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well who knew?! i pulled up my blog and realized this post will be #100. how fun. i figured...the perfect way to celebrate would be 100 dumb/random thoughts from kaci. LAWD help. here we go! 100. cats truly are evil. and gross. 99. i can't help it that God didn't give me an ounce of love for animals. take that up with Him. 98. i do not write i's in a capital letter pretty much ever. 97. i do not edit or proofread my blogs, ever. 96. i am almost always chewing gum. 95. unless i'm in a skirt i sit indian style at meals. 94. i've always wanted to be a red head. 93. i can't believe i have to come up with 92 more thoughts. 92. i love getting hand-written notes. 91. my favorite candle scent is vanilla. 90. i can't wear perfume b/c it gives me a headache. (or smelly lotions, deoderants, etc.) 89. sometimes when i count backwards i skip numbers. 88. i count when i walk up steps. 87. every time i go to fresh market i sample the coffee and some type o

i have lots of thoughts going around in my mind today. no worries, they are mostly stupid. but i thought i'd just blurt it all out on paper. first thought is how thankful i am for first responders and our armed forces. enough said. gabe is so much fun right now. he says "hey" every time he walks in the room. makes me giggle. if you want G to give you a kiss....don't ask for it. it won't happen. just tell him to give you one and he will. (just some insider info.) i was not a patient mom on sunday. i don't think G ever knew it. but in my heart i was being selfish and fleshy. i wanted to sit quietly and drink my coffee. i wanted to put on makeup without him stealing my stuff or crawling all over me. i kept my tone kind but my heart was ugly inside. i asked him to forgive me. i don't like that part of me. i also don't like the part of me that gets caught up in stupid stuff. and imma just be honest and tell (the 3 of you that read this, ha.) that

since i have been discouraged for the past couple days, i thought i'd blog about TA Fall Retreat things that make me happy. God's attention to detail and faithfulness. overwhelms me...never ceases to amaze me. riding up to the retreat with precious Clara McBride. 2.5 hours of sweet conversation and the smell of fresh baked brownies. doesn't get any better! watching 163 students sign a contract to live lives of integrity. watching 36 college students (that sign the same contract) love on students. laughing with and at: aaron wall, sam webb, logan wilson, and DB woolbright. these guys make my life better. listening to gabe pagan share his life story and seeing the impact he's making immediately! camp lees copy machine. debbie bergers faithfulness to bring coffee every morning. jonathan moore's rockin' coffee making skills. seriously he could put coffee shops out of business. YUM. the entire Hawk family. ms Pat. she has the best smile on the p