Thirty Days of Thankfulness

November 1 - I am starting this post at the very beginning of November and it won't be posted until the end of the month. Last night, my sister, Sarah, texted me and suggested that she, Natalie and I share one thing each day for which we are thankful. Thus this post. (edit: we only made it a couple of days)

November 30 - Admittedly, I've always struggled with forgetting to be thankful for the things that I have and focusing on things that I wish I had. I feel that it can be partly attributed to social media and the huge role that it plays in our lives. If someone goes on vacation, you can look through all their pictures and think about your week at work. If someone gets a new car, you begin you resent the fact that your car has hit the 100,000 mark. Someone gets married, engaged, pregnant, a new job, a fabulous house, shiny jewelry...you get my drift. People love to share their amazing lives with the world. And that's great, unless it begins to make you feel like maybe your life/husband/family/"stuff" doesn't measure up. I did say partly contributed. I also think it's just human nature. Call it what you like; envy, jealously, coveting. It's all the same and it's an ugly thing.

Over the past thirty days, I've tried to set aside a few minutes each day, usually before or after I eat lunch, to reflect on how much I have been given. Some of it, I've worked my tail off for. Some of it is just luck. Most of it, I probably don't deserve.

Without further ado, I present to you my Thirty Days of Thankfulness.

1. Impromptu date nights
2. A warm, comfortable bed
3. Auburn victories (be they few and far between this year)
4. Sunday night dinners with Robert
5. Layla
6. The right to vote (even when your candidates don't win)
7. My job
8. The HB's (my sisters and cousins)
9. Fridays
10. War Damn Fam Jam
11. Our veterans and troops
12. Extra Classic Bubble Chewing Gum (rough day)
13. Hot soup on cold days
14. Wine (again, rough day)
15. My parents
16. Roadtrips
17. The ability to run
18. Naps
19. Short work weeks
20. Unplanned lunches out
21. Leaving work early
22. Robert's family
23. Vacation days (You'll notice a trend in the last few days)
24. Christmas Decorations
25. An Awesome God
26. Modern medicine
27. My education
28. Good books
29. Snail Mail
30. Waking up each day with a fresh start.