Thoughts and thanks

You know, so many of my blogs have a sort of negative spin on them. I guess so, at least.

So, this time, I'll try to relay some generally positive ideas, things to be thankful for.

1) I'm glad for a friend such as Anna who has been going through very similar things as me concerning her work and all the responsibilities, expectations revolving around it. She and I spent a lot of time hanging out this weekend in Saint Louis, and we had a number of really great chats.
2) I'm thankful for my week of vacation. Saint Louis is a beautiful city generally speaking. Lots of colour, some pretty decent people. A few things to do. Just as much, however, I am enjoying the hotel that I'm staying at. Depending on how long I live in this room tonight (I'm in the 'Biblioteque (that's not spelled correctly . . .) and they have an internet connection) I will post pictures.
3) I' m currently waiting for those pictures to post. The mosquitos, however, are terrible at the moment. I just spent 2 hours talking with friends. Waiting for my family to call. I am thankful for them all. Not thankful for the mosquitos.
4) Work has focus. Who knows exactly how it'll go, but it does have focus.
5) I have a great opportunity to process what it is I think I'm supposed to be doing with myself in doing this work. The internship is great for this. As I tell everyone, I won't really make a decision until I have all of my information in, until I've done the internship till the end and can make an end of term evaluation.
6) I'm thankful for really great books to read. Check out the Poisonwood Bible. Pretty interesting book, at least for those who have some 'development' or intercultural experience.
7) I'm thankful for movies that parents sent, and that I downloaded off the American family's computer.
8) I'm thankful for some random, good conversations with people on the street, even if they end up being for ulterior motives. Not always thankful, but yes, sometimes.
9) I'm thankful for my health, both in terms of avoiding malaria and other weird diseases up until present, but also health for my head till present. I haven't really had much in the way of headaches for the past 1 1/2 months or so, and it's great to be able to focus on my work instead of my head.
10) I'm really thankful for my music. My MP3 player is such an awesome instrument. It can turn alone time into really enjoyable moments to remember. I had a reminder of that while listening to my player today for a little while while walking around Saint Louis.
11) I'm thankful for little devotional booklets: The Today booklet has given me at least a brief starting point for devos at times, and I can hear the voice of my pastor through the daily write ups he wrote for the month of July. So, really good to have that.
12) I'm thankful for rest, and wisdom taught on how to integrate that rest, in the book of "The Rest of God". Really puts perspective on work vs rest.

Lastly, I'm thankful for your prayers. Thank you for your continual support. I don't hear it as much as I feel it (although I certainly hear it when I talk with good friends and family for hours on Skype!).

That's all for now, cause I gotta get away from the mosquitos (for which, I will too be thankful!)
Blessings