Thank you so much for posting this thread. I had a kind of hard year this year(though not as hard as some others), and actually said to myself "What do I have to be thankful for?" then quickly regretted it. I have so much to be grateful for it is overwhelming.
I am so grateful for:
- The beautiful house we live in. We lost our first home, then moved into a rental house that was nice but inconvenient, and we now live in this home that is truly *home*. I am so grateful that my mom stopped to check it out, despite my dissaprovel.
she can list it under "Thigs mom was right about" for sure!
- My wonderful cat, Olivia. She has brought so much joy into my life. It is insane to me to think that I will be in my 30's and probably still have her in my life. I look forward to our life together.
- My dog, Tucker. While he is my mom's dog, and we don't always see eye-to-eye on everything (
), I love him and he loves me. and he makes me so happy.
- My parents. They are the most supportive parents I could have ever asked for. They bend over backwords to make it so that I will be able to accomplish everything that I want in life. They have very little but give everything. Words cannot express how much I love them. I'm also grateful that they love each other so much. I know many people do not have the opportunity to have parents who love each other.
- My brother, Kevin. There are times we want to smack each other, but at the end of the day he's my brother and one of my best friends.
- My extended family. I have a very large, VERY close-knit family. I am so glad we live close together. They are the best family in the world.
- My best friends, Jess and Emily. We have been best friends for over 9 years, so we have litterally grown up together. I don't even refer to them as best friends, they are my sisters. I would give anything for them, and they me.
- My faith. All that I am today I owe to my church and my church family.
- My job. I babysit some kids after school during the week (and on odd days when their parents want to have a date night). I worked at Wendy's for a year, and almost cried every day because of how horrible it was. All of my friends have really bad jobs at local food places, and all they can do is complain about their jobs. I LOVE mine, and I make enough money to have fun and not feel like I'm stretching my parents' wallets thin.
- My school. I realized how much I love my school. I love the students, I love the administration, I love the teachers. I just love my school.
- Theatre. Theatre brings me so much joy in my life I can't even explain it. I'm grateful for that odd time that I went to see a Broadway show I had no interest in seeing, because it changed my life completely.
- and finally, my country. I am so so grateful to have been born in America. I, like many others, take it for granted sometimes. I complain about the government and stupid laws and what have you, and then I remember that if it weren't
for the government and stupid laws, I wouldn't be allowed to say such things. and I'm grateful that we have men and women who are brave enough to stand for everything we believe in. I love my country.
