Thankful Thursday November 29th

I’m beginning to love Thursdays because of the thankful posts. It’s refreshing to reflect on all the good in a world full of bad. During our family thankful journal time this week, I mentioned to everyone that we should all be able to list at least 100 things we are grateful for. My sweet Hannah wrote 100 things. The rest of us stuck with our typical top 10.

So today I will write 100 thankfuls in honor of Hannah’s thankful heart.

I am thankful for:

1. my daughter, Hannah
2. my son, Justin
3. my husband, Derek
4. health
5. sight
6. music
7. Pike’s Peak– Colorado Springs beautiful landmark–a fourteener
8. hearing
9. taste
10. sense of smell
11. my pillow
12. my heater(it’s getting chilly in Colorado)
13. my prayer partner, Roxanne
14. my writing friends
15. Mom
16. Dad
17. my brothers, Travis and Ryan
18. my sister, Jesica
19. my neices, Rachel, Shaydie, Cheyenne
20. my nephews, Krews, Alex
21. Traci and Tim
22. Tom and Janice
23. photography(a picture really does say 1000 words)
24. Doug, my counselor
25. Christmas lights
26. birds–the sweetness of their song and their flight
27. sunrises and sunsets
28. books and magazines
29. my Bible and devotional books
30. a hot shower
31. cozy blankets
32. a hot cup of coffee or tea
33. hugs
34. a hand to hold
35. hope
36. freedom
37. love
38. peace
39. joy
40. self control
41. kindness
42. goodness
43. faithfulness
44. gentleness
45. television
46. technology
47. my laptop
48. my blog
49. my church
50. Pastor Mike
51. Living On the Edge Ministries
52. Life Today Ministries
53. World Vision(our sponsored girl in India)
54. money(couldn’t survive without it)
55. Derek’s commitment to family
56. God’s provision for me to stay home with kids for over 10 years
57. freelance writing opportunities
58. email
59. handwritten letters from my aunt Yvonne
60. laughter
61. babies
62. forgiveness
63. lessons learned from my children
64. tears of joy
65. tears of pain that draw me close to God
66. watching Hannah dance and sing and play
67. watching Justin laugh, play football and basketball
68. listening to Derek’s funny voices
69. date nights
70. vacations
71. opportunities to serve others
72. singing Christmas carols in the nursing home
73. plays and musicals
74. food in my fridge and cabinets
75. water
76. transportation
77. paved streets and sidewalks(ever lived on a dirt road? i have twice)
78. trees and shrubs and green grass
79. chips and salsa
80. chocolate
81. flowers, flowers, and more flowers
82. movies like What About Bob to lighten my load
83. the smell of clean sheets
84. sunshine on my skin
85. heart to heart talks
86. reading with my daughter
87. fruit smoothies
88. sharing my passions with others and listening to theirs
89. socks for my cold feet
90. the YMCA–working out is good for me
91. my son’s gentle spirit
92. friends–near and far, new ones and life-long ones
93. eternal life
94. lotion for my dry skin
95. deals at the Goodwill
96. Grandma Joan
97. houseplants and scented candles
98. rivers, oceans and lakes
99. light
100. Jesus Christ–my comforter, my friend, my LORD!

Hmm, I want to keep going. But for the sake of space and time. I’m signing off now. God bless all who read my post this Thursday!

Thanks to Laurel for hosting this week’s Thankful Thursday!