Well, this was supposed to be a list of 1,000 things I was thankful for, but before I knew what was happening I looked down and it was 1,035 things. Because you know what? There is a lot in life to be grateful and praise God for.

It took me two hours and forty-five minutes to compile this list. I wrote it while sitting in my car outside my adopted parent’s (also known as skunk parent’s) house. Papa Skunk has Covid and pneumonia and is in the hospital due to having trouble breathing. Mama Skunk is quarantined at her house so I can’t go inside to be with her, but I didn’t want her to have to be alone so I took some time off work and am staying in my car outside her cabin so she has someone nearby. Thankfully my brother lives nearby so I can sleep as his house.

I’m on day three and the hours get long when there’s nothing to do but sit and wait, and so I started thinking of things I’m thankful for. Normally I write a list of 1,000 things I’m thankful for on Thanksgiving Day, but I figured why not share the list early this year? Because despite everything – or maybe because of everything – I’ve been overwhelmed over and over again this year with how much I have to be thankful for.

Like a job. And a boss who will let me take time off of said job in order to sit in a quarantined way with my mama. And a mama to sit with in the first place. See what I mean? When you start thinking of all there is to be thankful for, then the list just starts growing.

There’s so much I didn’t include on the list – like wheelbarrows and lawnmowers and butterflies and falling leaves and snow and popcorn and… Well, you get the idea. I had to end the list somewhere though, so I just went with the first thousand things that came to mind – very sporadically I might add. There’s no rhyme or reason to the order they’re in, most certainly not in order of importance because that would be impossible.

Also, I’m sure I forgot to mention some exceedingly important things, so there are sure to be some very obvious things not on the list. And, um, I kinda have had some big things in my life happen recently that I haven’t blogged about yet, and those things might be included in this list. Don’t worry though, I plan on catching up with blogging some day.

Despite the worry and sadness, craziness and stress, the odd times and unknowns, I’m exceedingly thankful. God is good even when times are not, and for that, I’m grateful.

Today I’m thankful for…

1. my family
2. people who care about each other
3. small joys that make the world happier
4. the chance to be happy
5. the choice to be thankful
6. having joy even when things are rough
7. birds
8. bird feeders
9. bluejays and how pretty they are
10. the brilliant colors of cardinals
11. being able to see colors
12. being able to see shapes
13. being able to feel textures
14. the cozy feeling of wrapping up in a fuzzy blanket with coffee
15. scones
16. biscotti
17. lemon
18. working fridges
19. big freezers
20. food to put in them
21. coffee
22. spring water
23. the ability to taste
24. money to buy food
25. a car to keep me warm
26. heated seats
27. gas that isn’t incredibly expensive
28. charger packs
29. brothers
30. being able to think and reason
31. an iPad to borrow
32. my blog
33. that in the midst of changes God is still God
34. white chocolate
35. Walmarts
36. the countryside
37. tall trees
38. seasons
39. coziness on cold, rainy days
40. that I can think and reason
41. my job
42. the people who I get to interact with on a daily basis
43. all the friendships I’ve developed this year
44. that in the midst of Covid God is still in control
45. music
46. my iPhone
47. a pretty case for my phone
48. the ability to write
49. wood to burn
50. porches
51. porch swings
52. rocking chairs
53. desks
54. tables
55. A working chimney
56. a house of my own
57. a roommate for said house
58. a place to live
59. a place to park my camper
60. answered prayers
61. a front porch
62. flowerbeds
63. a barn
64. a yard
65. nice neighbors
66. fields next door
67. the Ohio River just down the street
68. making memories
69. Madcap Mondays
70. people who help with paperwork
71. that most of the paperwork is done
72. dreams coming true
73. a nice living room
74. my little nook
75. that I can call my house a burrow
76. beds
77. nice mattresses
78. sheets
79. closets
80. shelf space
