to.

I'm not sure if I'll do it every week.

But right now I am doing it.

In my current season of life

(the busy season...which i feel like every season of life is)

 I don't want any of the Lords provisions to go unnoticed.

I don't want to loose my gratitude for his provisions because I am

"too busy"

that's unacceptable

So this blog is to keep me accountable

 to keep me grateful for all the provisions God has so graciously given and continues to give. 

(I deserve N O N E of them btw)

The little things.

The big things.

And everything in between.

So with all that being said

 today I am thankful for...

dinner dates

conversations with my mom

celebrating my sweet dad

quick trips to San Diego

celebrating friends and their accomplishments 

(yay lindsay)

car rides down the coast

summer nights

weekend trips to Salt Lake City

airplanes

(even if I hate them, they are still pretty incredible)

being surrounded by mountains

catching up with friends I haven't seen in a while

meeting precious babies

coffee, coffee and more coffee

flowers

celebrating beautiful weddings

playing with flowers

a fiancé who will drive all the way to LAX to pick me up late at night

(even if he is exhausted)...

...and then take me to In n Out

seeing my puppy

(insert weeping emojis here)

surprising friends late at night

angels games

face timing with friends in Florida

my job

my home

my room

my sweet roommates

my car(s)

surprises

wedding planning

getting to marry my best friend

(this total babe)

sweet text messages from my friends parents who offer to help with wedding plans

getting to marry my best friend

(i know i said that twice)

trips to home depot

dinner on the patio

that june gloom came and left quickly

sweet, life giving conversations

potting benches

McDonalds vanilla iced coffee

(if you haven't had one you are missing out)

my church

sushi

technology

evening walks with  T O N S  of gorgeous blooms

and lastly

I am so thankful for my Saviors immense and radical love for me.

I am so grateful for his abundant blessings in my life

none of which I deserve and yet he pours out his blessings

every

single 

day

what are you thankful for today???