Reason No. 20

"I love my life because to me, school is exciting!"

Reason No. 26

"I love my life because of all the people

who make me LAUGH."

Reason No. 150

"I love my life because of these last nights."

Reason No. 174

"I love my life because after six long years,

strangers still love."

Reason No. 183

"I love my life because of how they are the same.

And different."

Reason No. 257

"I love my life because I love lists!"

Reason No. 258

"I love my life because I'm learning new normals."

Reason No. 263

"I love my life because

these survived many seasons."

Reason No. 264

"I love my life becaue I can pick up where I left off."

Submitted Reason No. 100
"I love my life because my friends and family

stick by me when things go wrong.
Also! Because Hannah comes home soon!"
- Alex Weygandt

Submitted Reason No. 101
"I love my life because...

my heart is full!"
- Karen Yost

Submitted Reason No. 102

"I love my life because

I can still listen to local Washington radio

even when I'm in Japan!"
- Mark Burns

Submitted Reason No. 103
"I love my life because

my friends love me

and are always by my side

when I am at my best

or at my worst!"
- Nayeli Villanueva

Submitted Reason No. 104

"I love my life because...

it looks like I'm taking notes,

but really I'm just

daydreaming."
- Anonymous

Submitted Reasons No. 105 - 108
"My life is beautiful because

I have friends who [offer to]

move my laundry to the dryer.
My life is beautiful when I eat violets.
Life is beautiful because-

who knew cartography is so fascinating?!
I love life because

Edna St. Vincent Millay wrote about

'the purple wild sweet pea.'

(See her poem Exiled.)"
- Sarah Moses-Winyard

Submitted Reason No. 110
"I love my life because

I still visit Anacortes

in my dreams."
- Alison Rinsland

Submitted Reason No. 111

"I love my life because this is what I get to come home to."

- Sarah Brennan

PS So my upcoming week is looking rather chaotic (I have 8 days left in Costa Rica), and I'm afraid next week's reasons may be delayed a bit. If you want to see new reasons in the mean time, check out the facebook group and always feel free to send me an email at lovelifebecause@gmail.com. You all have given me over 100 reasons why our lives are loved; thanks for that. :)

Submitted Reason No. 77
"I love my life because
the struggle of figuring things out
makes me feel like I'm growing so much."
- Candace Kiersky




Submitted Reason No. 78
"I love my life because in times when you need help,
helping someone else is the best way to solve it."
- Tyler Thompson





Submitted Reason No. 94
"I love my life because
I have a wonderful family and friends
who love me and will always be there for me.
Also because of my recent epiphany that
I have the freedom to do whatever I want
with my life after I graduate
(in 3 weeks :))"
- Ashley Hardesty






Submitted Reason No. 79
"I love my life because
even from Homer, Alaska
we can talk about
why cats have whiskers
(and much more)
at any time of the day or night."
- Mila Zotova




Submitted Reason No. 99

"I love my life because we all worked so hard these past three years
& IT FINALLY PAID OFF."
- Kaetlynn Daoust





Submitted Reason No. 80
"I love my life because each day
has something to be learned."
- Lexi Hiles




Submitted Reason No. 81
"I love my life because it's filled with
hope, beauty,
and Jesus."
- Mark Richcreek





Submitted Reason No. 82
"Mariokart after work!"
- Jeff and Val Holtgeerts





Submitted Reason No. 84
"I love my life because
I realized all of the opportunities
that my parents gave me
that they didn't need to,
but chose to,
and got me to where I am today."
- Sara Brennan





Submitted Reason No. 76

"I love my life because no matter how far you are home is just a phone/skype call away."
- Becca Rieger





Submitted Reason No. 85
"I love my life because of rain, sometimes."
- Luke Holtgeerts




Submitted Reason No. 86
"I love my life because now more than ever
I know that I am not alone,
it's not something I have to face,
it's something
I WILL OVERCOME!"
- Nay Villanueva




Submitted Reason No. 98
"I love my life because
I just might get to pretend to be
the Anacortes version of Hermione Granger this summer,
bushy hair love included."
- Antonia Heffelfinger





Submitted Reason No. 87
"I love my life because of
old dead quotable people like
C.S. Lewis and Dr. Suess and Walt Disney."
- Erika Payne





Submitted Reason No. 88
"I love my life because
I am malleable
and my life is always changing,
and there is never a shortage of love."
- Madison Mackenzie





Submitted Reason No. 90

"I love my life becauase the sun will always shine again...and it will be glorious."
- Elisabeth Raff



Submitted Reason No. 92
"I love my life because
even when it sucks,
the sun always comes up tomorrow
for another try."
- Jillian Walker





Submitted Reason No. 91
"I love my life because
there are good times to make me happy,
bad times to keep me strong,
loving family to smother me
and awesome friends to lean on."
- Simmi Bagri




Submitted Reason No. 93
"I love my life because I have someone who loves me.
And no matter how hard things get
she always has a smile on her face,
and she always lifts me up when I'm feeling down.
She brightens the world with her heart.
And she warms my heart with her smile.
I love you sweetie."
- Ty Jameson






Reason No. 255

"I love my life because I do what I love and I love what I do!"