81. dressers
82. a couch
83. a chair
84. blue walls
85. pretty paint
86. nice trim
87. not having to redo lots of stuff in my house
88. wood floors
89. a rug
90. a wood burner for heat
91. enough wood for the whole winter
92. budgeting
93. a place to hang pictures
94. pictures for which to hang
95. Mom covering the extra window
96. pretty fabric
97. bookshelves
98. books for the shelves
99. people helping me move
100. people helping me set up my house
101. red dishes
102. clean counters
103. a hot water tank
104. a working water pump
105. a well
106. running water
107. not having to winterize my house
108. a washer and dryer
109. a bathroom
110. a bathtub
111. a beautiful sink and mirror
112. keeping my camper close by
113. being organized
114. that I went through my stuff several years ago and so don’t have as much any more
115. that I’m learning what is excess and what is helpful to have
116. that I can cook on a full-size stove
117. that I have people to cook for
118. that I can afford to buy healthy food to eat
119. that I enjoy cooking
120. that I enjoy most healthy foods
121. that I can splurge and eat food that isn’t the healthiest but is yummy
122. for all the new foods I’ve discovered how to cook this year
123. MeaLime
124. this year
125. being able to help my family move
126. spending good time with siblings
127. getting to stay with my oldest sister for a month
128. helping my oldest sister
129. being able to bless others while I was laid off during the spring
130. getting to know young nieces and nephews better
131. having good conversations with older nieces and nephews
132. making memories with nieces and nephews
133. connect four
134. red headed woodpeckers
135. milking goats – and not having my own goat to milk
136. warm and cozy blankets
137. fuzzy socks
138. sparkly socks
139. people who know how much socks mean to me and give them to me
140. cotton candy
141. eating cotton candy late at night with people
142. Christmas music
143. Christmas decorations
144. pretty books
145. vibrant colors
146. being able to see
147. being able to hear
148. being able to touch
149. hugs
150. holding small children
151. a new nephew
152. nice names
153. answers to prayer
154. being able to pray
155. knowing God listens
156. serving an all-powerful God
157. being on the right side of the battle
158. knowing what the ultimate outcome is
159. knowing other people who also serve God
160. knowing that I can make a difference for eternity
161. clean clothes
162. warm sweatshirts
163. love
164. joy
165. happiness
166. squirrels
167. the range of emotions I can feel
168. that I grew up in a family that encouraged emotions, but also truth
169. that truth doesn’t change
170. that I can know what truth is
171. that I can read the Bible
172. having a Bible
173. having an audio Bible on my phone
174. All the apps I can use as tools
175. spellcheck
176. trees
177. fences
178. blue skies
179. gray skies
180. clouds
181. science
182. that we can learn and grow
183. that we live in a time and age when we know how things work
184. history
185. learning from history
186. historical fiction
187. fiction in general
188. nonfiction
189. being able to learn from books
190. growing up in a family that encouraged reading
191. enjoying reading
192. the eyesight to read well
193. glasses
194. glasses lasting for a long time
195. babies!
196. laughter
197. listening to children
198. reading to children
199. having good relationships with nieces and nephews
200. emails from nieces
201. Facetiming with nieces
202. sisters
203. sister-in-laws
204. a good relationship with my grandma
205. visiting my grandma
206. playing games with Grandma
207. Grandma’s 90th birthday
208. growing up with grandparents in my life
209. numbers
210. being able to count and do math
211. that even though numbers get mixed up in my brain, I can still work with them
212. knowing how to spell, hard though it may be at times
213. being creative
214. growing up in a family that encourages creativity
215. puzzles
216. working on puzzles with Grandma
217. playing cards with my family
218. my dad playing an active part in raising us kids
219. growing up in a big family
220. having a stay-at-home mom
221. being homeschooled
222. having parents who cared enough to keep going to doctors until we found out I had Lyme disease as a teenager
