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75 Reasons To Be Thankful

Even though this is the season of "Thanksgiving," we have countless reasons to be thankful daily.

Abby Ray Vance

Nov 21, 2016

Delta State University

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Since this week is Thanksgiving week, I thought I'd write a post about all the reasons I am thankful. There are so many things to be thankful for--from the breath we take every second to the bed we sleep in at night. Here are a few of the things I am thankful for, and I hope you can relate to them, too!

1. My Savior

2. My mom and dad

3. My grandparents

4. My extended family

5. My friends

6. Chick-Fil-A #WAFFLEFRIES #chickfilasauce

7. Working at the church

8. My job

9. Coffee

10. What God has in store for my future

11. Having a passion for writing

12. Second Chances

13. 700 Second Chances

14. Forgiveness

15. Freedom

16. Coffee

17. French Fries

18. Ice-Cream

19. Lucky Charms and Cinnamon Toast Crunch #blessup

20. Kids

21. My energy

22. Jesus saved a lost, sick sinner like me so I could live a perfect, eternal life with Him one day

23. My mistakes

24. Maturity

25. Lessons-learned

26. Fishing and hunting with my dad

27. Shopping with my mom

28. Little moments spent with those who mean most

29. My health/having the ability to exercise

30. Fresh air

31. A home....and a warm, loving, and welcoming one at that

32. The example my parents set for my future family

33. Being an only child

34. Every morning I wake up

35. Starting my day with Jesus

36. Ending my day with Jesus

37. Living unashamedly for Jesus

38. Coffee

39. All food but mayonnaise #sorrynotsorry

40. Laughter

41. Tears

42. Friends who will hold you accountable

43. Long talks with my grandmother

44. Prayer

45. Hardships, because they have made me realize how blessed I truly am and how great our God is

46. Finally realizing God's plan

47. Small moments that make a big difference

48. Smiling

49. Telling people about Jesus

50. Netflix

51. Having a best friend whom I can always call and within seconds, she knows exactly what to say

52. A praying friend

53. Coffee

54. The ability to speak

55. The ability to walk

56. The ability to hear

57. The ability to see

58. Being raised in a Christian home

59. My "That Moma's" fried chicken

60. Yoga pants

61. Having curly hair

62. Mornings

63. My Bible

64. My love for drawing, painting, and journaling

65. Teachers

66. Mentors

67. Our church's Pastor and Ministers

68. People who volunteer themselves selflessly

69. Firefighters

70. Police Officers

71. Soldiers/Marines/Navy/etc.

72. Candy

73. God's mercy and grace and love and patience and kindness and goodness and faithfulness and gentleness and everything He is that I am not

74. Answered prayers

75. Me being me

As you can tell, I am thankful for LOTS of things, especially coffee. I could have written much, much more; but I think you get the point. Today, I encourage you to think of TEN reasons you are thankful. Hopefully, this will encourage you to think of reasons to be thankful every single day. Even though this is a time of "Thanksgiving," we have countless reasons to give thanks daily. We all have so much to be thankful for. My hope and prayer was that each and every one of you realized how truly blessed you are and never lose sight of that thankfulness.

So have a happy, happy, HAPPY "Turkey Day." Eat that extra helping of potatoes and that extra slice of pie. You'll thank me later (I hope!).

"...give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." -1 Thessalonians 5:18

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Who knows where we would be without them.

1. Thank you for laughing at my jokes, even when they really aren’t funny.

2. Thank you for singing unbearably loud with me all the time.

3. Thank you for letting me vent to you for hours about anything and basically being my personal therapist.

4. Thank you for ordering pizza with me at 2 in the morning.

5. Thank you for all the movie days when we don’t feel like moving.

6. Thank you for being my workout buddy everyday.

7. Thank you for sharing your closets with me.

8. Thank you for taking naps with me at random hours during the day.

9. Thank you for cleaning our home with me when we absolutely need to.

10. Thank you for all the rides when it’s late and you don’t want me to walk home alone in the dark.

11. Thank you for studying with me in our kitchen when we didn't want to go the library.

12. Thank you for making dinner with me.

13. Thank you for helping with my hair, makeup and outfit every time we go out.

14. Thank you for taking countless ugly pictures with me.

15. Thank you for not judging me when I go too long without showering.

16. Thank you for making our apartment feel like a second home.

17. Thank you for being there through all of our boy troubles.

18. Thank you for giving me a hug when I feel homesick.

19. Thank you for getting excited with me when one of us gets a good grade on an exam.

20. Thank you for still being my friend and not judging me when I say or do dumb things.

21. Thank you for telling me what I should do when I am sick.

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23. Thank you for staying up super late with me when we aren’t tired or can’t sleep.

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9. "What grade do I have to get on the final to pass the class?"

10. "Oh, no, I have to do good."

11. "I shouldn’t have procrastinated all semester."

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13. "We did not learn this!"

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15. "Why do we even have finals?"

16. "I don’t want to be at the library."

17. "Get off your phone."

18. "I can watch Netflix for like 20 minutes and then go back to studying."

19. "I shouldn’t have watched Netflix."

20. "You have to study now!"

The "Happiest Place on Earth" has a lot of characters with some pretty great advice.

Remember you’re the one who can fill the world with sunshine. — Snow White

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Let it go. — Elsa

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