I didn’t have to be at work until 1:00 today, so I decided that this morning would be a perfect time to write my list of a thousand things I’m thankful for which I generally try and do around Thanksgiving each year.

The list is in no specific order at all, and there are lots of things not on the list – these were just the first things that came to mind (and not necessarily in what order I wrote them in).

Happy Thanksgiving, folks!

1. The ability to Google things
2. A Hotspot on my phone
3. My cozy little house
4. That mice are cute even if they aren’t good
5. The sunlight that streams through my window
6. Cozy blankets
7. The money to pay for electricity  
8. That I can drink coffee
9. That I have a French press 
10. That I have a regular coffee maker, too
11. My morning routine
12. My porch swing
13. The blue door
14. That I didn’t want to paint anything when I moved to my house
15. My old desk
16. That I get to heat with wood
17. That I have plants that haven’t died
18. Autumn leaves
19. The different seasons 
20. Taht I live in a place with all four season
21. That I live so close to the Ohio River
22. That I can walk to the Ohio River
23. That I live somewhere where I can walk around safely
24. That I have neighbors who help me out
25. That I get to be surrounded by so many people who are kind and caring
26. Thanksgiving!
27. Christmas!
28. All the different holidays
29. That my life has ebb and flow and isn’t stagnant 
30. Spellcheck and autocorrect
31. That I enjoy water so much 
32. Plenty of water to drink 
33. That water is healthy
34. My well water – it’s delicious 
35. My family coming to visit me 
36. When people help me out cause I’m having issues at my house
37. The patience of people who live with me when the sink won’t drain properly
38. The fact that the sink drains at least partway
39. Colors
40. Sights
41. Sounds 
42. Textures
43. Tastes
44. That I can experience all the above
45. Apple pie 
46. Pecan pie
47. That I can have two Thanksgivings this year 
48. That I’ll get to see so much of my family during the month of November
49. Gray November skies
50. Christmas Town 
51. My job 
52. That I get to do so much fun stuff at work 
53. How I was able to create my own position at work
54. The system I have with my job
55. That I have routine, plus exciting things each day
56. That I’m a morning person
57. That I can sleep well 
58. That I have plenty of blankets
59. Heat 
60. AC 
61. My camper
62. That I like small, cozy living spaces
63. My roommates 
64. The rugs that make my floors more comfy 
65. Air-fryer 
66. Running water
67. Dishes
68. Hot-water pot
69. A working stove
70. A working fridge
71. A working microwave
72. A working hot-water heater
73. A working bathtub
74. A working shower
75. A working washer
76. A working dryer
77. A worker lock 
78. Windows
79. Doors 
80. My little bedroom nook
81. My cube shelves 
82. My bookshelves
83. That the one is organized by color cause that’s cool
84. That the other is organized by author because there’s lots of series
85. Rebeccah 
86. That Rebeccah and I still get to see each other even though she works at the Ark
87. That she helped me organize my bookshelf so I can think of her when I see it
88. That we hang out and read together
89. The white hot chocolate she has blessed my life with 
90. That we can just chill together and it’s very relaxing 
91. That we are so different yet still get along together so well 
92. That I can lend her books and then hear her thoughts
93. That we have fun going places together 
94. Game Nights with Rebeccah 
95. That she knows me well and accepts me 
96. Scones
97. Macaroons
98. Cupcakes 
99. Mushrooms
100. Trying out Hello Fresh 
101. Trying out Every Plate
102. That I enjoy cooking
103. That I get to cook a lot
104. That I have enough money to buy groceries 
105. That I don’t mind grocery shopping 
106. That I live relatively close to good stores
107. That I have Kroger gift cards I can use this month to save money
108. That I enjoy saving money 
109. All the people who are generous with me 
110. All the people who enjoy the gifts I give them even when I’m not super good at giving gifts 
111. That I learned about the Five Love Language 
112. That I can generally guess what someone’s Love Language is
113. That I have people In my life who will speak my Love Language to me 
114. That I can learn to speak other people’s Love Languages even when it doesn’t feel natural 
115. For the grace people have with me when I’m learning and growing 
116. That I get to work at both the Ark and Creation Museum 
117. That I can have offices at both places and keep them organized
118. That my office at the Ark has shelving that looks so nice and orderly 
119. That they let me park behind the Ark and/or AC when I have a lot of stuff to carry 
120. That I can carry things and have strength and energy
121. For how good my health is
122. That I have vitamins I can take
123. That I can eat healthy foods 
124. That I can afford healthy foods
125. That I enjoy healthy foods 
126. That kale is so yummy 
127. That I got to spend part of the year in 2020 living with my sister who had lots of fresh kale
128. That I have so many nieces and nephews
129. Elisabeth 
130. Susanna 
131. Samuel 
132. Isaiah 
133. Faith 
134. Mercy 
135. Roy 
136. Marian 
137. Naomi
138. Noah 
139. Kenzie
140. Titus 
141. Emma
142. Luke
143. Clara
144. Katey 
145. Peter 
146. Charlétte 
147. Charles
148. That I finished the family calendar for this year
149. That I can order the calendars and bless my family with them 
150. That I have family who wants to stay involved in each other’s lives
151. My mom
152. That Mom and I are so much alike
153. That I can have coffee times with Mom
154. That Mom and I talk on the phone a lot
