Because its's November and Thanksgiving is just around the corner, I am going to be incredibly cliche and list a few things I am thankful for this month. Since I think on them everyday anyway, I feel I should keep a record to remind myself of the things that have been important in my life this year.
I have been blessed in many many ways throughout my life, but espeically in the past year, I believe.
01: Good friendship is hard to come by. Old friendship, the kind that picks up where it left off weeks, months before, thats even harder to come by. I am thankful for the quality friends I have collected throughout my life; the ones who are true, who know my soul, to whom I have nothing to explain.
02: Talent. I am and will be forever grateful to the God that gave me talent. Even though I don't always see it, its there, waiting for me to tap into it. When it comes out in full force, I am always confident in it. I am blessed to be a well rounded individual. (Please note I am not bragging. Sometimes you have to acknowledge your strengths. Notice I'm not listing things I'm awesome at. :))
03: I am thankful for the colors of fall and the beauty they bring to my life. I'm not sure there is anything more beautiful to my eyes than the turning of the leaves and their meeting in abundance on the ground underneath the trees. My happy place resides in a scene full of oranges, yellows, reds, and greens. Throw in a cool breeze, a log cabin, my love, and a fireplace and that might be my heaven.
04: The love that family brings. Not everyone can love you like your family does. Its a special, forgiving, generous, unending love. I have been blessed with a mom, dad, and sister who show me this love on a daily basis. No our family isn't perfect. Never has been; Never will be. But at the end of the day, we have love and in this life, that is all I can really ask for.
05: Thankful for beautiful weddings & seeing my friends happy. Weddings sure are a lot of work, but the joy and beauty they bring into the lives of the bride & groom makes it worth it!
Having a big bed to fall into following the wedding also makes it to the thankful list. I enjoyed every second of those 12 hours of sleep.
06: Following a good night's sleep, I am thankful for a good productive morning. They are few and far between these days. In a time where I'm no longer a college student nor am I a fully grown adult, I struggle with my desire to play on the weekends and sleep in or to be responsible and do things like spend my Saturdays cleaning and doing laundry. On weekends when I successfully complete both, I'm a happy camper.
06.5: Also today, I am grateful for sweet friends who offer no judgement, only a solution to your dilema.The world needs more of women and men like this. To be able to come to a person in a jam and share your feelings and needs with them is very difficult; however, knowing that person will only receive you in love changes everything. Thank God for them.
07: I am thankful for Monday workdays that go by quickly. In grown up life, that truly is a blessing that needs no explanation.
08: Friends who are there for you when it really counts.
