In what is becoming light and fluffy week here at Tale of a Kansas Girl, I wanted to follow my friend Amy‘s lead in posting 30 things that make me happy. If you’re brave, in a bad mood, or simply a follower, you should join too!

30 Things that Makes Me Happy (in no particular order)

1. The freshness of the early morning air of summer.
2. Finding a card from a friend in my mailbox, or a sweet comment on Facebook or my blog.
3. Cheery colors and brown.
4. Diet Dr. Pepper.
5. Laughing so hard I cry.
6. Crying so hard I laugh.
7. Doing either of the above two with a good friend.
8. Watching the sun set over Kansas wheat at harvest time.
9. A good book while bundled up under the covers.
10. Writing and reading blogs.
11. A freshly cleaned room.
12. A fresh sheet of paper and colored pens to fill it up.
13. Reading my Bible and learning about our great Savior.
14. Watching children prefer one another over themselves.
15. Watching children “get it” after you taught it to them 20 times.
16. Receiving cards from children.
17. Running around the room with a child and pretending that I still am one.
18. Singing along to music at the top of my lungs while driving.
19. Being home.
20. Visiting a foreign country and getting a better understanding of my small place in this world.
21. Seeing someone grow in Christ.
22. Watching a good movie that makes me laugh AND cry.
23. Praising God after humbly going to Him in repentance.
24. Seeing needs providentially provided for.
25. The calm of the late night hours.
26. Flowers in a garden.
27. Cucumbers and strawberries.
28. Crying over something little, and remembering that even my emotions were created by God.
29. Playing or teaching a game to a child.
30. Laying on a warm beach.

So, what makes you happy?