1 Chronicles 16:34 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever. It’s Thanksgiving! So, it’s only appropriate to spend a few moments thinking about the things I am thankful for… Here’s my short list: 1. My family – I have an amazing husband and 2 beautiful and gregarious little boys. They make me smile every day! I also have a generous and kind extended family (my parents and siblings, and John’s parents and siblings). 2. I have a job – thank you God for providing! 3. I have a roof over my head – thank you God for providing! 4. I and my family are healthy – thank you God for your hand of healing over me and my family! 5. I have a church where I am fed and encouraged – thank you God for your Family of Christ! 6. I am a New Creation – thank you God for you salvation and the blood of Christ over my life! (Ok, maybe this should have been first, but I’m putting them in the order that they come to mind…) 7. I have a car that drives (and John’s does, too) – thank you God for your faithfulness! 8. I have a laptop that works – that may seem insignificant, but with the amount of work this laptop gets (and the number of times it does weird things), it’s almost a miracle! Thank you God! 9. We can afford to buy food and even a few Christmas presents this year – Yeah! Thank you God for your goodness and provision, again! 10. God is in CONTROL! – Ok, yes, this sounds like the “super spiritual” answer, but I have to remind myself of this so many times during the day – like when I get frustrated watching Fox News with the things that are going on in our country and the people in our government who seem determined to drive this country into the dust, or when I get scared about something happening to the boys or to John, or when I look at our checking account and try to reconcile it to our budget and realize that diapers alone are costing us over $250 a month and that our food bill is off the charts and nowhere near what I’ve budgeted, or… you get the picture. I’m also thankful for music, NCIS, Veggie Tales, allrecipes.com, my blogs, my coworkers, my long-distance friends, my new jeans that fit so beautifully, Firefox and its crazy number of extensions, technology in general, HOPE (I’ll explain later) and the hope that it gives my family, my old church family, my comfy bed, my education, Microsoft (for Windows 7 and its awesome Office products) and oh so many other things…. Happy Thanksgiving!