Good morning, people! This morning I awoke to a beautiful sunrise and figured today would be a fantastic day to write a quick list of things I’m thankful for. Remembering some of the things I have to be thankful for always gives my day a boost, and I hope my list inspires you to be filled with gratitude, too. I set my timer for eleven minutes then worked on my list until it beeped. I was rather amused when I numbered them to find out I had written down exactly 100 things. (Another thing to be thankful for, cause even numbers like that are so much fun!)
I’d be delighted to hear some of the things at the top of y’alls list if you feel so inclined to share.
I am thankful for…
1. Christmas music
2. Family time
3. Sunrises
4. Camping
5. Cooking in clean kitchens
6. Beautiful maps
7. Autumn’s delight
8. Clean rooms
9. Cute bunny rabbits
10. Friends who are like family
11. Pictures
12. Winterish clothes
13. The wind rustling through leaves
14. Stuffed animals
15. Country roads
16. Card games
17. Blogging
18. Blogging friends who I email with
19. Brainstorming
20. Working on new books
21. Making progress on old books
22. Books for review
23. Being caught up with books for review
24. Friends who will help me with my work
25. Being able to make a difference
26. Being understood
27. Half marathons
28. Calendars to keep track of stuff on
29. Tracking books
30. Andy Griffith with the family
31. Making memories
32. Swinging
33. Star gazing
34. Goals
35. People who influence others for good
36. Our church
37. Living in Ohio
38.Living in a place with all four seasons
39.The coziness of winter
40. Apple cider
41. The ability to read
42. Internet
43. A computer to work on
44. People who like to listen to my stories
45. Family meals
46. Accountability partners with goals
47. The ease of keeping in touch with people in other countries
48. Airplanes
49. Pixie sticks
50. White chocolate s’mores
51. Our Wednesday night group
52. Rocks I’ve collected
53. Fuzzy blankets
54.Sparkly socks
55. Cotten candy
56. Sweet little babies
57. Dreams come true
58. Dream lists
59. Hedgehogs
60. Skunks
61. Inside jokes
62. Cool, refreshing water
63. Checking things off lists
64. Happiness being a choice
65. Having people around me who make choosing happiness easy
66. People who encourage me
67. Being able to encourage other people
68. Using my words to lift people up
69. Using my talents to bring glory to God
70. Helping other people realize that they can bring glory to God, too
71. Letters and notecards
72. Doing mail runs
73. Driving with the windows down
74. Flowers
75. Jumping on hay bales
76. Listening to birds sing
77. Dancing in the rain
78. Salt
79. How my office is decorated
80. Being able to think and reason
81. Living in this time period
82. Being able to study pervious times
83. Learning in general
84. Having the Bible to gain wisdom from
85. God loving me
86. Watching leaves change colors and fall
87. Cute colors
88. Shuffling through papers
89. Doctors
90. Eating healthy
91. Celebrating things
92. Hardwood floors
93. Sleeping on the floor
94. Mummy bags to keep me warm
95. Cute little puppies
96. Connecting with other people
97. Sundays
98. My Sunday school kids
99. Coffee breaks at church
100. Laughter
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