51 people (and a thing or two) Amy is thankful for....

In no particular order...
1.Becca
2. Abby
3. Spencer
4. Jonny
5. Rosie
6. Nicco
7. Caleb
8. Sara
9. Korri
10.Nick
11. Laura
12. John
13. Scott
(All of the above are my High School Drama Class and you light up my life...even when you are cranky & not listening to me)
14. My Middle School Drama Classes (you know you rock)
15. The Pre-school Storytime Crew! Friendship is such a treasure.
16. My Thursday Morning Bible Study Class
17. Joe & Sharon Rosa (The Director & Counselor of CAG) who are always there for us!
18. The Urbinas...Friends who have taken us to magnificent relaxing places!
19. The Malczewskis...Our host family...Greg & Gail who have traveled with us, studied the Word with us, showed us how to navigate Guatemala, & gave us our first meal here...where would we be without you...at the least lost in Guatemala somewhere!
20. The Larimers...who were our Guatemala friends before we even came!
21. Liz Ramos...What can we say...if it weren't for your first e-mail...where would we be. Thanks for sharing God's calling in our lives with us!
22. The Soderlings...who make Guatemala not seem so far from home & sharing Lost with us!
23. The Choir Gang, who helped make Beauty & the Beast a little more "Beast"-y & enchanted!
24. My crew...backstage that is...who worked their tails off for me and who I'd give my life for.
25. Maria Luisa who is my best Spanish tutor and one who has opened my eyes to so many things. One of my favorite treasures in Guatemala.
26. The panadaria (bakery) by our house. Conchas, empanadas de leche, donuts, pan...you have made life very sweet.
27. Maria Jose, Mildred, Andrea, & Dulce for sharing your mom (Maria Luisa) with us but also your lives as you grow up.
28. Pastor Dave and Union Church for challenging us to follow God's call in our lives no matter where that leads us.
29. Melody & David, the Greene's, and everyone else at The Gathering on Sunday nights who give us opportunity to worship God like never before!
30. Mynor, Millys, Flory, Venicio, Reginaldo, Odelio, Jose, the whole Leiva Family, Olga, Anabelle, and the other Guatemalan staff at CAG who are always willing to help us practice our Spanish and help us in so-so-so many ways...thanks for loving Lily and for your kind and caring ways.
31. The Millers, Kevin & Becky, Hannah, Joseph & Moriah, who have shared their lives, family, tears, laughter, & Guatemala life in general with us. God is so good...isn't he!
32. The Johnsons, Brock & Kerri, Madi, Brooke, & Jake, who love Jesus more than life itself and are great examples of what living in his will is.
34. Overisel Reformed Church. Without your Christian education and nurturing, where would I be. Thanks for supporting and letting go!
35. Senora Toni Contraras, the most loving soul I have ever met. A great Spanish teacher and a great heart for Christ.
36. Our prayer team...All 400 members...amazing to be covered by prayer...and an answer to many prayers of ours. God is more than faithful as you are witness to!
37. The Agrellas clan...Mark for being our fearless leader, Kim for everything, Amanda & Megan for sharing the many gifts that God has given you.
38. The Osborns, for our house & car, for Lily's heros Spencer & Nick, for Mandy's creative genius, for Cambria & Camden as friends, for caring for us (& not just because we are paying you rent) We love you!
39. The Hodges, for Steve's hours of work on B & B, for sharing love with a little girl named Lily, for babysitting & just caring for us.
40. Our Grandmas because of their prayers and their witnesses in our lives! We love you!
41. Ms. Caroline & Grandma Hazel who God gave us to look out for us wherever in the world we are.
42. Angie & Bryan, & Little Miss Lauren for the great job of keeping up with us even when we are incommunicado! We love you!
43. Dad & Liz Klanderman for always making me ask the hard questions that help me to seek out the person God made me to be.
44. Mom Klanderman for her love and for raising a son who loves his wife unconditionally even when he doesn't like her (me that is...I know hard to imagine but true!).
45. Mom & Dad VandenBosch for raising me to try to live life at God's standards even when the world doesn't care what you do...God does!
46. My little bro, Chad, who is my computer hero and divine inspiration and doesn't mean to be either.
47. My B.I.L. Steven & T-man & Alya who give more meaning to the word sister & aunt than I ever thought possible.
48. My best friend & Sistor (yes I spelled it right) Mendy, who I miss most desperately, but in who I am most confindent is walking the path God has laid out for her. She is my spiritual inspiration, my confindant, my encourager, and friend.
49. Caden, Maya, & Lily, who give me my daily salary in hugs and kisses and teach me more about God's unconditional love than any others.
50. Aaron...My hero, my lover, my spritual accountability partner, my life decision companion, my encourager, my other half, my hobby sharer, my hiking partner, my leader, my worrier, my driver, my fellow movie & music enthusiast, & my husband, who really is the man of my dreams.
51. God. The beginning and end of everything that is good in me and through me and around me. Without him I am truly nothing.