155. That I love my mom and have a good relationship with her
156. That Mom cares about me
157. That Mom helps me with stuff even though we live in different states
158. All the things I’ve learned from Mom
159. That Mom is enjoying reading my favorite books
160. That I can lend books to Mom 
161. That we can then talk about said books
162. That Mom is the one who helped me learn to love reading in the first place
163. That I was homeschooled
164. That Mom wanted to give me a good start in life
165. That Mom helped me so much with getting over Lyme disease
166. The Answers Mega Conference that I went to years ago in TN 
167. That I have been involved with AiG since I was a little girl 
168. That I have my dream job
169. That my dream job is literally better than I dreamed of
170. That I can work at my favorite place in the world
171. That going to work each day feels like a treat
172. That I don’t want to leave after I’m at work 
173. That I get to know hundreds of people by name at work 
174. That the uniform switch went well 
175. That I didn’t order 2,000 of the wrong size pants like I thought I might
176. That I like the colors of the shirts even though I didn’t to begin with 
177. That my bosses have a lot of grace with me
178. That Alex is such a great person to learn from 
179. That I get to work with and learn from Alex 
180. How Alex’s brain works – it makes me laugh a lot 
181. That Alex does funny things like PowerPoint presentations in Latin 
182. That Alex listens to my questions and answers them well 
183. That Alex is able to influence so many people 
184. That Alex really loves God and loves his team and shows it well 
185. That Alex cares about people – those he knows and strangers
186. That Alex is such a good leaders 
187. That Alex can make a bad day better for everyone who sees him 
188. That Alex has confidence in us even when we don’t have confidence in ourselves
189. That Alex has pushed me so much to become who I am today 
190. Sunsets
191. Driving home with both working headlights
192. Snow!
193. Rainbows
194. Roses 
195. Screen doors
196. Bird feeders 
197. Birds beginning to visit my feeders
198. A front porch for storing wood
199. Flashlights 
200. Batteries 
201. Cats
202. Kittens
203. Fluffy little animals
204. Bunnies
205. Puppies
206. Muskrats
207. Beavers
208. Cows
209. Crows
210. Pet Rats
211. Monkeys 
212. Skunks!
213. Hippos 
214. Turtles
215. Salamanders 
216. Snakes not living in my house that I know of 
217. That I don’t currently have any pets
218. All the pets I did have growing up
219. That my parents let me have so many cool pets
220. My snails
221. My brother’s frog 
222. Catching bunnies (which sadly was probably illegal and I didn’t realize it) 
223. My blue jay 
224. The mice I used to tame
225. The goats my brother and I raised
226. That one year when all the baby goats lived
227. All the months that I spent sleeping in the goat barn during kidding season
228. The cool name I chose for the goats
229. That I grew up out in the country 
230. That I grew up climbing fences and up into hay lofts
231. That one time when the Rudolph’s and us hung out in the loft and had tons of fun climbing on the hay
232. All the times we did haying as a family 
233. The pizza party we would have after a hard day of haying 
234. That I learned to drive by driving a pick-up in the hayfield cause that’s pretty cool 
235. David
236. That he’s the person who I call when I have issues
237. That David and I had so much fun growing up together 
238. That David is so good at fixing things
239. That I know I can count on him any time
240. That David will answer my calls and calm me down and tell me what to do 
241. That David has come to my house multiple times to take care of the work I don’t know how to do
242. That David helps me with research 
243. That David married my best friend 
244. That he’s such a good dad to his kids
245. That we can hang out together when I go home for visits
246. That he is so good at running and taking care of himself 
247. That he loves God and has a strong desire to serve others
248. That he does such a good job with the youth group at church 
249. Church 
250. That I can go to church and I can also listen to sermons whenever I want
251. Headphones 
252. My phone
253. All the audiobooks I get to listen to at the Ark
254. That I can get audiobooks for free
255. That there are interesting free audiobooks to listen to 
256. Hoopla 
257. Spotify
258. Libby 
259. Kindle 
260. Oh, that now I have a Kindle and not just the app on my phone
261. That I can read the books on the Kindle and they look interesting 
262. For Moriah letting me have the Kindle 
263. For good conversations with people
264. When people let me into their lives 
265. When people welcome me and accept me and don’t worry about what I do and don’t do
266. When people know what my convictions are and support them 
267. Livviya 
268. That we got to work together for nearly two years
269. That we can keep in contact even though we don’t see each other much any more
270. That I could learn so much from her while she was here at the Museum 
271. That she is able to continue the adventure of her life and listen to God’s leading 
272. All the times at work when we stopped and prayed together 
273. That she spent so many nights at my house and we sorted through so much life together
274. Holly!
275. That she lived here for six months and we were able to connect so well and find so much to talk about together 
276. That she let my process my thoughts and feelings to her each night 
277. That I had someone to give me hugs and tell me it was okay 
278. That she helped me become better by nicely helping me see where I was very flawed