223. being able to fight the Lyme disease
224. how healthy I am today
225. that I am continually getting better
226. that I have so much energy
227. my job
228. that I can do work that suites me so well
229. that my work is so rewarding
230. that I have so much fun working
231. how many people I know at work
232. that I get to do uniforms at work
233. that there are other people who can take my place when I’m gone
234. that I can be with my skunk parents right now
235. that I have a family who’s willing to drive to give me stuff
236. that there are people praying for my skunk papa
237. that I have people in my life who will embrace my craziness
238. that I can caw at people at work and they take it in stride
239. that when I caw at some people at work they bark back
240. Christmas decorations
241. Thanksgiving decorations
242. that I have a house I can decorate
243. that I can put red ribbons places
244. candles
245. curry
246. smelling yummy food
247. that I still have a job
248. that my job reopened
249. that the Museum still has people coming to it
250. that people get to learn more about God and His amazing-ness
251. that God is all-powerful
252. that God cares about me
253. smiley faces
254. being able to keep in touch with people through texting
255. that I have people I want to keep in touch with
256. that I know how to type
257. candy
258. pizza
259. being whimsical
260. jumping in the Ohio River when it’s cold
261. having people care about my safety
262. warm dresses
263. Spotify
264. holidays
265. rocks
266. pens
267. smooth pens that glide over paper
268. journals
269. prayer journals
270. my dream-come-true trip out west
271. getting to vlog about the trip out west
272. that Logan and Johanna came with me
273. that our parents let us take the RV
274. that after 19 years of dreaming the trip happened
275. that there weren’t a lot of restrictions when we went on the trip
276. that I can always have those memories
277. Yellowstone!
278. that we used Google Maps
279. that we did all our own cooking
280. being able to shop along the way
281. what I learned on the trip
282. how I grew on the trip
283. good sibling time
284. being able to watch online church while far away
285. having a church I really like
286. learning to having a new church in Kentucky
287. moving to Kentucky for good
288. car seats that are comfortable to sit in
289. following the Oregon Trail
290. learning how to spell Oregon after years of trying
291. how long 3 weeks felt on our trip
292. not getting bit by rattlesnakes
293. seeing a rattlesnake
294. seeing bears
295. seeing moose
296. seeing foxes
297. seeing lots of buffalo
298. all the other wildlife
299. cool mountain air
300. seeing snow
301. lovely sunsets
302. drone shots
303. playing games with Johanna
304. French toast in Montana
305. camping by a big creek
306. driving across ALL of Montana
307. Wyoming
308. how different places look so different
309. the Badlands of SD
310. getting to see where Laura Ingalls lived
311. touching the real school she attended
312. seeing Mount Rushmore
313. visiting museums
314. walking on the Oregon Trail
315. Riding Lightening on the Oregon Trail
316. driving through Oregon
317. driving through Washington
318. driving the RV, but not for long
319. having a picnic in the middle of the road
320. postcards
321. humus
322. carrots
323. pretend horses
324. an imagination
325. water
326. apple cider
327. egg nog
328. ice
329. sweet tea
330. gas stations
331. campfires
332. camping out
333. tipi´s
334. all the new states I got to visit
335. the dream of someday living out west
336. dunking in the Ocean when we reached the coast
337. marking so many things off my dream list
338. being able to dream in the first place
339. living in a family that encourages dreaming
340. that the RV never broke down
341. getting to finally visit Kaitlyn even if I didn’t surprise her
342. having friends all over the place
343. getting to see Tim and Meagan and the kids
344. that I live in place where it’s easy to breathe
345. beautiful mountain views
346. open plains
347. TRAVEL
348. being home
349. Logan meeting his future wife on the trip
350. getting to spend time with the Smith’s
351. long four-wheel rides with the setting sun
352. how beautiful the sunsets were
353. being a morning person
354. spending time with God before others woke up
355. learning to be more chill
356. doing the dishes with ease since I was used to heating water
357. having a bathroom on the move
358. painting
359. watercolors that are pretty
360. maps
