100 Things I’m Thankful For

Hello my friends! Happy Thanksgiving to you all. I think Thanksgiving this year should be more special than any other year. 2020 has been a trial for everyone, and finding things we’re thankful for can be more of a challenge, but it can be such a big blessing! This year I gave myself a goal of 100 things I’m thankful for.

I’m optimistic here at the beginning. 100 is a lot smaller number than I thought before. And there are no rules! So here goes.

1. Succulant Plants. I got some cute ones this year. Named them too!
2. My coworkers, old and new! A lot of people have come and gone, but I love them.
3. Church friends. My church life has been a little shakey with the Covid restrictions, but this year I’m especially thankful for the T family, and for K and S and B and D.
4. My new phone! I needed a new one, and having a job allowed me to purchase a good one!
5. Having a job! I have a lot of fun budgeting and having some freedom with money now!
6. Still looking for a car. I’ve learned a lot looking. Even if I don’t have one yet.
7. Learning to drive! When I get over the stress of it, it’s fun!
8. Camping with a church group.
9. New Youth groups.
10. Friends as passionite for Christ as I am!
11. My sisters. I love them so much.
12. The quarantine!
13. Go Vacation on the Wii.
14. Revell and Bethany House books.
15. NaNoWriMo
16. New hardwood floors
17. Ballpoint pens
18. The sky. God paints the sky for us every day, if only we would take the time to see it.
19. My managers.
20. Pop Sockets
21. Paper Snowflakes
22. Christmas music!
23. Colorful fall leaves
24. New Blog Followers
25. Fellowship with parts of the Church I don’t know personally!
26. Booksleeves
27. Candles!
28. Reusable straws (not the metal kind tho!)
29. Inspiring Instagram accounts with gorgeous feeds.
30. People who share their foster and adoption journeys!
31. Amazing Artists I’ve been following, I’m looking at you Ari!
32. New babies!
33. My parents teaching me to budget early on.
34. Playgrounds and Black Markers.
35. Blanket forts
36. Fairy Lights!
37. White bookshelves
38. Betta fish
39. Cherry shrimp!
40. My Pleco “Little One.”
41. Grammar!
42. Being Graduated from school
43. Green Russian candy
44. The freedom and safety that my state still offers in this time of turmoil!
45. Amazing Indie authors that continue to produce encouraging books!
46. Bookstagram photos
47. Acrylic paints
48. Redoing Bible covers. (I might post about this one sometime soon. Would you be interested in reading about it?)
49. Vidangel movie filters!
50. American Ninja warriors. Specifically Ethan Swanson and Barclay Stockett!
51. The faithfulness of God!
52. Mercy and Grace and forgiveness!
53. The opportunity to reach others
54. Prayer! Prayer prayer prayer.
55. My personal Bible
56. My Little book of Bible Promises!
57. Persimmons
58. Boots
59. Fuzzy jackets
60. Tall tables
61. Computer programs that work
62. My ability to learn things quickly
63. Toilet Paper
64. Being able to work through the Covid quarantine in March!
65. Cell phones, so we can contact those we love even when we can’t see them in person.
66. Only 7 Seconds. This is an account I follow on Instagram that reminds us it only takes 7 seconds to send a text checking on someone, but to them it can mean the world.
67. Love. I’ve been relearning what Love means. What love is right and what love is wrong and how the world twists it up in such a way we have to erase everything we thing we know and start from the word of God to relearn.
68. Journals
69. Washi Tape
70. Christmas countdown calendars
71. Water bottles
72. Snow!
73. Chocolate almonds and peanuts and raisins.
74. The Smile Project. I’ve found a few simple ways to reach people and I’ve had the best time doing it! Happy mail is the best.
75. Stickers. All the stickers
76. Butterflies
77. People who never give up on you
78. Finding and reconnecting with old friends.
79. Pencil pouches
80. Christmas shoe boxes!
81. Daisies, Sunflowers and other assortments
82. Learning about Archery and picking a compound bow to save for!
83. Sentimental stuffed animals
84. Crochet yarn projects!
85. Improvising and writing melodies randomly on Friday nights. The best memories. I’m gonna look back on these days when I’m old and shake my head with a smile, wishing I had known how good I had it. Future me, I know how good I have it and I’m savoring every single minute of it.
86. Karaoke with my sisters!
87. The Greatest Showman
88. Spotify!
89. Earphones that work with my output on my phone
90. Aprons
91. Bubbles
92. Clay pots
93. Christmas games
94. Cookies
95. Ice cream!
96. Pom Poms on beanies
97. Haircuts and color
98. New Blog Themes
99. Socks
100. Vitamin water

Wow that went so fast. I’m so happy!

What about you? Do you think you could make a list of 100 things you’re thankful for? Things specific for this year. Things that you’ll remember when you look back on this year. Good things.

What can you thank God for doing in 2020? Let’s chat in the comments!