So did you see my challenge? I put out a challenge on my Daily Affirmations of Gratitude post asking each one of you, of us, to list 20 items on a gratitude list for the next five days–this Thanksgiving week. Beginning today through Friday, 20 items per day equals 100 blessings counted this week alone! Are you joining me? Are you ready to increase your joy and become a more grateful person? Combining your list with the Daily Affirmations of Gratitude would be the perfect way to get started. You can leave your actual list in the comments on my 30 Days of Thanksgiving posts each day or link to your own blog post with your list if you blog.
332. Already being refunded one of the fraudulent charges on our checking account
333. Leo sucking all the juice from the clementines and leaving their skins (everywhere) but this is a gratitude list
334. Hearing the Coyotes howl at night
335. Bernadette’s first official day of work
336. Going up to see her for just a minute, to let her know I was thinking of her, but staying in the department across from her
337. A free, beautiful calendar in the mail
338. Making our Thanksgiving meal list, including the pies!
339. Cutting some mats out of Lucy’s coat
340. Getting into the doctor sooner than expected (we’ve already met our deductible so I want to get in before the end of the year)
341. My OB, who I’ve known for 17 years, giving me a phone referral
342. Chris taking Leo and Maximilian to cut firewood along the tree line
343. Turkey thawing in the fridge
344. Dishwasher repair man coming out tomorrow
345. A comfy chair in my bedroom
346. Family prayer
347. Canned soup for dinner
348. Baskets of clean folded laundry
349. More than we need
350. Flannel pajama pants
351. Washing Bridget’s hair because she asked me and not putting her off till later
352. Good shampoo to help moisturize my hair
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Hey Jenny! I’ll add my thanks to yours for the dishwasher getting fixed!!
Quick and easy repair and still under warranty!!
Great idea!!
1. My husband
2. Jillian and Carson
3. My step daughters
4. The grand baby that’s on the way
5. Mom and dad
6. My brother and his family
7. Serving my God
8. My cozy home
9. Electricity and hot water
10. A reliable car
11. Food on the table
12. Wifi just keeping thing real 😉
13. A comfy bed
14. House slippers
15. Paper and pens
16. Sunshine
17. Coffee
18. My health
19. Creativity
20. Books
Grandbabies=Joy!! I can’t wait to have some to be thankful for!
This is a great list Jennifer and I see so many familiar blessings on your list that I share on mine.
I have sure been thinking about this and have been too busy to respond here before now but I am actively trying to recognize even the small things to be thankful for. So here goes….
1. Good doctors that can help my family even if it is costing us money I don’t feel we can afford, which leads to # 2.
2. God’s provision for our finances even when I don’t see how we will get by.
3. Son coming home from college for thanksgiving.
4. Family to spend thanksgiving with.
5. Great Holy priests at our parish
6. A chance of pain releif for my husband hopefully next Tuesday.
7. Ability to smile and make the best of my husband on Percocet for pain…is it bad I will miss this when he gets pain releif (it really is comical)..but seriously I want him back to normal with no pain.
8. Homeschooling and the opportunities it creates for my family.
9. The weather right now..cool in the moring and evening but warmish during the day
10. Natural remedies for my health issues.
11. Laughing with my oldest son
12. My daughters sanguine – choleric personality
13. Learning about the temperaments and discovering my families temperaments.
14. A doctors office accommodating me running late
15. A warm bed on these cold nights
16. A husband who works hard to provide for his family even through tremendous pain that would put me on the couch everyday
17. Friendships for my daughter
18. My friends who support my family through prayer and encouraging words.
19. A great Piano teacher for my daughter who helps keep her interested and enjoying to learn the piano…thanks Bernadette 🙂
20. This blog
Oh thanks Rebecca; so kind of you. These days have been nice haven’t they.
I did my first 20, too! I love your list! “… and not putting her off until later.” That one encouraged me today!
http://morethanenough7.blogspot.com/2014/11/a-month-of-thanksgiving23.html
I can tell you, that one was hard for me.
I can imagine, Jenny! I think that is why it encouraged me!
The grace of God.
New furnace.
Being able to pay for it.
Professional furnace installation.
Children & son-in-law coming home for Thanksgiving.
Having Thanksgiving in my own home.
Peace in my city.
Being able to pray for peace where there is none.
Safe travel on a long drive last weekend.
No need to travel (that I know of!) during our first big snowfall of the season, forecast for tomorrow.
Sweaters.
Our beat-up-but-snug house.
The sight of our garden with its autumn/winter mulch on it.
The memory of our garden actually yielding more to us than to the deer this year.
We have new neighbors moving in next door.
My family is healthy.
My beloved mom-in-law is recovering from a health crisis.
All those in this household are employed.
My blogging tools are humming today: Internet. Laptop. Recorder with audio from a recent conference about which I’m writing.
Warranty service on my phone.
Yeah for Snow!!!
I’ll join in with “warranty service on my dishwasher!”
I just posted my first twenty on my blog page (http://99DaysofSummer.WordPress.com). Not conversant enough to know how to link it, hence the typed in link. Thanks for the challenge, Jenny!
The Way of Serenity, by Father Johnathan Morris. I’m about halfway through. Today’s chapter was on gratitude. Talk about my timing; he’s writes about the holiday of Thanksgiving. He has some interesting insights and they more than confirm this practice of focusing on what is good in our lives.
1. Repair of heating unit
2. Homemade soup
3. Sourdough bread
4. Butter
5. Having little money; I see more clearly what I already have
6. Father Tim
7. Father Tim’s bad jokes
8. Drinking glasses from my mom
9. Lamps from mom
10. Green pan (grill) for easy clean-up (mom again)
11. Mom and Dad selling a second home that was a burden in every way
12. Cleaning and decluttering almost every cabinet in the kitchen
13. Plenty of cabinets
14. A new laptop donated by a veteran’s charity group
15. Pumpkin spice coffee
16. Pumpkin spice anything
17. My ability to type with some speed
18. A Make-a-Wish trip for a family member who was recently diagnosed with a brain tumor (NF1 related)
19. Warm boots for the kids
20. Books
I’m loving the building sense of excitement for Thanksgiving!
Thank God for gratitude!