Thank you!

Last night, we were challenged in community group to say "THANK YOU" to someone... and the option of doing so via blog post came up (thanks Rob), so I decided to jump on that opportunity.  I'd like to say a big THANKS today to my parents...

Working with kids, I'm constantly reminded what a crucial role parents play in the shaping of their kids -- their worldview, self-image, perception of others, theology, values, etc. etc. etc.  It's funny how it takes some of us growing up to really be thankful for our parents and the way they raised us.  It's also come to my attention lately that some definitely didn't have the family life I had growing up, and while no family is perfect by any means, I feel completely blessed!

So, thanks mom and dad!  Thanks for believing in me, encouraging me, challenging me to push myself in life, disciplining me, making me practice piano, cooking healthy meals for me and making me eat my green beans (that I now love), and playing outside with me so that I didn't watch too much TV!  Thank you for being a great example to me even when you messed up, for teaching me new things, for taking me places, for encouraging me to move away for college, for financially supporting me many times, and most of all for raising me in a home where God was honored and faith was real, and where I was allowed to develop that for myself and make it my own!  Thank you!  

Oh, and even though you never comment, thanks for reading my blog!  If you know how cool my parents are, feel free to comment on their behalf! :)