Submitted Reason No. 96
"I love my life because
I was blessed with loving parents,
a wonderful family, great friends, good health and
a world filled with endless opportunities.
Oh, yeah, my dog rocks, too."
- Tim Conyers





Submitted Reason No. 97

"I love my life because God gave me a beautiful life to love!"
- Erin Rieger




Every week I'm blown away by the reasons why we love our lives.
Thanks for submitting -- the next reason will be No. 100!
I'm sorry I didn't add many of my own;
this last week I have been working diligently on my final video update from Costa Rica.
Hope you enjoy it (and can catch a glimpse of why I can't come to grips with saying goodbye):

Submitted Reason No. 30


- Alex Dunlap



Submitted Reason No. 26
"I love my life because I have great friends that don't pressure me,
I have a family that I love, and because I am an optimist.
:)"
- Adam Dunlap




Submitted Reason No. 41
"I love my life because of my sister.
And frisbee.
And I guess my little brother."
- Luke Holtgeerts



Submitted Reason No. 45

"I love my life because of the Discovery Channel."
- Henry Holtgeerts




Submitted Reason No. 42
"I love my life because
we don't just live in a house,
it's a home;
it's not just a town,
it's a community."
- Jeff and Val Holtgeerts




Submitted Reason No. 30
"I love my life because of my daughter."
- Marc Root





Submitted Reason No. 31

"I love my life because laughter is contagious."
- Michele Elsner





Submitted Reason No. 35
"I love my life because even if I have a crappy day,
I know that there is always a brand new day to follow,
that I can turn into the most magical day ever."
- Madison Melcher





Reason No. 252

"I love my life because of how we reach out."



Submitted Reason No. 24
"I love my life because
every moment
is an opportunity to test its possibilities."
-Andrew Lewis




Reason No. 163

"I love my life because I read Shane Claiborne."





Submitted Reason No. 40
"I love my life because I choose to;
any other choice wouldn't be
so much fun."
- Alex Rendon





Reason No. 251

"I love my life because my friends show up in the weirdest places."




Reason No. 246

"I love my life 'cuz of Kid Cudi lyrics."




Submitted Reason No. 43
"I love my life because
every moment is a gift
and because I know
how easy it could be to
blink and miss it."
- Kate Hirning




Submitted Reason No. 73
"I love my life because we've talked on the phone three times this weekend."
- Mila Zotova




Reason No. 114

"I love my life because patience pays off."




Submitted Reason No. 48
"I love my life because
just when I think I have it figured out,
I can open my eyes and
step off the planet."
- Joy Backman





Reason No. 133

"I love my life because my art has grown with me."




Submitted Reason No. 46
"Me encanta la vida
porque puedo
cruzar las fronteras
con la lengua."
- Antonia Heffelfinger




Submitted Reason No. 75

"I love my life because WE MAKE LOVE NOT WAR"
- Nay Villanueva




Reason No. 250

"I love my life because we are the change."




Submitted Reason No. 56
"I love my life because
I can have an affect on other people."
- Emily Leopold




Reason No. 256

"I love my life because of those instances
when my two worlds collide."




Submitted Reason No. 64
"I love my life because music
can make any mood better."
- Elisabeth Raff




Reason No. 254

"I love my life because of people who love themselves."




Submitted Reason No. 71
"I love my life because
I get to make old people happy
by feeding them every time
I go into 'work'."
- Desi Valdez




Submitted Reason No. 65

"I love my life because it's something that is completely mine and I don't have to share it with anyone. Unless I really want to..."
- Molly Maddock




Submitted Reason No. 74

"I love my life because memories are made every day."
- Alli Rosenberger




Reason No. 253

"I love my life because of the sisters I never had."




Submitted Reason No. 58
"I love my life because I'm alive,
despite all the reasons not to be."
- Tyler Matthews




Reason No. 249

"I love my life because we are not alone."

Submitted Reason No. 19

"I love my life because my dreams are coming true."

- Sarah Moses-Winyard

Submitted Reason No. 20

"I have old friends and new friends and future friends and they're all the best friends."

- Clara Hill

Reason No. 165

"I love my life because one day new friends become old friends."

Reason No. 188

"I love my life because I'm not the only one trying."

Reason No. 192

"I love my life because I love Gallo Pinto."

Reason No. 81

"I love my life because I've experienced snow."

Reason No. 107

"I love my life because I love belting 'Since U Been Gone' after a district win."

Reason No. 115

"I love my life because rather than making me more sad,

good memories act as time machines

dropping me off at my happiest moments."

Reason No. 240

"I love my life because this exists."

Reason No. 245

"I love my life because I get Valentines from people who really love me."

Reason No. 107

"I love my life because I can see the big picture."

Reason No. 131

"I love my life because we all have stories."

Submitted Reason No. 23

"I love my life because I have a home."

- Anders Rodin

Submitted Reason No. 21

"I love my life because family and friends make everything better."

- Jake Burns

Submitted Reason No. 22

"I love my life because Dios está aquí (God is Here)."

- Megan Griggs

So I succumbed to the mighty forces of the internet and committed an act I promised myself I would never do...I opened a twitter account.

I don't know if it's a response to my almost complete facebook fast (two more days until Jesus rose from the dead and I get facebook back!) or what, but I figured that putting I Love My Life Because on twitter might be a good idea. Every day I'm going to put a text reason up, so go ahead and send me one -- it'll be broadcasted by the little blue bird.

Not to quote Christ or anything, but I'll just say it:
"Follow me!"
http://twitter.com/lovelifebecause

- Hannah