Thanksgiving

100 Reasons I'm Thankful on This Day of Thanksgiving

1. Jesus
2. Salvation
3. Valerie
4. Love
5. Second Chances
6. Mom
7. Dad
8. Life
9. Health
10. Breath
11. Rosie
12. A bed to sleep in
13. A home to live in
14. A church to worship in
15. A job to work at
16. The Holy Spirit living in me
17. The Word of God
18. A song in my heart
19. Joy
20. Hope
21. My past, no matter how hard the path
22. My future, no matter how uncertain the way
23. Friends in general; and specifically (just to name a few)...
24. Jesse
25. Isabel
26. Matt
27. Megan
28. William
29. Andrea
30. Chris
31. Alex
32. Chris
33. Cindy
34. Mark
35. The Call of God
36. The Gifts of God
37. A huge extended family
38. A truck to drive
39. Food in my belly
40. Food in my fridge
41. Money in the bank (for now)
42. 42...
43. ...and the people who play
44. Chocolate
45. Prophecy
46. Creativity
47. Curiosity
48. Inquisitiveness
49. Answers to Prayer
50. God's healing power
51. God's grace
52. God's provision
53. God's protection
54. God's reassurance
55. God's forgiveness
56. Air Conditioning
57. Texas weather
58. God's faithfulness
59. God's promises
60. Former parishioners who still appreciate me
61. Opportunities to minister
62. Lessons learned
63. Lessons still being learned
64. God's patience
65. Having more than I need
66. Having enough to share
67. Memories
68. Old friends
69. New friends
70. Friends I haven't made yet
71. Sweet things in life
72. Vision
73. Direction
74. Laughter
75. The ability to laugh at myself
76. Co-conspirators and partners in crime.  (you know what I mean)
77. Help, just when I need it
78. Encouragement from unexpected sources
79. Open doors that I wasn't looking for
80. The faith of others in the face of hardship, pain and death
81. The persistence of others in serving the Lord
82. People who understand
83. Kids who give me fist-bumps
84. Beauty in the small things
85. Happiness in the simple things
86. An invitation to share Thanksgiving with special people
87. Knowing that all things really do work out for my good and God's glory
88. Seeing God work
89. The color red
90. Turkey legs
91. Left over ham, and all that comes from it
92. My Old Mammy
93. The Resurrection
94. The Rapture (even so, Come Lord Jesus!)
95. Fresh perspectives on familiar things
96. Facebook
97. Skype
98. Unlimited minutes
99. Good preaching
100. You