Day #2...Military

Day #2 of what I'm thankful for...

Today is Veteran's Day. So I think it's fitting that I tell you that I'm very thankful for our armed forces. I am so thankful for the men and women serving our country because it's a choice. In so many other countries (and even ours during the World Wars and others) you are forced to serve in the military. The people that make up our Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard in the USA are completely doing it out of their own will.

I have become even more thankful for our military personnel since I've gotten to know a few of them. I have several friends from high school who are doing ROTC right now in college so they can join the forces. Peter, one of my best friends from home, is doing Air Force ROTC. Reid, my brother, is also doing AFROTC. I am so proud of them and thankful.

Another one of my friends, Jonathan, is currently serving in Afghanistan. He is a medic in the Army. Jonathan is one of the best people I know. He genuinely cares about people and is always smiling. His heart for the Lord is so evident in his life. He was a nursing major with me last year before he got deployed. I wasn't super close to him, but I still miss seeing him around and I know he is dearly loved and missed here. Please say a prayer for him.

I feel like this is one of my more somber posts, but I think it should be. Serving in the military isn't something to be taken lightly. They know they are risking their lives for ME, for US. I don't understand it, but I'm so thankful that they do.

Dubstepping kitties and whatnot.

"You are my sunshine, my lovely sunshine. You make me happy when skies are grey."

This quote is pinned up to my desk, courtesy of a friend who sent me a letter at school!! **shoutout to you K!** You know, I've been realizing quite a bit about myself lately and how I work. Something I realized this morning when I was talking to a friend at coffee was this:  I feel in short, intense spurts. I definitely get stressed...but it's only for 5 minutes at a time usually. I get sad, but it doesn't last longer than a few hours at most. Happiness, however...ohhh happiness :D I love being happy. I don't know anyone who doesn't like being happy, so it makes sense.

Why am I so happy? I guess it's because I have so much to be THANKFUL for!! And since Thanksgiving is actually coming up quite soon, I want to dedicate the next posts leading up to Turkey Day as a way of showing what I'm thankful for in my life. So here goes. Disclaimer: these are in no particular order, just kind of as they come to mind.

Day 1:

I'm thankful for my family. Specifically I'll talk about my brother today.

Reid is my twin and he is an amazing guy. He's so goony. Once he posted on my Facebook wall and said "Here's your motivation to get through the rest of the week." This is the video he posted:

HAHAHA WHAT??? SO goony. He goes on little rampages where he will just start giggling really crazily and that gets ME going...people must think we're so strange.

He's also just a really solid guy. This year he's getting completely rocked by God and it's so cool to see. God has big plans for his life, that's for sure. He's becoming a leader and God is really developing him into someone special. Sometimes he'll post Facebook statuses and they kiiind of make me really excited because I can just tell he loves the Lord and that he is excited about it!

So that is my little shpiel (spiel? schpiel?) about how I am thankful for my hermano, stay tuned for more!