361. the notebook Dad helped me do
362. Idaho!
363. Finding out how different various states are
364. crossing several more states off my list
365. the Smith girls taking me to Kansas
366. a keyboard that works
367. that I was able to go on my dream trip before buying a house
368. all the travel I´ve gotten to do during my life
369. the cultures I´ve gotten to see
370. having a blog, even though I don´t blog much currently
371. cats
372. dogs
373. kittens
374. puppies
375. not having any pets currently
376. knowing I can get a kitten if I want
377. freedom
378. the ability to make choices that are good
379. my team at work
380. Allen
381. Alex
382. Autumn
383. Livviya
384. Landis
385. Elizabeth
386. Niki
387. Roger
388. my coworkers
389. Rebeccah
390. Miss Viviann
391. Hannah
392. Mark
393. Bekah
394. Sharon
395. Johnny B.
396. Candy
397. Liz
398. Hannah
399. Yvonne
400. Danielle
401. Laura
402. Lori
403. Deborah
404. Chris
405. Connor
406. Kayla
407. Mike
408. Mason
409. Jessica
410. Katie
411. Laurie
412. Caleb
413. Kirsten
414. Andy
415. Sherrie
416. Samuel
417. Samuel
418. Miss Betty
419. Zack
420. Miss Valerie
421. Rose
422. Brittney
423. Faith
424. Grace
425. Kathryn
426. Arielle
427. Kori
428. Anna
429. Scott
430. Ronda
431. Felicia
432. Ryan
433. Hezekiah
434. Hannah
435. Isabella
436. Noah
437. Isaiah
438. Ethan
439. Ethan
440. Jason
441. Mr. Carlson
442. Tom
443. Thomas
444. Naomi
445. Naomi
446. Julie
447. Heather
448. Celeste
449. Esther
450. Jonathan
451. Zane
452. Judy
453. Carol
454. Andrew
455. Paul
456. Paul
457. Tiffany
458. Joe
459. Mr. Boone
460. Carlotta
461. Ryan
462. Ben
463. Ben
464. Sarge
465. Bill
466. Joe
467. Matt
468. Darcy
469. Heidi
470. Olivia
471. Stephen
472. Gary
473. Gordon
474. Heather
475. Matthew
476. Geneva
477. Ben
478. Jim
479. Danette
480. Leanne
481. Leighann
482. Suzy
483. Caleb
484. Barbara
485. Ernest
486. Tim
487. Faith
488. Rebekah
489. Gary
490. Les
491. Stan
492. Henry
493. John
494. Jonathan
495. Brandon
496. Nathaniel
497. David
498. Karen
499. Vanessa
500. Elizabeth
501. Chloe
502. Diana
503. Rosemary
504. Jerry
505. Frances
506. Mary
507. Quinn
508. Cheryl
509. Haley
510. Bethany
511. Mandy
512. Adam
513. little babies on the way
514. Kyle
515. Dustin
516. Mr. Ken
517. the Creation Museum
518. the Ark Encounter
519. AiG
520. Susan
521. our friendship
522. being able to visit comfortably
523. that even when we can’t do much together, we always reconnect easily
524. Josiah
525. Amelia
526. Tiber
527. the baby
528. Kathryn letting me cook for he
529. Kathryn’s sweetness
530. Cody and Lucy
531. them selling to me
532. them working with me even when out of contract
533. people I haven’t seen in ever helping my family move my stuff
534. trucks and vans
535. Katie giving me her bed
536. David and Sarah going with me to pick up the bed
537. getting my house set up so much
538. Mom making the sound-bouncy-thing so pretty
539. accordion doors
540. piano players
541. cute little rodents
542. reading books to little children
543. the ability to smile
544. I Saw That cards at work
545. Marta
546. Bruce and Bonnie
547. Joie
548. Justice
549. Madalyn
550. Su
551. the variety in my job
552. having my own office
553. having a work computer
554. staff meetings
555. team meetings
556. how much I love working with my team
557. being able to help people all day long
558. all the friendships I´ve developed at work
559. how much the people at work mean to me
560. having time at work go so fast
561. getting to work full-time
562. having energy to do so much
563. the War Room
564. things staying more clean at work
565. laughter at work
566. group projects
567. working with people who really care
568. having a life outside of work
569. Rebeccah being in my life
570. coffee at Rebeccah´s
571. reading books with Rebeccah
572. having someone who will borrow and read my books
573. hearing Rebeccah´s opinion of my books
574. Rebeccah´s perspective and point of view
575. Rebeccah´s generosity and observations
576. Rebeccah´s hospitality
577. Rebeccah´s yummy food
578. Rebeccah being a good balance in my life
579. Rebeccah pointing out things to me
580. taco nights at her house
581. staying up late and talking
582. getting coffee and going to the park
583. her being willing to do the driving
584. game nights with Rebeccah and Allen and family
585. that Hannah comes along now
586. Allen´s kindness to all the people who he meets
587. Allen´s determination to help me have a life
588. Allen giving gifts
589. Allen making people feel welcomed
590. Allen taking care of everyone
