183). clean crisp sheets
184). hearing a new song ...full of hope
185). Mark 2:4 about friends carrying friends to Jesus
186). confidence to entertain friends at home
187). a clean junk drawer
188). the anticipation of seeing my kids soon
189). authentic friends
190). playing games with friends
191). cell phones with enough minutes
192). pumpkin spice latte
193). a newly arranged room
194). patients who remember details ... 6 months later
195). sweet text messages
196). the tree outside my room at work
197). highway construction completed
198). daughters asking for mother's advice
199). sons sharing their news
200). sporting events on t.v.
201). friends sharing their recipes
202). friends who share their favorite books
203). amazing grace body lotion
204). tiny cameras that fit in purses
205). a mother's intuition
206). a mother who would give us the shirt off her back
207). a mother who can say she is sorry for what she did wrong
208). a mother who insisted we learn to clean properly
209). a father who taught me to change a tire
210). a father who always prayed for patience
211). a father who was quiet and gentle
212). a father who worked two jobs to make us enough money
213). a father who asked me to go with him on errands
214). a father who would run out for ice cream at midnight
215). a father who taught me to drive a stick shift
216). a father who took us roller skating on Sundays
217). a father who shoveled ice skating rinks for us
218). parents who bought us a house with a pool
219). parents who bought us a house on a lake
220). parents who bought us a ski club membership
221). parents who taught us be polite
222). parents who went to all of our sporting events
223). parents who sent me flowers before I took my board exams
224). parents who taught a good work ethic
225). parents who made us pay for our education
226). parents who took us camping
227). parents who weren't afraid to tell us "no" more than "yes"
228). parents who made us play outside
229). parents who had us eat family dinners
230). parents who made us chew with our mouths closed
231). parents who made us say prayers before dinner
232). parents who made us do favors for our neighbors
233). parents who took us to church on Sundays
234). parents who were always on the same team
235). parents who stood by their word
236). parents who washed our mouths out with soap for lying
237). parents who stayed together "til death do us part"
238). parents who gave me 4 sisters and 2 brothers
239). parents who loved us dearly