Thankful Thursday

I am thankful for Dave Ramsey. His message tonight on Town Hall for HOPE was great. Our country needs to restore hope, and he reminded us that is up to US to restore that hope, the government won't.

I am thankful for Carrie Prejean. I have never paid any attention whatsoever to beauty pageants. But the more I have learned about Prejean's comments about her views on gay marriage to a nationwide audience, the more impressed with her I have become. I'll admit that I don't usually give models a lot of credit. However, I am so impressed with the way she "matter-of-fact" spoke of her religious convictions and her loyalty to God. More than that however, I have been even more impressed with how she's back up her words in the days following the contest. She has been attacked from almost every angle about her refusal to be "politically correct" and give a "safe answer" just so she could win a title. To look so at peace and say, "God had a different plan for me that night," is awesome. Here's the best way I know to say it, if I had a daughter right now, I'd point her towards Miss California and have no problem saying, "There's a true role model." Please watch the interview below from NBC's Today Show if you haven't seen it yet.
(Note: the video is approx. 5 minutes in length and starts with the judge who asked her the question on gay marriage."


I am thankful for taking tennis this semester. I have truly enjoyed the class, and I've even taken to playing it outside of class now. Not only that, but Sarah now plays with me, and we now have something else to get us outside and active.

I am also thankful that I'll get to take golf this summer. I really enjoyed playing it several years ago, and working a golf tournament last Friday on a beautiful day was awesome.

I am so thankful that Sarah is a sports fan. And when I say sports fan, I mean that she really knows what's going on in sports. To put it in perspective, I can totally leave with her the responsibility of getting tickets to a a game and know with full certainty that she'll come back with awesome tickets. I know there are a lot of guys out there who couldn't trust another guy, much less their spouse, to get the right seats. Sarah always comes through. I also love that I don't have to worry about being distracted from a game to explain everything that's going on. She knows what's going on, and enjoys sports for herself, not just for me. (Notice I also didn't say "AS MUCH as me.") I'm just thankful that she embraces my love of sports and is able to enjoy sports with me. It really means a lot.