Thursday, November 27, 2008

Thankful Thursday: Ultimate 2008 Edition

On the day we all give thanks, I continue a tradition of multiplying my weekly list exponentially. Thanking God today for...

  1. my friend Kelly, who inspired me with her mega-thankful list a couple of years ago
  2. furnaces
  3. digital cameras
  4. setting eternity in my heart
  5. daisies
  6. old hymn lyrics updated with new music
  7. new gospel songs rich with truth
  8. del.icio.us
  9. Facebook
  10. the beautiful women I have met through online interactions
  11. hot showers
  12. the rhythm of ocean tides
  13. sandy beaches
  14. snowflakes falling in slow motion
  15. candy buckeyes
  16. football
  17. memory
  18. photographs
  19. ink
  20. paper
  21. cinnamon
  22. the body's ability to heal itself
  23. clocks that project on the ceiling
  24. Desiring God Ministries
  25. Operation Christmas Child
  26. people who intercede for me
  27. Jesus, who always intercedes for me
  28. soft fabrics
  29. kisses
  30. crockpots
  31. fire
  32. laughter
  33. teeth
  34. literacy
  35. glass
  36. frou-frou coffee drinks
  37. the alphabet
  38. cell phones
  39. the fact that He never changes
  40. free sermons to download online
  41. an iPod to listen to them
  42. long walks
  43. foot rubs
  44. olive oil
  45. refrigerators
  46. unconditional love
  47. marriage
  48. solitude
  49. pain
  50. sleep
  51. sunsets
  52. sunrises
  53. darkness
  54. ice cream
  55. metaphors
  56. Sandra Boynton's children's books
  57. sunglasses
  58. salt
  59. thunderstorms
  60. lilies
  61. candles
  62. windows
  63. pianos
  64. the ability to read music
  65. absorbing novels
  66. Montpelier, Ohio's municipal tap water
  67. a husband who still flirts with me
  68. grandparents who dote on my son
  69. inside jokes
  70. air travel
  71. poetry
  72. creative nonfiction
  73. swings
  74. the rhythm of the changing seasons
  75. the fact that He never changes
  76. forgiving all my sins
  77. redeeming my life from the pit
  78. crowning me with steadfast love and mercy
  79. Handel's Messiah
  80. Christmas lights
  81. aspen trees
  82. mountains
  83. the ability to walk
  84. paint
  85. delivering me from the domain of darkness
  86. reconciling me to Himself by the blood of the cross
  87. gospel-centered people
  88. mentors
  89. bringing me from death to life
  90. midwives
  91. Elijah's nonsensical chatter
  92. our Ergo baby carrier
  93. the ability to breastfeed
  94. vinegar
  95. Elijah's outstretched arms, begging to be picked up and cuddled
  96. pumpkin desserts
  97. bridges
  98. Steve's job
  99. the silky smooth skin of babies
  100. no condemnation

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