279. That we learned balance from each other – because she’s one way and I’m the opposite 
280. Allen 
281. That he decided I needed family around and Rebeccah and him provided it
282. That He will tell me where I need to grow even when he doesn’t want to 
283. That I’ve been able to grow so much through watching him and taking his advice
284. That he didn’t stay retired because then I would have never met him
285. That he cares about each of us and gives us tools to help us work better
286. Johanna
287. That she’s so crazy 
288. That she’s my sister so I get to always stay in her life
289. That She isn’t afraid of going and doing things that most people would freak out about
290. That we’ve learned to love each other and really enjoy being together
291. That I know I can count on hanging out with her and having good conversations whenever I go home
292. That we can pick up wherever we left off even if we don’t communicate for weeks
293. That we send reels to each other 
294. That she loves God and the truth so very much 
295. That she’s not afraid of messy situations, but never has a messy environment 
296. That I learned from her that I was a very messy person and was able to change that 
297. Her desire to clean and organize and keep things minimal 
298. When we talk about the colorblind app 
299. How very cool her house is 
300. That even though I don’t like the crazy colors, she pulls them off well 
301. Fuzzy socks
302. Skunk socks from Nicole
303. That Nicole was able to start her own salon 
304. That she is in our lives
305. That Nicole spent so much time with our family when I lived at home and we love her so much 
306. Music 
307. The Piano Guys
308. When people are good at singing since I’m not 
309. That I get to enjoy the talents of others 
310. Superchick 
311. Casting Crowns
312. Lecrae
313. Go Fish
314. Lindsey Stirling
315. Matt Maher
316. TobbyMac
317. Rich Mullins
318. Michael Card
319. Keith Green
320. David Crowder Band
321. Praise and Worship Music
322. All the fun kids songs I get to listen to 
323. All the different styles of music that I life 
324. When I find a song I really like and get to listen to it over and over again
325. All the late nights when I worked on the Uniform Switch and could rock out to my music cause no one else was around 
326. Laughing at myself over the choices of my music
327. Knowing that I can not take myself too seriously
328. Understanding that I am pretty weird but that’s okay
329. Having people accept my weirdness
330. That I can make crowing and barking sounds at my coworkers and they’ll meow back 
331. That I have found a place where I really belong and am loved
332. That I get to be very active in my job and not just sit at a desk all day
333. That I’m working a later shift today which means I can take the time to write this list
334. That we get to do super fun things at work 
335. That even though I’m not officially still on the A-Team I get to help them and they still accept me fully 
336. That I get to listen to the radio and respond 
337. That I have my own radio 
338. That I still get to go by my code name
339. That Hannah works on the Team now
340. For Hannah being my friend 
341. How much Hannah has grown this year and how she’s crushing it on the A-Team 
342. That we dreamed together of her being on the A-Team in several years, and she’s there after less than a year
343. That Hannah and I get to hang out outside of work, too
344. That even though we are super different we are also a lot alike and get along together so well 
345. That she comes and hangs out at my house so often 
346. For Kayden being on the Team
347. That it was last year at Christmas Town when I was like “Hey Kayden, you should join our team” and he did and he’s amazing at it
348. That we got to have Michael help out last year 
349. For Autumn being on the team 
350. That she’s so good at sharing love and helping out the different departments
351. That she knows how to do so many things and notices things that no one else does
352. For her being back after her break 
353. For Paul 
354. That Paul wants to serve God and does so by serving all of us
355. That Paul is willing to jump in and do whatever is needed 
356. That nothing is below him and he sees what needs done and doesn’t hesitate to do it even if it’s a gross/not fun job
357. That this is his first Christmas Town on the team and he’s already doing it so well 
358. For Joy 
359. That she is able to come and work with us even though she doesn’t live close by 
360. That Joy is able to bring a different element to the team through her personality and experiences 
361. That Joy is joyful and helpful 
362. For Jonathan 
363. That Jonathan has been able to really learn and grow even though his trainer left right after he started
364. That even though he’s the newest addition he’s doing a great job 
365. For Elizabeth 
366. That we get to have her back on the team even though she was gone for a while
367. That she does such a great job with celebrating people 
368. That she notices details and wants to make sure she makes people feel like effort was put in 
369. That she has a little baby 
370. That we get to see said baby 
371. That the baby is cute and happy and our little baby Seal 
372. For Teams
373. That Teams is such a good way to communicate with each other 
374. That we can keep up-to-date on everything new and the App is easy to use
375. For Chad 
376. That Chad was here for the summer and he’s coming back for Christmas Town
377. That Chad is such a hard worker and that we can count on him to stay until the job is done 
378. For Maggie
379. That Maggie is going to join the Team officially soon and that she is such a bright spot in our lives
380. That she has such a cheerful and willing attitude
