A Few of My Favorite Things...

As Thanksgiving comes around, I am reminded of all in my life for which I am thankful.  I try to be thankful daily and not just at Thanksgiving, but this time of year reminds me to say it publicly.

I am thankful for-
1.My husband.  He makes me laugh.  He smiles at me when I am not at my best.  He turns on the fireplace even when he thinks it is already too hot in the house but I am cold.  He does things he doesn't want to simply because he knows I do!  He argues with me when I need a reminder that compromising is also a good option.  He brings much joy to my life.  Thank you!
2.My family.  I thought about listing out all the members of my family, but it is a long list.  I'm thankful for the countless phone calls with my parents and sister each day/week.  I'm thankful for grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles, cousins, in-laws, so many people who love me and let me love them.  Thank you family!
3.Friends. Again, this is an area where I could name everyone separately (and maybe I will in the future) but instead I'm just going to thank these people for journeying with me on this crazy ride called life!
4.Work that I enjoy! My job is great.  I just got a job extension and will be continuing to work with these great people until my husband is out of school!  Nice.  Very thankful!
5.A comfortable place to live.  We bought our house about 2.5 years ago and while it is mostly owned by a bank too big to fail I consider it ours.  We can paint when we want.  Fix what we want. Ignore that the carpeting needs replaced if we want.  It is cozy and perfect for us.
6.My car.  I love my car.  I purchased this car when I was living in a Northern State.  It was December and the heat went out on my 1993 Chevy Lumina.  I toughed it out for almost a month.  I went to the Honda dealership just to look around and drove out of their with my car.  It now has over 133000 miles on it 6 years later and I still love it.  Whenever it decides it needs to be retired (hopefully not for another 2 years), I'm buying another one just like it!
7.Health.  As someone who often hears about what is wrong with the health of others, I am thankful for my health.  I continue to pray for improved health for many that I love too.
8.Enough.  I am thankful that we have enough.  Somedays I have to remind myself I have enough!  But I do and I know it.  I want others to have enough too.