Wake-Up Call

There are two things you should know about me: 1) I have an iPhone 2) I know next to nothing about technology.
So, with that combination, you might be able to predict that I possess a poisonous case of Un-Appreciation [See also: First World Problems Disease, Ignorant Meh-ness (can be quite deadly. The only known cure is Passion)]. 

So, apparently I own an iPhone 5. 
I could not have told you that until today when one of my classmates said, "Wow, you have an iphone 5?" 
Me: "Uhhh, maybe? Or maybe it's a 4? I have no clue..."
Classmate: "Can I see it? *looks at phone* Yup, that's definitely a 5. Man, I wish I had an iPhone. I almost got one last month, ya know? My mom promised to buy me one, and I looked forward to it for like 3 months. But then she called me the other day and told me that she just can't afford it. So I got this other phone instead. And a backpack. I guess that's a fair compromise. It is a pretty sweet backpack, isn't it?"

Wow. He was so humble and appreciative. It stopped me cold. His heart was more grateful for a backback than mine was for an iPhone 5, the quintessential technological breakthrough. 

Wow. What else have I been taking for granted? 
This thanksgiving, I want to cultivate a heart as greatful as my friends. I want to have a response like him. 

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1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
"Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus."

Ephesians 5:20
"always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ."

Choose Gratitude.

Life is in the Little

What if we took time to write down every thing that made us feel alive?
Would it a bunch of big things?
            Or innumerable little things?

Life's greatest moments are unpredictable and unremarkable.
            I want to make them remarkable.

So here's to all the little moments that make up one big, great life.