381. That our team is able to work together as a team and that we are learning how to do new things each day 
382. That Alex does such a good job of bringing us all together and helping us have unity even when it’s not easy because we do so many various and different things
383. For Danielle 
384. I’m so thankful that I get to have a desk near hers
385. That she is so sweet and loving 
386. That she can remain calm (at least on the outside) even when things are going crazy 
387. That she always has time for me to tell her a quick story 
388. That she listens well and wants to be my friend 
389. That she shows what it’s like to put people first 
390. That she is a problem-solver and is willing to jump in even when it’s crazy and take the blame for her team 
391. That she’s so good at what she does
392. For Felicia 
393. That she is organized and that she helps Danielle so much 
394. That I get to also work around her 
395. That she’s graceful and caring 
396. That working with her just really does brighten the day for people 
397. For Tim 
398. And Modesty 
399. And Lori 
400. And all the GS team and how we can work with them well  
401. That Tim was my neighbor for a while 
402. For all the Game Nights Tim has had 
403. That Tim and Modesty are married now 
404. So we get to have Modesty live here instead of being so far away 
405. For Hope 
406. And Mercy 
407. And how often we get to see them, too
408. That we have so much community with the Museum people
409. That even though I don’t know the Ark people as well yet, I am beginning to make friendships and connections 
410. For Christmas lights
411. For all the different shades of blue that are so pretty 
412. For fuzzy blankets
413. For firewood 
414. That I can wear gloves while moving firewood
415. That I can keep my house clean 
416. That I don’t have to worry about where my life is heading next
417. That God has everything under control
418. That God cares about me and that He takes care of me
419. That God has given me so much to be thankful for 
420. My prayer Journal 
421. That I can read the Bible each day 
422. That I can see God working in my life
423. That I know that people are going to help me grow and that I don’t have to be stuck in anything ever
424. That even when it’s not easy it’s still worth it to keep going and growing in every aspect of life
425. How much I’ve learned this year
426. That I can take a break from mowing because it’s winter
427. That I finally got the front yard mowed before it snowed
428. That people have patience with me when I don’t keep my yard as nice as I would like 
429. That I have a lawn mower
430. That my neighbor fixed it after I broke it
431. That I can laugh at my mistakes
432. That I’ve lived in my house for over a year now
433. That I am here in Kentucky 
434. That even though I can’t have a skunk here I can still dream about getting one eventually 
435. For Hannah Marie living here
436. That she can be closer to work 
437. That we can keep the main part of the house clean together
438. That Violet lives here 
439. That she is able to work at the Museum and fit into life here
440. That we are able to work on all the aspects of the house together
441. That she’s helped me with the sink 
442. That I know if she’s home she’ll have the fire going 
443. That she went to Knoxville with me for Aubrey’s recital  
444. That Aubrey did so well with her recital 
445. That Aubrey is going after her music dream 
446. That Aubrey puts so much work and passion into her music
447. That her music is pretty and that she cares about it a lot
448. That Aubrey is in my life and even though we aren’t doing the best with keeping up with each other, we still put the effort in and help each other stay on track with goals 
449. For all the years that we did goals together 
450. That Aubrey is my cousin and we got to grow up together 
451. That Aubrey has seen my little home 
452. For when we were kids and would write stories together
453. For all the times us cousins would hang out and how we used our imaginations
454. That I had cousins who I always wanted to play with 
455. That we played dress-up so many times
456. That seasons come and go and help shape us into who we are
457. Alexa 
458. That she’s married and a mom and living her dream 
459. That we have so many good memories from when we were kids
460. Zach
461. Zane
462. Zack 
463. Zeb
464. Zeke
465. Zion 
466. Annie
467. Abbie
468. Olivia
469. Megan 
470. Liz
471. Isaiah 
472. Isaac
473. Inika
474. Ilijah
475. Jessie 
476. Suzie
477. Matt
478. Lori
479. Zane 
480. Denise
481. Chet 
482. Becca
483. Nick 
484. Angie
485. Dan
486. Cindy 
487. Dean 
488. Nathan 
489. Grandma
490. That Grandma and I are such good friends
491. That we can still email each week 
492. That she cares about me 
493. That I get to visit her each year
494. That I have so many good memories of her visiting when I was little
495. That she’s in such good health even in her 90s
496. That we can play games together
497. That hers outlook on life is so positive 
498. That we are so different yet still enjoy some of the same things
499. That she’s always been a part of my life
500. That she is neat and orderly and I learned a lot from her
501. For Daddy
502. Have I have such a good dad who loves so well 
503. That I know he always has time for me
504. That he cares about his kids 
505. That he treasures people and relationships more than things
506. That he’s always been such a good example 
507. That he’s willing to take correction – and seeks it out
508. That I know I can go to him with any issue I have 
509. That he wants to do what’s best and wants to help us learn and grow
510. That he really wants to make life better for people around him
