50 Things I’m Thankful For

I was recently asked if I could list 50 things I am thankful for. Without hesitation, I said “yes.” Just for fun I gave it a whirl. Right off the bat I had to eliminate anything to do with Jesus and spirituality (salvation, grace, hope, etc.), friends and family (Ricky, parents, kids, etc.), and nature (mountains, snow, autumn leaves, etc.). I could have listed 50 things I’m thankful for in each of these categories alone. So here is my random list of 50 everyday things I am thankful for - many of which have more meaning than you might guess. (I had to mix up the list so you wouldn’t see how many of the items are food related.) What would be on your list?

1. Daisies
2. Roosters
3. Creativity
4. Candy
5. Art
6. Love
7. Work
8. Color
9. Passion
10. Roller coasters
11. Fried chicken
12. Sand castles
13. Taste buds
14. Laughing
15. Clean sheets
16. Travel
17. Books and reading
18. Fire in the fire pit
19. Kites
20. Hot bubble baths
21. Ketchup (definitely NOT mustard)
22. Hawks
23. Motorcycles and snowmobiles
24. Cribbage
25. Saturday morning monkey bread
26. The sound of spring peepers
27. Computers
28. Sunday naps
29. Thick, fluffy socks
30. Quiet
31. The first day nice enough to eat dinner on the patio
32. Walking trails
33. Math
34. Babies
35. Peanut butter pie
36. Giggles
37. Music and singing
38. Learning
39. Touch
40. Patterns
41. Toothpaste and toothbrushes
42. Candles
43. Summer solstice
44. Writing
45. Swings
46. Duncan Donuts
47. Knitted winter mittens
48. Scrabble
49. Kayaking
50. Tom’s chocolate cake