Don't sing your last lullaby

Courtney is now asleep under her new brightly-colored Mexican blanket, but a little while ago we were reciting poems and talking about school. I noted my relative hopelessness as far as the Golden class is concerned, concluding, "Everything sucks."

"...But no, everything does not suck."

I know God's goodness -- regardless of my performance. So, with every intention to avoid artificiality, I think it'd be wise to remind myself.

1. The thunderstorm tonight is black, white, purple, loud and wet.
2. A thick layer of aspirin is on my face.
3. I've eaten enough for one and a half people since I got up.
4. Courtney has a Mexican blanket.
5. Rochester College tap water is easily accessible.
6. The newspaper next to me says "Vets regain command" -- and I can read it. Upside down.
7. I don't have to fear the future.
8. Jenny's eyes are amazingly blue.
9. I have some really great cds.
10. Yanni's "In My Time" is playing right now.
11. Mr Golden's expressions should have their own movie.
12. The college campus keeps surprising me with pretty things.
13. I have discovered Salvation Army.
14. There is such a thing as hair dye.
15. People wrote down some things Jesus did.
16. It got around to me.
17. I have all my teeth.
18. Jordan plays card games with me.
19. There are so many colors we could never name them all.
20. Light refracts in multiple directions when it hits a diamond.
21. The green of traffic lights is a delicious color.
22. Pencils keep ending up on the floor of this room.
23. The Skillet drummer is a girl.
24. This summer I might get a real job, learn some sign language, and/or work up the motivation to make some Monkey Bread. (You never know.)
25. Poppy Don likes to garden.