511. That he knows what It’s like to have hard things, and he’s taken those hard things and used the to make him a better, more Christ-like person
512. That he is good with business and has been able to bless so many people 
513. That he’s love language is quality time and I feel that when I’m with him
514. That he is funny 
515. That he does cool tricks
516. That growing up I thought he was the coolest person ever
517. That he made our childhoods so much fun
518. That he told us about King Edward
519. That he has a good imagination 
520. That he would sleep on the front porch with us
521. And jump in the pond with us
522. And go creek-walking with us 
523. And catch butterflies with us
524. And take us on adventures 
525. And planned our trip across Europe 
526. That he was such a good example of what it’s like to be a good dad
527. That he let us know when he wasn’t sure about something instead of trying to seem like he had it all together
528. That he supported me moving to the Creation Museum 
529. That he and Mom dropped everything to come look at the house when I wanted to buy it
530. That he wants to offer advice, but also knows that I’m an adult so he makes me make my own choices – even when I don’t want to 
531. That he is active and takes care of his health 
532. That he really matches his walk with his talk 
533. That I’m so much like him personality wise 
534. That I can learn from his craziness
535. That he always had family be such a high priority in life
536. Tim 
537. That even though he moved out when I was still a little girl he cares about me and has an interest in my life when I see him 
538. That he’s generous and fun 
539. That he’s a good dad to his kids
540. That he worked it out for us to visit him when we went on our trip out west
541. That I got to go on my life-long dreamed trip in an RV
542. That our parents let us borrow the RV 
543. That the RV didn’t break down when we went on our trip
544. That we were able to plan it just right to make the trip work 
545. That we could see so many things that I’d always dreamed of seeing 
546. That we were able to follow the Oregon Trail 
547. That I was able to plan the whole trip so fast
548. That we got to go to Yellowstone
549. That we could cook all the food along the way and be healthy 
550. That we had fun places to camp
551. That we got to see so many beautiful things
552. That the trip (overall) was peaceful 
553. For all the sunsets we got to drive into 
554. That we got to go to Oregon – a lifelong dream of mine
555. That I could listen to audiobooks as we drove so I could always be watching out the windows
556. That Homer got to go along with us
557. That I could vlog part of the trip 
558. That Taxes were extended so I didn’t have file them along the way like I thought I would 
559. That we got to go to Jackson Hole
560. That we bought mini watermelons and that was fun
561. That I got to track the expenses for the whole trip 
562. That I got to surprise Kaitlyn along the way
563. Even though she wasn’t fully surprised, I at least got to see her
564. That I have Kaitlyn in my life 
565. That Kaitlyn and I can have such good conversations and that she’s very forgiving with me even when I make a mess of things
566. That Kaitlyn got to show me around her property when I’ve only heard about it for so long 
567. That Kaitlyn and I have been able to work at so many retreats together 
568. That we have so much fun when we are working in the kitchen
569. That she has enough knowledge to do what needs done 
570. That I can count on her to be there for me even when we haven’t seen each other for a while
571. That we communicate well even across the miles
572. That we were introduced via email years ago and our friendship has grown and grown 
573. That Kaitlyn helps me see life through a different perspective and I can stay accountable with her
574. For the beauty of traveling through new states that I haven’t seen before
575. That I’ve been to 34 states
576. Wyoming 
577. That Wyoming is so pretty and wild and I want to live there one day
578. That I got to sit on the road in Wyoming and have a picnic
579. That I got to see where Laura Ingalls grew up 
580. Oh. My. LANDS I got to see where LAURA INGALLS grew up 
581. That so many of my dreams have come true 
582. That I’ve been through the prairie
583. That I’ve seen mountains 
584. That I’ve seen the ocean 
585. That I’ve seen the USA from Coast to Coast
586. That I’ve also been from the top to the bottom of the USA
587. That I’ve seen Elk
588. And bison
589. And bears 
590. And moose
591. And antelope
592. And so many other wild animals that I dreamed of seeing when I was little
593. That we got to drive through basically all of Montana
594. The SD Badlands
595. That we got to watch the stars and they were so close and wonderful
596. That I got to watch the earliest sunrise of my life 
597. That we had so much to see and do and that I have those memories for forever
598. That I got to climb a mountain when I was in Indonesia
599. That I’ve been to Indonesia 
600. Logan
601. That he was willing to drop what was going on and go on my adventure with me
602. That he took such good care of the RV while we traveled
603. That he did nearly all the driving
604. But that I did get to drive the RV for a few hours
605. That he went with my plan of cooking and let me do all that prep and enjoyed it
606. That we were able to split the costs 
607. That he’s my brother and I get to have him in my life
608. How good he is with plants
609. That he is good at organization 
610. That he likes to have things in order
611. That he’s given me so many plants
612. That the one plant he gave me has begun growing up the wall like I wanted