591. Allen showing us how things should be done
592. the Carlson´s
593. texting with Miss Viviann during quarantine
594. getting to know Hannah
595. Hannah´s way of helping me understand myself better
596. the way Hannah listens
597. Hannah being there when I need someone
598. Hannah´s sense of humor
599. Hannah being willing to try crazy things with me
600. Hannah´s voice of reason
601. Hannah being a steady presence in
602. having the Carlson´s house be my second home
603. all the help Miss Viviann was when I was buying my house
604. how I can simply be at the Carlson´s
605. Miss Viviann´s being willing to make phone calls
606. our deep conversations
607. the way we relate to each other
608. her office being a safe place
609. that she thinks I´m funny
610. reading in her office
611. our friendship
612. How much I’ve learned from her
613. the way she checks on me
614. her welcoming me into her life
615. her desire to learn and grow
616. how much she cares for people
617. that we get to work together
618. that we like the same kind of foods
619. salt
620. tofu
621. soy sauce
622. hash
623. bread
624. mashed potatoes
625. vegan sausages
626. hard boiled eggs
627. CJ
628. CJ´s generosity with music
629. the way he makes people feel included
630. his hard work at his job
631. the way he dreams big
632. having lunch with Miss Viviann and Hannah
633. Hannah working at the museum!
634. how quickly friendships develop in the right atmosphere
635. that this year had the right atmosphere
636. that I really have people who mean a lot to me
637. that I can count on the people in my life
638. that I can do things that bless those in my life
639. late nights of talking
640. being welcome in other people´s houses
641. chipmunks
642. granola bars
643. loan offices
644. signing papers
645. Johanna taking pictures
646. Johanna´s craziness
647. Johanna´s love for others
648. Johanna in general
649. All I´ve learned from Johanna
650. how trendy Johanna is
651. Johanna´s health getting better
652. Mariah
653. Mariah living her dream
654. Mariah having such cute children
655. Mariah making the most of life
656. Mariah being able to have people over to her house
657. Mariah´s kindness
658. Mariah´s clean style
659. Leo
660. Leo´s coffee business
661. Leo taking good care of his family
662. Leo caring about others
663. good talks with Mariah and Leo
664. cuddling Charlette and Charles
665. getting to see Charles when he was just a day old
666. how darling the Charlies are
667. that the Charlies can grow up surrounded by so much love
668. Betsie
669. Her new baby
670. Regaining her health
671. the sweet way she handles children´s shenanigans
672. her calm spirit
673. her joy in the Lord
674. Gordon
675. how he provides for his family
676. how he leads his family
677. Elisabeth
678. how she´s getting her heath back
679. how good she is at being a big sister
680. her joy in the Lord
681. her sewing abilities
682. her cheerful personality
683. Susanna
684. the way she embraces life
685. her happiness with little things
686. how she likes to write
687. that we have so much in common
688. her artful ways
689. the way her parents encourage her art
690. Samuel
691. his mature way
692. how he likes working with his hands
693. his ability to work hard
694. his creativity
695. Isaiah
696. his spunk
697. his love for others
698. his soft heart
699. his fun grin
700. his joy at living
701. Faith
702. the friendship we have
703. how she sees so seriously
704. her desire to be a help
705. the person she´s going to grow up to be
706. Mercy
707. her craziness
708. how she enjoys life
709. her jump in feet first personality
710. how she likes the outdoors
711. the mischievousness in her eyes
712. Roy
713. his sweetness
714. how he gets included
715. the way he explains things
716. his soft heart
717. his excitement for life
718. Marian
719. her adorable
720. the way she tells stories
721. how she acts so grown up, but so little at the same time
722. all the times she made me laugh
723. her big sisterish actions
724. Naomi
725. that she´s such a happy child
726. her pleasant personality
727. her cuddles
728. her contentment in life
729. her being in the family
730. Noah
731. that he was born
732. that he has his whole life ahead of him
733. that God has a plan for his life
734. that he´s got a good name
735. Tim
736. his helpfulness
737. his love for his family
738. his love for God
739. his sense of adventure
740. Meagan
741. how she´s a good mom
742. how she cares for others
743. her steady way
