Things that make you feel ...

Motivated:
Being "the fat guy" in the airplane that everyone hopes they don't have to sit next to.
Wondering if this is the time you will have to first ask for a seat belt extender in the airplane.

Loved:
Having your wife hiding near the door to jump out and scare you when you get home from a business trip.
Kissing your wife after getting home from a business trip.
Having your six month old child follow your movements around the room so he can keep an eye on you.

Confused:
Not getting enough sleep to be able to keep up with conversations.
Being asleep enough to snore but awake enough to wonder if it was you that just snored.

Sad:
Thinking that there is a chance that one of your children has been abused.
Having no good idea when or where or who perpetrated the abuse.
Wondering what you could have done better as a parent to keep something like this from happening.

Grateful:
Knowing that Christ has made beautiful lives out of people who started with awful things happening to them and then turned to Him.
Recognizing that the Lord can help us through anything we might face individually or as a family.

Thoughtful:
Wondering what to put into a post about feelings after the previous two emotions.
Deciding that this is the end of this post.