My daily gratitude for:

1. Liz’s joy and energy. Even on long or hard days her desire to connect and share and still hold joy are impressive.
2. Ryans 5 happy faces (meaning good days at school according to his teacher) in a row and his joy and self messaging that he is capable and a good kid.
3. Becky Swanson, one of Liz’s very good friends. Her joy, like Liz’s, is contagious and rises through everything else. Happy birthday Becky!
4. Those voices and people who work hard on the front lines of justice every day. People who work the homeless, the sick children, the immigrants, those struggling with epidemics across the world, the fledgling workers anywhere. Someone has to advocate for and alongside them.
5. My soccer time on Sunday mornings, and the guys I have found as friends there- Christian, Ian, Will, Nino, Raj, and many others. I’m glad that they have patience with me as I get better.
6. The days when I don’t have to wake up early by alarm.