744. her patience with her children
745. Kenzie
746. how shés such a Howe
747. her sweetness
748. her love for others
749. her outgoing personality
750. Titus
751. his kindness
752. his sweet heart
753. the way he feels deeply
754. how he will help others in life
755. Emma
756. how she relates to others
757. her quiet personality
758. how she balances out others in her family
759. how spunky and creative she is
760. her thoughtful way
761. Lucas
762. how he´s so cute
763. his place in our family
764. the plans God has for him
765. all he´s learning
766. Logan
767. that he went out West with me
768. that this year his dreams came true
769. his generosity
770. his way of loving well
771. him sharing his house with people
772. the friendships he has
773. how he´s learning and growing
774. that he moved my camper
775. Whit
776. that I get a new sister
777. that shés so kind
778. how much we all already like her
779. that shés going to fit into our family so well
780. David
781. how much help he always is
782. that he winterized my camper
783. his help around the house
784. that when I need help I know I can call him first
785. his knowledge
786. his love for others
787. how good of a dad he is
788. how cute he and Sarah are together
789. Sarah
790. that I get to have her in my life
791. our FaceTime coffee chats
792. that we can stay close even while we live far away
793. how we can share with each other
794. that she can come visit me, and I can visit her
795. how creative she is
796. how pretty her art is
797. that even as an adult and busy mom she hasn´t lost her curiosity and wonder
798. Clara
799. how kind and sweet she is
800. her loving personality
801. how smart she is
802. how she cares so well for others
803. how amazing she is at being a big sister
804. the way she notices and helps
805. Katey
806. how she´s grown so much
807. her observations
808. the way she puts her thoughts into words
809. that she likes books and quietness
810. how content she is to do her own thing quietly
811. what Ive been able to learn by watching her
812. Helena
813. that we only live two hours away from each other now
814. that even though we are both busy we make it a point to stay in each other’s lives
815. that she loves well
816. that she´s living her life and digging roots deep
817. all the influence she´s had on my life
818. that she finds joy in little things
819. Joshua
820. his generous nature
821. the way he takes care of his wife
822. his steadying presence
823. his eagerness to be a part of the family activities
824. his kindness and thoughtfulness
825. Moses
826. that he´s my buddy
827. all I´ve gotten to learn from him
828. how he seeks God´s wisdom
829. all he does for others
830. how kind and sweet he is
831. how he´s such a hard worker
832. how dedicated he is to his school
833. the cool things he tells me about
834. playing games with him
835. him adding so much to my life
836. Mom
837. how shés willing to do so much to help her family
838. all the caring she´s done over the years
839. that she´s doing so well after her wreck last year
840. the huge help she was with me buying a house and moving
841. how supportive she is
842. her shopping for household stuff for me and with me
843. her knowledge of sewing
844. how she raised us kids
845. having coffee with her
846. all the good memories I have of growing up
847. Dad
848. the way he´s taught all of us to be generous
849. how he´s played such a huge part in all of our lives
850. how good he is at quality time
851. how he´s helped us live our dreams
852. that he gives such good advice
853. how he loves God
854. how he teaches each of us to have relationship with God
855. the value both my parents put on spending time reading the Bible and praying daily
856. how my parents have invested so much in my health
857. Hosanna
858. getting to video chat with Hosanna
859. how well Hosanna knows me
860. Hosanna making me laugh
861. the way Hosanna and I relate to each other
862. her job with children
863. how well she knows how to take care of babies
864. all the growing up we´ve done together
865. Melody
866. the way she makes my life better whenever I see her
867. that I can be included in her life
868. that we´ve known each other for so long
869. all the inside jokes we girls have
870. all we´ve experienced together
871. Phil
872. the way he´s not afraid to be real
873. his accents
874. his way of helping others grow
875. how he wants to grow
876. his steadiness at being a friend
877. James
878. Dorcas
879. Daniel
880. Ben
881. him helping me have a credit score
