1. A family of my own
2. A warm house and a roof over our heads
3. The hills where we live
4. The body of Christ, wherever it may be found
5. Plenty of food and water
6. That, even though I am a wretched person, I can be friends with God
7. Christmas!
8. The skill to make presents I'm proud to give
9. My baby who woke me up at 5 and has been squealing in delight ever since
10. My best friend, who also happens to be the man I married
11. My mom - my other best friend
12. My dad and our intriguing theological conversations
13. A cat that makes my baby's eyes light up
14. Free medical attention when it's needed
15. The word of God and it's renewed impact each morning
16. The ability (and desire!) to be a homemaker
17. Having family close by
18. Living with Joey's "workplace" right out our front door
19. The gift of marriage
20. A warm bed to sink into and fall asleep in without fear for the next day
21. Untroubled dreams
22. The continual safety surrounding all of our road trips to see my parents
23. The money to bless other people this Christmas
24. The bigger house we will receive within the next year
25. My goofball of a baby
26. The wide open spaces here in the Prairies
27. Good friends to stay up (way too) late with
28. The incredibly useful advice & many "hand-me-downs" (that I will inevitably hand back) from a certain sister-in-law :)
29. The anticipation of Judah enjoying his first Christmas
30. Nine months with this amazing little boy
31. Almost two years of wonderful marriage
32. Friends that are getting/have gotten married
33. Getting at least one year of Bible education
34. I'm never done learning
35. God who forgives more than I fail
36. The amazing miracle of childbirth that I experienced before my 21st year
37. The pastor I call my dad
38. Good health
39. God who spoke so clearly to the prophets & apostles of old - and they wrote it down
40. People I can look up to
41. Persecution which brings about perseverance
42. Family living for God
43. A very intelligent little boy who already understands "no" and "daddy's home!"
44. Music and my ability to make it
45. All the things I take for granted - like a refrigerator, a washer and dryer, and freedom to read the Bible by myself
46. My caring in-laws
47. A car to go places
48. Photography (and our awesome camera)
49. God's mercies are new every morning
50. The miracle of new life
Thanks to Allison from OMyFamily for inspiring this post. I need to be more thankful.