613. That he does a good job of sharing his life with the family through pictures 
614. Apples 
615. Bananas
616. Pears
617. Grapes
618. Olive
619. Stuffed grape leaves
620. Greek food in general
621. That I grew up eating food from different countries 
622. Helena
623. That Helena was my best friend growing up – the Meg to my Jo
624. That Helena has always supported my crazy imagination 
625. That Helena taught me first what it’s like to embrace someone else’s love language 
626. That Helena is doing so well with her business 
627. That she and Joshua have a house and a yard and she posts such pretty pictures
628. That she is working on her health and inspires others to do the same 
629. That she embraces life fully 
630. Youtube
631. Instagram 
632. That I don’t have to like what’s trendy because I can live my life fully without being cool
633. That I’ve never felt like I had to be cool and not be myself
634. That I’ve grown up around people who like me for who I am so I don’t have to try and fit in to who I’m not 
635. Mariah 
636. That she’s living her dream life
637. That her kids are so cute and that she’s making life for them so happy
638. That she is able to share her life with others
639. That she and I are a lot alike and I can appreciate her point of view where we are different 
640. That she is having so much fun with learning and growing in this stage of her life
641. That she taught me so much about embracing the small things in life 
642. That she enjoys making every-day-things beautiful 
643. That she is kind and caring 
644. Flowers 
645. Irises 
646. That I have my flower garden mostly weed free
647. That I can enjoy the farm view from my widows 
648. That I can put plastic on my windows in the winter time to help make it less cold inside 
649. That I can use electric heaters when I need to 
650. That I’m blessed enough to have three different ways to heat my house
651. Moses 
652. That he’s my buddy
653. That we’ve had so much fun over the years playing Isaac, Darrick, and Eldron
654. That he likes to play games with me
655. That we can work together
656. That he cares about God and the things of God so much
657. That he knows his Bible so well 
658. That even though he’s the youngest we can all learn and grow from him
659. That he wants to serve others
660. That he is willing to set aside what he wants if we want something different 
661. The breakfasts he makes us
662. All the times that we’ve hung out together with Francis
663. His perspective on life
664. How he shares it with the whole family when he hits milestones
665. The way he gets excited about “small” things and reminds me that there doesn’t have to be anything small
666. How goal oriented he his
667. That he’s always working on learning and growing even though it isn’t easy for him
668. That he and Johanna make Mad Egg Sandwiches which is just plain fun 
669. Andy Griffith 
670. Clean forms of entertainment 
671. Fun movies
672. Popcorn 
673. Everything that I know that other people can relate to, that makes me part of the “in the know” group  
674. Board games
675. Ticket to Ride
676. Uno
677. Cards
678. All the games our family has made up
679. Guess Who 
680. The fun times we’ve had playing games until the wee hours of the morning
681. All the traditions our family has 
682. Gordon
683. That he’s been a part of our family since I was a little girl
684. All the ways I’ve seen him grown and change 
685. How he’s helped me see life differently 
686. That he really cares about his family 
687. That he makes teaching them about God be a high priority in his life
688. That he embraces how much his wife and children love pets
689. Meagan 
690. That she really cares about her family 
691. That she wants to teach them about God
692. That she’s willing to do a good job taking care of her family even when it isn’t easy
693. Joshua
694. That we can have fun together talking about random things
695. That he joins in our family gatherings
696. That he and Helena are building a great life together 
697. That he supports Helena with her endeavors 
698. That he wants to serve God and follow Him
699. Sarah 
700. That she’s been my friend for so many years
701. That we get to have coffee together whenever I go home
702. That our lives have changed so much over the years and yet we’ve remained close
703. That I know I can count on her 
704. That she’s let me into her life in such special ways – like being there when the babies are born
705. That she’s such a good mom
706. That she’s so creative 
707. That she has so much talent and she embraces it
708. That she’s so good at making things special 
709. All the cakes she’s made 
710. All the cards she’s blessed so many people with 
711. How she is willing to take a long time to make something special 
712. How well she takes care of her children 
713. How she creates special moments for her kids to give them good memories
714. How good she is at listening
715. How she loves babies 
716. How kind and caring she is
717. That she’s been such an amazing friend to me through my ups and downs 
718. Leo 
719. That he does such a good job caring for his family
720. That he’s working so hard to provide for his family 
721. That he had a dream and has run after it while still being a good dad 
722. That he makes pretty amazing coffee
723. That he is willing to do what it takes to help his family thrive
724. That he is such a good brother-in-law and brother to so many sisters and sister-in-laws
725. That I have a computer that works, even though it does glitch 
726. That I can type, even though at one point my hands didn’t work this well 
727. That I have so many blessings that it’s easy for me to make list that takes a couple of hours and never feel at a loss of what to write 