882. him always being so supportive and excited about life changes
883. the way his life is changing and flourishing
884. Nate
885. Leanne
886. Steve
887. Uncle Zane
888. Aunt Denise
889. Zane
890. Zack
891. Alexa
892. Zach
893. Jackson
894. Aubrey
895. how we can work on goals together
896. how we´ve helped each other stay focused in life
897. the creativity we share
898. how both our lives have changed a lot
899. That we can support each other as we chase our dreams
900. that we have dreams
901. that we live in a country where we can have dreams
902. that goal setting is something we both have in our nature
903. Zeb
904. Zeke
905. Katey
906. Zion
907. Annie
908. Abbie
909. Uncle Matt
910. Aunt Lori
911. Megan
912. Liz
913. Olivia
914. Uncle Chet
915. Aunt Becca
916. Jesse
917. Susie
918. Uncle Nick
919. Aunt Angie
920. Isaiah
921. Isaac
922. Inika
923. Ilijah
924. Uncle Dan
925. Aunt Cindy
926. Uncle Dean
927. Nathan
928. Eleonore
929. all the years with Grandpa
930. that Grandpa isn´t suffering any more
931. that we all got a chance to say goodbye to Grandpa last year
932. rolling hills
933. woods
934. streams
935. oceans
936. rivers
937. National Parks
938. glaciers
939. Alaska and how I still want to go there some day
940. Papa Skunk
941. that he can be in the hospital
942. that he´s getting better
943. that he has people caring for him and people praying
944. Mama Skunk
945. how well she´s feeling
946. that I can be here with her
947. that she is trusting in God and not letting things pull her down
948. that she loves so well
949. that her life makes a difference
950. how Papa and Mama do so much for me
951. Pastor
952. Miss Laurie
953. Nicole
954. Jamie
955. Joshua
956. Bell
957. Dave and Becky
958. Sophie
959. Natalie
960. Shayla
961. Heidi
962. Dakota
963. Brook
964. Taylor
965. Lily
966. Connor
967. RJ
968. all my children´s church children
969. Garrett
970. Kilmney
971. Raquel
972. Daniel
973. Sophie
974. Chapman´s Coffee House
975. getting to work there for a day
976. How much I get to walk at my current job
977. how I get to know so many people at my job
978. the interactions I get to have with my coworkers
979. how I get to meet people from all over the world
980. the way we get to share God´s truth with people from so many backgrounds
981. How good of a leader Roger is
982. that I can work directly for Roger
983. that Roger really cares about the people at the Museum and wants to help them live life well
984. the balance Roger provides
985. Cayle
986. nicknames
987. that I get to work with Alex
988. how Alex does such a good job in growing each of us
989. the leadership qualities I’ve learned from Alex
990. the way our team has grown so close this year
991. the friendships I’ve developed while working
992. how time goes so fast at work
993. the books I’ve read this year
994. that I can still review books, despite how much my life has changed
995. Biblical fiction
996. Connilyn Cossette
997. Roseanna M. White
998. Stephanie Morrill
999. Sarah Loudin Thomas
1000. learning from other people’s perspectives
1001. finding out about my personality and how I can harness the good and change the bad
1002. that I don’t have to go house hunting
1003. that God provided the perfect house for me so I never had to go house hunting
1004. how God’s timing work
1005. That God puts people in my life at the right time
1006. that I can be a blessing to others because of the gifts God has given me
1007. That I can drive
1008. that I now know how to drive through traffic
1009. Youtube
1010. Instagram
1011. what I’ve been able to learn online
1012. the Youtube videos I made this year and how fun they were
1013. that I get to learn and grow each day
1014. log cabins
1015. brick houses
1016. good roads to travel on
1017. living in this era, even though the olden days would have been cool
1018. how good this year has been despite everything
1019. that my friendship with the Carlson’s and Rebeccah has florished
1020. Bible Study
1021. the Bible Study girls
1022. Kayla and Connor asking me to be their flower girl
1023. Connor and Kayla getting married soon
1024. huggers
1025. getting huggers as gifts
1026. Homer
1027. Amelia
1028. Emily
1029. Novel
1030. that I had pets growing up
1031. that I have such good memories of my childhood (not only are they happy, but also that they’re clear)
1032. for adventures – little though they may be
1033. driving around to look at barns
1034. learning to understand people
1035. that crazy though I am, I still have people who understand me