I am thankful…
So I’ve been really depressing lately and full sarcasm. But I wanted to take this thankful opportunity on this day of thanks to express my thankfulness, thankfully… That’s a lot of thanks. In honor of this thankful day, I am going to challenge myself to make a list of 50 things I am thankful for. I was going to do 100, but I thought that might be a little self-righteous… I’m pretty positive I can do it, but I may change my mind around about 25… We’ll see… (BTW, these are in no particular order… although the first 6 a pretty important to me…)
50 Thanks I’m Thankful For….
- My daughters, I can’t say enough how much I love them. Everything I do, I do for them.
- my amazingly awesome and gracious parents
- my brother and his family
- my best friend Trisha
- my best friend Erin
- Stefanie and Liz, because they go together 😉
- a roof over my head
- for my health
- For my car, while not always reliable and “trendy” it gets me where I need to go.
- For the ability to work
- for my freedom, and for the soldiers who risk their lives to protect said freedoms
- for Aunt Candy, Uncle Roger and Ann
- for the health of my friends, especially my friend Julie Hallock Howard, who is an amazing inspiration by being courageous and positive when faced with cancer.
- for my courage and strength through a divorce and loss of a job I loved, even though I didn’t always feel like it, I know I had it in me to make it through
- for the support of friends and family, especially those like Jenni Paustin and Amanda Christian, who do things that might seem little to them, but are HUGE to me.
- for the seasons, the newness of spring, the warmth of summer, the beauty of fall, and my favorite, winter.
- that my girls have lots of friends and family that love them to death, especially both sets of grandparents!
- for warm coats and gloves
- for technology – TVs, computers, DVD players, iPods and so much more I know I’m forgetting.
- for hope
- for the family that is no longer my family, but I still think of them that way. They have taught me that you don’t know what you will miss until it’s gone.
- for crazy pills and claritin
- for God
- for food, any food, but especially the foods I love – like turkey, Grandma Neptun’s special cinnamon rolls, cupcakes, and more.
- for my friend Christie Freiheit Alley, who has taught me that life does go on, and gets even better.
- for Book Club – because everyone needs an escape, and I’m not just talking about a night out. Books are a great escape…(sound like a teacher!)
- the ability to teach
- forgiveness
- Jackson and Jay
- the internet
- for psychiatrists (especially the sane ones…)
- for Barbie movies
- for all of my past students
- for the gift of an education
- for clothes
- for indoor plumbing
- for those who inspire us to do more for our communities and environment
- for safety and security
- for music
- for my daughter’s teachers
- for my fuzzy moccasin slippers
- for movies, especially those I see in movie theaters. I LOVE going to the movies!
- for all of the experiences I’ve been through in my life that have made me who I am today.
- for clean water
- for heat and air conditioning
- for parades
- for parents at school who volunteer their time and talents
- for musicals
- for all types of weather
- for my gifts and talents
So those are just a few of the things I am thankful for. You may ask if I just put random things on my list, but I actually thought a lot of my list out, and mean every single one. So I say thank you to all of my friends and family, and I wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving!
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