728. That I can spell even though it’s not my forte
729. That I can learn and grow through people pointing out (nicely) when I’m doing something incorrectly 
730. Hosanna 
731. That she’s a part of my life even though she lives so far away
732. That we can stay in communication through the technology that exists
733. That she is doing so well with her life
734. That she has found a place where she excels and that she is blessing others
735. That you created her with a love for children and she gets to use that every day
736. That she is someone who I can tell anything to
737. That she does such a good job at loving others
738. That she listens to my ramblings and appreciates me 
739. Joie
740. Susan 
741. Samantha
742. Skunk Mama
743. That she has done such a good job of taking care of Papa
744. That she is loving and kind 
745. That she has so much patience in her life
746. That I can take the time to help her
747. That my boss is so great that he lets me go whenever she needs the help 
748. That Mama and I can talk about books together 
749. That she supported me when I really needed it, and now I can support her when she really needs it
750. Skunk Papa 
751. That he is continuing to get better 
752. That he can sing some with us
753. That he has so much of his physical abilities back 
754. That he can play his instruments  
755. Melody 
756. That she’s married and going to have a baby
757. That she is living her dreams 
758. That she is doing so well with life
759. That she has so much artistic ability 
760. Carol (Madalyn) 
761. Ben 
762. That he’s been such a great part of our family’s life
763. That he is married!
764. That he has remained part of our lives even though he no longer lives nearby
765. That our family loves him so much
766. That I’ve been able to learn so much from him 
767. That he loves people so well 
768. That he asks such great questions 
769. That he is hardworking 
770. That he works smart 
771. Judith 
772. Steve 
773. His crazy personality 
774. How he gives and cares
775. That he embraces the crazy in life 
776. That he is so much fun to be around 
777. That he’s willing to be honest even when it’s not pretty
778. That he helped me put the door up for my nook last Christmas Town 
779. Nathan 
780. Leanne 
781. Miss Laurie 
782. That she is such a loving person
783. That we can have her in our lives 
784. That I Get to hug her whenever I see her 
785. That she is resting in Jesus even when it’s hard 
786. That she still shows love even when her life has been so hard this year
787. Pastor 
788. That he was able to make such an impact when he was here on earth
789. That even though he’s not with us anymore, we can rest in the fact that he’s in Heaven with Jesus 
790. Anna
791. That she’s a fun person to see at work
792. That I can give her hugs  
793. Tony Bollback
794. The impact he had though his writing 
795. That I got to meet him 
796. That he was someone who I really looked up to and that I learned from his life 
797. Jeff 
798. That he’s a good leader of the Ark
799. That he trusts my ability to do my job
800. That I can work in his domain and he is accepting of what I need to implement 
801. That he supports my work 
802. CJ
803. That he’s my friend, and even though we are so different we can have fun together 
804. Miss Viviann
805. That she is my friend 
806. That we have had lots of good times together
807. That she takes care of people and loves them
808. That she is learning and growing 
809. How much she helped me with my house
810. Clinton 
811. Conner
812. That he lets me call him Corn Dog
813. Kayla
814. That she let me be the flowergirl in her wedding
815. That I get to see her at work and give her hugs
816. Joshua
817. That he’s a dad now
818. Bell 
819. That she posts such cute pictures of her darling little baby 
820. Dakota
821. Elaine
822. Carol 
823. Jerry 
824. Gabi 
825. Susan 
826. Piglet
827. That I get to see her at work and give her hugs
828. That she simply makes my life better
829. That I can sometimes cook for her
830. That she accepts me fully for who I am
831. That we can have good, deep conversations together 
832. That she helps me see the world differently
833. That I know when she’s around I always have a friend nearby 
834. Heather
835. That we can have such good, deep conversations even when don’t see each other often
836. That she’s such a light in the world
837. That she really wants to serve God even when it’s not super easy 
838. That she has a heart for others 
839. That she loves well 
840. That we have a lot in common – even the fact that what people think we are like isn’t always true
841. Eleonore
842. Grandpa
843. The blue towels I have for the bathroom
844. The red and white towls I have for the kitchen 
845. That I have a window by the sink 
846. That I have storage containers so I can meal prep
847. That I enjoy meal prepping and it makes life so much easier 
848. Rice
849. Salt 
850. Grandma and Grandpa Liston
851. Miss Jackie 
852. Miss Betty
853. Mrs. October
854. Mr. October
855. Arielle 
856. That she’s someone who I really wanted to be friends with, and now we are friends
857. That I can see a different side of the world through her 
858. That she is such a good singer
859. That I can go and watch her perform and be inspired 
860. That she’s accepted me into her life 
861. Moriah 
862. That she’s helped me learn more about who I am
863. That I can learn and grown from the perspective she offers
864. That she is kind and welcomes me into her world 
865. Maps 
866. Traveling 
867. How well my car has held up over the years
868. That I can afford to buy gas even when it’s expensive 
869. Laurie 
870. Candy 
871. Caleb 
872. Andy 
873. Wes 
874. Jon 
875. John 
876. Rebecca
877. People who make my life easier by wearing the uniforms 
878. People who understand what my job is and what I do and don’t like about it
879. People who love me even when they don’t love what all my job is  
880. Everyone who loves and supports AiG and helps it keep going 
881. The people who make a difference in my life every day 
882. The people who I get to make a difference in their lives 
883. How God created us to need community and then helps us find it 
885. Les
886. Larry
887. Judy 
