• Gracious Professor Manwell


• A literacy class that inspires me


• A brand new extra warm navy blue peacoat


• A classroom strategies assignment that I like


• Bundled babies in mittens and animal-ear hoods


• Kayla's koala hugs (not on me) and Katelyn's koala hat


• Warm sky and cold ground


• Winter socks


• Carrie giggling at me in class


• "Happy Thursday!" Baldwin greetings


• Bursting into laughter when trying to tell a funny story


• Zachary blocking the mallway because we're friends


• New advent knowledge and feelings


• Mary's smile through Teter's windows


• Warm, dark coffee and the hands that made it


• A funny story from dad on the phone


• Sleeping correctly and being hungry and eating :)


• Answered prayers that make me realize I may be having a bad DAY sometimes, but I'm not doing badly


• Feeling confident


• Feeling loved


• Feeling valuable


• Remeniscing about the "dark days" of last fall with everyone who remembers it better than I


• Watching Emily pretend to do sign language


• Having the ability to push back the CLEP test. Phew.