Thursday, November 26, 2009

100 Things that I'm Thankful For... 2009

1. My wife that loves me more than anyone should
2. My beautiful and amazing daughter who is going to help change the world
3. My incredible son who brings so much joy & hope into my life
4. Ramiro who has helped me see how purpose focuses us
5. Jose who teaches me how to be yourself
6. Marleny my other daughter
7. Isabel my older other daughter
8. Louquitta an example of determination
9. Brandi another other daughter
10. The joy of seeing people you build into succeed
11. The Combs, our life-long partners
12. Combs God-children
13. Murtaugh God-children
14. My house
15. Our dog Haley
16. A city to help love
17. Our mini church family
18. Our church-plant family
19. Our home church
20. Visionary leadership with integrity
21. Cross-cultural relationships
22. My parents
23. Len, my brother and his family
24. Joey, my youngest brother
25. My mother and father-in-law
26. My brother-in-law and his family
27. My cousins
28. My Aunt Linda who has been more than an aunt
29. My aunts and uncles
30. Other extended family
31. Compton United Soccer Club
32. Our coaches
33. Our players
34. Our families
35. Our volunteers
36. Our Crash Elite mentors
37. Our sponsors and donors
38. Our partners @ the Galaxy
39. Our partners @ Chivas USA
40. the Urban Soccer Collaborative
41. Our other many partners
42. Ray Caldwell, my AIA director
43. My AIA team
44. Our HLIC-LA family (past & current)
45. Our national HLIC family
46. Our CCC family
47. Our hundreds of supporters that make it all possible
48. Our Compton co-workers
49. Our urban ministry co-workers
50. Dr. John Perkins
51. Christian Community Development Association
52. Campus Crusade for Christ
53. My new online friends
54. the City of Compton
55. The City of LA
56. living in Southern California
57. the ocean
58. nature
59. being able to relax at the beach
60. quite nights
61. back rubs
62. strong shoulder messages
63. down pillows
64. down comforters
65. hot showers
66. chiropractic adjustments
67. In-n-Out Burger
68. mini chocolate chip ice cream
69. carne asada
70. bolgoki Korean BBQ
71. watching soccer
72. watching football
73. passionate conversations
74. being able travel
75. different cultures
76. Nelson Mandela
77. Martin Luther King
78. William Wilberforce
79. past & current abolitionists
80. Bono and U2
81. healthy competition
82. playing sports
83. being able to use soccer to change lives
84. music
85. technology
86. the Internet
87. computers
88. animals
89. rhinos & what they teach me
90. great stories
91. great stories in the movies
92. my senses
93. my faculties
94. being able to watch my family grow up
95. watching people grow in all aspects of like
96. that I'm learning how to be empathetic
97. that I'm learning how to love
98. that I'm learning how to be me
99. knowing a God who loves me
100. knowing my purpose in life (as of this point)