Thankful Thursday - 100 Things for Thanksgiving Day

For Thanksgiving, I wanted to make a list of 100 things I'm thankful for. When I first started, I was worried that I wasn't going to be able to come up with 100. But as I went through my morning, I began to realize that I really am thankful for almost every single thing in our lives - not ONLY the things we usually think of like family, health, and our home.

It really is a fun process....you should try it sometime. It's fun to realize, hey, I truly am thankful for things like tape and ziploc bags.

I pray that you and your families will all have a full, rich, blessed, truly thankful Thanksgiving this year. Most of all, remember that above all else, no matter what our circumstances, no matter what we have or don't have, no matter....we can be thankful for the love of God that is beyond our comprehension, love that is so intense it compelled Him to send His only Son to die in our place, so that we could truly be called the children of God.

Here's my list of 100 things I'm thankful for. Hopefully there are no repeats. If there are, I guess that must mean I'm doubly thankful for those things!

1. JESUS
2. saran wrap
3. Vicks Vapo-rub (did you know this will STOP that annoying night-time cough?)
4. Blixtex
5. our Soldiers
6. Advil
7. pot holders
8. music
9. spoon rests for the stove top
10. cursive
11. ears
12. paper towels
13. elastic
14. buttons
15. internet surfing filters
16. forgiveness
17. Veggie Tales
18. food seasonings
19. the freezer
20. aluminum foil
21. humidifiers
22. curling irons
23. kitchen timers
24. American flags
25. family nights
26. antihistamines
27. recycling
28. bicycles
29. board games
30. travel coffee mugs
31. candles
32. candle warmers
33. butane candle lighters
34. our dog Annie
35. coats
36. gloves
37. friends
38. eyes
39. erasers
40. slippers
41. wrapping paper
42. vacuums
43. hair brushes
44. grace
45. veggie steamers
46. tissues
47. wallets
48. glass cleaner
49. clothes washer and dryer (that's 2)
50. paper plates
51. World Vision
52. airplanes
53. aprons
54. silverware
55. rainbows
56. hand sanitizer gel
57. clocks
58. trash cans
59. the post office
60. people who have nice manners :)
61. Ziploc baggies
62. air conditioner filters
63. the oven
64. refrigerator
65. dishwasher
66. electricity
67. microwave
68. my kids' school
69. Parents' Night Out
70. our jobs
71. clean water
72. freedom
73. organic
74. razors
75. do-overs
76. mercy
77. showers
78. silver linings
79. socks
80. suitcases
81. hugs
82. balloons
83. marching bands
84. pillows
85. tape
86. indoor plumbing
87. carpet
88. cameras
89. pets
90. butterflies
91. gasoline
92. lawn mowers
93. coffee creamer
94. blankets
95. email
96. cows
97. Charlie Brown specials
98. pumpkins
99. scissors
100. FAMILY

Ok, so I was writing my list on a piece of paper, and thought I was about half way to 100 when I started typing them in this post. When I got to 100, there was still almost a whole page full left on my hand-written list! So here are the rest of the things I wrote....

101. grass
102. pencil sharpeners
103. chickens
104. fences
105. clouds
106. night and day
107. weathermen
108. trees
109. medicine
110. tape measures
111. ceiling fans
112. Christmas lights
113. pigs :) (yep, I love pork)
114. window blinds
115. microphones
116. doctors
117. shoe laces
118. hair dryers
119. cinnamon rolls
120. bloggy friends
121. vitamins
122. cell phones
123. the internet
124. changing seasons
125. vaccinations
126. paper
127. windows
128. laughter
129. hands
130. wedding rings
131. teeth
132. hair
133. computer anti-virus programs
134. fruit
135. medicine
136. Christopher Columbus
137. firemen (yes, and women)
138. policemen (and women)
139. dog catchers
140. Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
141. Christian politicians
142. Sherwood Baptist Church (this is the church that made Facing the Giants and Fireproof)


HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!