Gifts. :)

last spring, one of my very good friends asked me, "katie...what do you think your gifts are?"

this question has made me think a lot ever since she asked me it last year. God gives EACH OF US, so many gifts. and it is up to us to acknowledge His gifts. when you give a gift to a friend, you want them to use it. right? you do not want it to just go to waste. that's how God feels about the gifts He give us. :)

So i remembered how i answered that question... "oh you know... i don't really know."

which makes me sad. i SHOULD know what my gifts are. it's not being prideful or bragging. it's just acknowledging what God gave me. what God gave YOU. :)

so. i think tonight, i am going to write about my gifts. please don't take this is a "YAY ME!" moment. just a me..being thankful moment.

Some of my gifts are:

I am kind to everyone - no matter who you are, I will see the good in you and be kind to you.
God blessed me with a HUGE heart. Sometimes I wonder if it is too big, because I worry so much about everyone, and care with all my heart's capacity and then some.
I am a good listener. I like to listen. people seem to come to me with a lot, and sometimes it is hard...but i really value that. i value what people have to say and do not like to break people's trust.
I know what it means to be a true friend. i feel like i have known this from a very young age.
I am very bubbly and friendly. Some may consider the 'perkiness' a bit much sometimes, but it's just who i am.
I have compassion and understanding.
i love to love.

what are your gifts? i'm challenging each of you to sit down and write a list of a few of the wonderful gifts God has blessed you with. we were all given some...so go ahead and figure out what yours are! :) here's the hard part though, once you figure them out -- start using them! after all, God wouldn't want us to waste them, right?! right!

Night everyone!