A month of thanks

About a month ago, when I was really struggling with 'Hope', I stumbled upon this blog.In fact it was the very reason I started a thankful journal. I printed off the free calender and began keeping track of one thing for each day of the month that I was thankful for.It hasn't stopped me from having hard days, but it has helped me to put things in perspective.As the list grows longer I can go over and over it because it is in print, not just in a storage spot in my head that is easily forgotten.Maybe one day I will try the 1000 gifts.But for right now I am content to do one at a time.

I just wanted to share my list for this month.They are nothing earth shattering. Just simple every day things.

1. Family (church,immediate,extended)
2. Our ability to learn
   
3. Beauty in photography (creativity)
4. GOD'S provision for our needs
5. For my husband's willingness to catch mice for me (he is the king)
6. "Pumpkin's" servant heart
7. My husband's patience
8. Singing kids
9. Inside jokes-laughter
10. Freshly fallen snow
11. Clean water
12. Good neighbours
13. The sweetness of my children when they are sleeping
14. My favorite chair by the window
15. Beautiful weddings
16. 3 working vehicles
17. A warm house
18. Healthy, growing children
19. Brushing "Pumpkin's" hair
20. The smell of popcorn
21. Saving on a weeks worth of gas
22. A timely sermon. (the kind you think was written just for you)
23. Medicine/health care
24. Chocolate chip cookies
25. My bed
26. Grocery stores stocked with food
27. The mystery of how our body functions together as a whole
28. "Pumpkin's" laugh
29. Ice cold Coca-Cola
30. When the days start getting longer
31. Starbuck's dark hot chocolate

As I said, not an earth shattering list.But you really begin to notice how really blessed we are. Now to start on February!