100 Things I'm Grateful For

Our minister is doing a series of sermons on the 7 Deadly Sins during Lent. So far, we've discussed Pride, Lust, Sloth, Greed, and Envy. It's been a real eye-opener for me, in many ways, starting with my proud assertion that *I* don't suffer from these sins. Oh, really? LOL!

Last week's sermon was on Greed, as in "the desire to acquire gone haywire." One cure for greed is gratitude, and we were challenged to come up with a list of 100 things we're grateful for.

Here's the start of my list.
1. My church and the community therein
2. The Bible
3. The ability to read
4. The ability to question and find answers.
5. Learning to live without an answer
6. My children and all that they teach me every single day.
7. My wonderful husband. He's patient, loving, dependable, and kind.
8. My parents
9. Melany (my sister)
10. Good friends
11. My fabulous neighbors
12. My "Mayberry" neighborhood
13. My house that's truly a home
14. Water in the desert (even when it's snow in April)
15. My dad, my vet on call. :-)
16. Insulin
17. Gluten-free cookbooks and websites
18. Improved food labeling practices, and manufacturer 800 numbers so I can find the information I need to keep Shannon healthy.
19. Opportunities available to women today
20. Freedom to disagree and/or question those in authority
21. Our beautiful mountains
22. My jobs
23. Bruce's job
24. Fluffy clouds
25. Pets and the joy that they bring us
26. Modern medicine
27. Creative Memories
28. Creativitity
29. Answers/solutions that come in my sleep
30. Spring break and time off work too
31. The amazing variety of quality, safe foods available to me
32. A full pantry and freezer
33. Forgiveness
34. Coffee, specifically my coffee concoction I make each morning.
35. Coffeemate Coconut Creme Creamer (wish they'd make a fat-free version)
36. Coffeemate FF Hazelnut Creamer
37. Text messaging
38. My crock pot
39. My bread machine
40. Gas fireplace
41. Conversations about difficult subjects with my children.