I like making lists to remember things. Grocery lists, Christmas lists, To-do lists. And each year, for Christmas, I have been writing our families Top Ten events of the year. Well, I thought today it would be a good idea to write the things that I am thankful for. John's helping me out, so this will be our 2010 List for Giving Thanks.
1. Each other (John for me, me for John)
2. Isla, and getting to watch her grow and learn and become a little person
3. Having 2 fantastic families
4. Having 2 fantastic families that live CLOSE
5. A home
6. Jobs; that we both are employed in this tough economy
7. Grace, being forgiven
8. Living in a country where we have freedoms
9. A growing family (We'll have a nephew in March!!)
10. Heat to keep us warm on cold days
11. Health, for us and our families
12. That each day is a new opportunity to do something
13. Having great friends, and a community to surround us
14. Getting to participate with our church in being externally focused
15. Having an adequate amount of food, water, and clothing
16. Living in a city invested in each other and the earth
17. Having a God that loves us
18. Being able to work part-time so that I also get to stay at home with Isla
19. Laughter fills our home and our interactions with family and friends
20. Traveling opportunities, particularly in January John will be going to Africa to document a water well being drilled for a village.
It's no shocker that we live in a land of abundance. But I am truly thankful for all that we have and are given, and I hope that Isla will come to know and realize that it is a gift. It is a gift. Friends and family, you are a gift and I am so thankful for you.
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