888. Andrew
889. Julie 
890. Naomi 
891. Rosemary
892. How much I enjoy getting to write to process my feelings
893. That I have people who encourage me every day to keep on when it gets rough 
894. All the smiles that I get to get and give 
895. That I can find so much peace and contentment even when life is rough 
896. That life really isn’t all that long and then people who are born again get to go to heaven 
897. That God loves us so very much 
898. That we have the Bible to learn from and grow with 
899. Cathy 
900. Carolyn 
901. Cool wooden boxes
902. Storage containers that look like trunks/suitcases 
903. That I don’t travel much any more because I like staying home so much more  
904. Rachel
905. For people who are willing to point out areas where I need to grow and helping me in kind ways 
906. For people who offer words of encouragement, even when they don’t know me well 
907. For people in leadership who really care about the people who they’re supposed to be leading
908. When good decisions are made 
909. New Scott
910. Solid leadership
911. When people care and do what needs done 
912. When people are willing to have hard conversations 
913. When people in leadership see the value of reading good books
914. Good books that can be read
915. Leadership books like by John Maxwell
916. And Zig Ziglar
917. And Art William
918. My American Adventure book
919. How books have done so much to shape who I am
920. Roger 
921. Pictures so I can remember fun times
922. How my house is decorated
923. That I can do things in the style I like best
924. That my house really does feel like a place of peace
925. That I can have curtains 
926. That I have such fun and cool shades for the widows
927. That there’s wainscoting for the walls cause I’ve always liked that
928. All the good childhood memories I have of a staircase that had a landing and turn 
929. That I don’t have stairs now
930. That my house is small cause it’s easier to keep clean 
931. That I have a barn 
932. The fiction books I’ve read that help me know what people are like better
933. Roseanna M. White
934. The Shadows Over London Trilogy
935. That I’ve been to London 
936. That I’ve been able to visit so many places where my favorite books take place 
937. The Hiding Place
938. That I’ve been there 
939. And that I’ve read the book 
940. And that I got to read part of the book while I was there
941. Corrie ten Boom 
942. How much she’s taught us through her words and life
943. That I can help others when I go through a rough time 
944. That Roger has listened to so many of my stories as I’ve gone though rough things this year
945. That I’ve been able to learn so much through watching him 
946. That he accepts my crazy and issues and is willing to help me grow 
947. That he makes the Museum such a great place for so many people 
948. That all of Operations knows he cares
949. That he leads by example 
950. That he is willing to get out there and work hard
951. That if a hard job needs done he’s going to be the first one there to work on it
952. That he has helped me learn confidence and give me more responsibility so I can do more work 
953. That he trusts my perspective and I know that I can work harder and better because I don’t have to second-guess everything 
954. That he puts family first for his employees and helps them have balance 
955. Cayl
956. Getting to pet and cuddle her when I’ve had a stressful day 
957. Christy 
958. That she’s been so willing to have me help her with the shoeboxes
959. That we work together so well 
960. That we are so much alike and are able to communicate well 
961. That I am so welcome at her house 
962. That I feel so loved and accepted by her
963. That we both enjoy accomplishing little things and can have fun together doing it 
964. That she makes yummy food and willingly shares with me 
965. That I can rest in Jesus even when things aren’t the most easy 
966. That Papa Skunk is on the road to recovery and doing better
967. That even in the hospital I knew that in the end God was in control and I didn’t have to worry
968. That God cares about us even when we are having hard times
969. That even if Papa Skunk doesn’t regain his skills with communication the impact he’s had on the world lives on because of the work he’s done
970. That people are still buying his CDs and books and learning from him
971. That God doesn’t count things the way we do, and even when something feels worthless to us God can see the benefit
972. That God is outside of time and knows what’s best
973. That we can rest in God’s leading even when It’s not easy 
974. That God has the eternal in view even when we can’t imagine it 
975. That I don’t need to worry or fear because I have the God of the universe watching out for me 
976. That life isn’t about being fun or easy so I don’t have to worry when it isn’t 
977. That God created me for a purpose so I can live for Him even when I don’t see that purpose clearly 
978. Coffee drinks 
979. That I know how to type and enjoy doing so because this is a lot of typing 
980. My porch swing and all the swings I’ve had over the years
981. Late night talks with friends 
982. Dancing in the rain 
983. Snorkeling in Hawaii
984. Exploring Catacombs in Austria
985. That I’ve been to Europe which was a dream 
986. That I read a book in the shadow of the Swiss Alps 
987. That I have a salt lamp 
988. That I can walk and run and jump
989. That I have grown up in some ways, but still feel like a happy little girl at heart
990. That we have a post office and postal services 
991. That we have Internet in the world 
992. That I can rejoice always and find something to be thankful for no matter what
993. All the things my parents taught me about mindset
994. That I get to wear a uniforms so I don’t have to pick out clothes to wear each day
995. That I can work so much and still thoroughly enjoy it 
996. That God has not given us a spirit of fear but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind
997. That The work I do near my little home and touch people all over the world 
998. All the years I’ve had my blog 
999. A battery pack for my phone 
1000. The way that God has blessed me exceedingly abundantly more than I could ever ask or imagine