"Thankful April" project

List #3

As I mentioned on April 1st, I am trying to be thankful this month. It's really pretty cool! You can join me if you want. Here's the info about the "Thankful April" project and here's list #1 and list #2. This is my list for April 13th-19th.

13) Thank you, God, for:

• organizing some information I have from a book about colleges 
• walking the dog with a brother 
• posting on the blog
• a sermon that made me think 
• finishing the great book I was reading!
• buying the second book in the trilogy 
• cross-stitching for about half an hour
• reading a book on the joy of giving
• reading about soccer rules
• not going to school
• restricting myself from almost all internet on Sundays 
• reading Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice 
• dinner at Subway

14) Thank you, God, for:

• posting a book review 
• doing a small online test
• an email from a friend
• sending that friend a birthday present 
• learning a bit about programming 
• finally finishing my homework!
• writing my story a little 
• talking more about homeschooling with Dad
• making a little agreement with my sister 
• seeing friends' prom pictures 
• practicing a little for that big test 
• cleaning up instead of someone today so he will do it on Wednesday instead of me
• getting some stuff off my to-do list
• Dad and Mom getting some building in

15) Thank you, God, for:

• my brother finding my contacts that I lost
• having a test on World War II in history 
• safety
• reading to and playing with a younger brother 
• a piece of cake and a can of soda 
• an easy math lesson
• a small show in school 
• starting to read a new book 
• my brother learning simple magic tricks
• Dad planning to buy a history book for next year 
• walking a bit after school with a friend
• doing math by myself for a while
• a friend's birthday tomorrow 
• an acquantince's birthday today
• reading a blog post on writing

16) Thank you, God, for:

• a chance to get a free book for a review 
• a friend's birthday 
• another easy math lesson
• having a fun time in P.E. 
• reading the Bible 
• Christian music!
• an idea for my story
• sending a letter to my grandparents 
• cross-stitching
• understanding the few first lines of a song 
• working on math a little 
• dreaming of playing soccer (hopefully tomorrow)
• Dad working on the vestibule 
• looking up books on acting
• paying off a small debt I had 
• consulting Mom if I should get a book

17) Thank you, God, for:

• school finally ending
• reciting a poem in class 
• playing volleyball in P. E.
• talking with Dad
• having homework done early
• thinking about buying a book on acting 
• knowing that I got some answers right on a test we had last Saturday 
• French toast
• an interesting topic in math
• playing soccer!
• getting chores done pretty early 
• my youngest brother speaking more and more (I think) 
• looking at a website about colleges a bit
• a fairly understandable physics lesson
• interesting math problems after school
• a blog post by Nancy Rue
• the Last Supper

18) Thank you, God, for:

• playing soccer a wee little bit 
• reading a sample of a book I might buy
• trying a practice ACT-science
• learning I have much to learn in science 
• finishing a tiring chapter in social studies 
• finally finishing homework 
• answering a friend's emails 
• planning to play soccer tomorrow 
• someone agreeing that soccer is the best sport 
• planning an after-the-school-year party (a little)
• mom playing with most of my siblings 
• Pride and Prejudice 
• a brother having chicken pox (better early than late)
• writing out something for my story 
• talking with Dad a little 
• warm weather 
• reading the Bible as a family 
• JESUS DYING FOR ME!

19) Thank you, God, for:

• playing soccer with family and some younger kids at school 
• an interesting history lesson
• picking up stuff with classmates 
• breakfast burrito 
• being 16 years and 1 month old
• finding a beautiful song on the internet
• reading an email from my grandparents 
• writing them back
• talking a little with my brother 
• my mom writing up a skit to perform tomorrow 
• preparing that skit 
• commenting on a blog post about writing and having it answered 
• planning on baking some tomorrow 
• a new arrangement in our room
• beginnings of a closet
• icecream that's shared 
• not losing my contacts
• sharing one of my book reviews on Facebook
• knowing the meaning of Easter

What have you been thankful for this week? Share in the comments. I'd love to hear from you.