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Giving Thanks

A thank-you note for all of life's blessings.

Eileen Robertson

Nov 21, 2016

Wofford College

Sarah Kinder

‘Tis the season to be thankful. With Thanksgiving just around the corner, I thought it was only appropriate that I take the time to list the things that I have to be thankful for. Of course there are many more than just these, but it would be impossible to count all of my blessings. I have so much to give thanks for, and I want to recognize that. I don’t want to take anything for granted, from the smallest of blessings to the biggest. So, without further ado, here are 50 things that I am thankful for this holiday season (in no particular order)…

Friends who get me
A family who brings constant joy into my life
Pretty skies
Good books
Flowers
Fits of loud laughter
Songs that have memories attached to them
A full stomach after a good meal
New friendships
Deep, meaningful conversations
Times when everyone is smiling
Comfy couches
Unexpected warm weather
Ben & Jerry’s ice cream
Friends who lead me to Jesus
Warm hugs
Funny YouTube videos/Vines (RIP)
Sappy things that make me cry
Neat notes
The sunshine
Clean sheets
Sweaters that feel like blankets
Art
Genuine compliments
Reunions
Movies that get me excited
Views that take my breath away
Weekends
Finding something I lost
Life lessons
Making someone laugh
Getting tagged in funny Instagrams
Hot showers
Fuzzy socks
Fresh fruit
Songs that I can sing along to
Moments that leave me speechless
Selfless acts of kindness
Reminiscing
Brick Street’s sweet potato cake
Things that challenge me
Sweet surprises
Ice cold water
The power of prayer
Conversations that don’t need words
Articles and quotes that say the things I needed to hear
Soft puppies
Comfortable silence
Road trips
A God that is way too good to me

I can’t help but smile when I think about the joys and blessings that I’ve been so graciously given. I want to do more than just take a picture of my food and call myself #blessed. I want to really recognize God’s goodness and the goodness of the people He’s put in my life. Per usual, I find that Shauna Niequist speaks some real truth when she says “I want my everyday to make God belly laugh, glad that he gave life to someone who loves the gift” (Cold Tangerines). That’s it. That’s how I want to live my life, as one giant thank-you note, jump for joy, and breathless bear hug.

I’m so glad we’re entering a season that encourages us to be thankful. I can’t wait to sit around a table full of good food surrounded by the people that I love the most. Here’s to a happy Thanksgiving, and here’s to carrying that thankfulness with us after waking up from the turkey coma and going back to the real world, ingraining gratefulness into our everyday.

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1. When course schedules are released and you have a conflict between two required classes.

2. When there is only one section of a popular course.

3. Receiving the 18,000 emails reminding you to register ASAP.

4. When you need to see an advisor, but they are too busy/unresponsive.

5. Trying not to dress like a bum for your appointments with your advisors/department heads.

6. When you have a perfectly planned out schedule, and one class ruins it.

7. Carefully moving things around to accommodate a different class/section.

8. Waking up at 6:00 a.m. for your enrollment time.

9. Concocting a new schedule at your enrollment time after your original plan gets changed.

10. Getting into a class and filling the last available seat.

11. When all of your classes finally go through.

12. Realizing that you forgot a class that was a pre-requisite for everything else.

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12. When it's your last class of the day and you're about to go home.

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