Top 10 Things I'm Thankful For

At church Wednesday night we had our Thanksgiving service. This is my absolute favorite holiday!!! I love having a couple days off work to eat, sleep, and shop. After all what could be better? So, after that I started thinking of things that I'm truly thankful for. What does it even mean to be thankful for something? The definition of thankful is feeling, showing, or expressing thanks or gratitude. I hate to admit it, but it's pretty seldom that I actually do the showing or expressing part of that. Usually for me it's a quick "Thank You" after someone does something nice for me, and maybe on a good day a thank you note or email. I wanted to stop and write down some of the things in my life that I am truly thankful for. I wanted to think about the things that mean the most to me. Here goes...

10. I am thankful for the wake up call that helped me to get more healthy. It has not been easy to lose this weight, 34 lbs., and I'm not there yet, but I haven't given up either.

9. I am thankful for the Lord allowing me and equipping me with the ability to make a difference in the life of a child.

8. I am thankful for memories that no one can take away. I know that sounds like a blessing and a curse, and maybe it is, but I love to learn from the good and the bad.

7. I am thankful that I've never been hungry a day in my life. As I say that I think maybe this led to me also being thankful for number 10 on this list.

6. I am so blessed to have been able to go and serve on the mission field in Jamaica. I could not tell you all that I learned on that trip with all the ink or words in the world. Thank you Lord:)

5. I am thankful for fun. I am so glad that almost everyday I can find or be involved in something fun. Something that every now and then makes me have one of those full belly laughs. Don't act like you don't know what I'm talking about.

4. I am thankful for the near misses. I have had so many times in my life that I would have or should have messed things up, but God is so good, ALL the time.

3. I am thankful for friends. Wow nothing could be better for a single white female!

2. I am thankful for rest. My family is also thankful for me to get my rest because if not I get cranky.

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1. I am thankful for my family. The greatest in the whole wide world!

I have so much to be thankful for. I am truly blessed!

Happy Thanksgiving,

~Ashley~