GivingThanks.

Since today (or should I say, yesterday) is Thanksgiving, I found it appropriate to write about the things that I am thankful for.  Yes, I am sure that we are all tired or hearing about what other people are thankful for, but I think that expressing gratitude never gets old.  So here it goes...

• I am thankful first and foremost for my Savior, Jesus Christ, and for his example and sacrifice.  Without Him, I am nothing.
• I am thankful for my family for always being there for me no matter what and being my support system.  I am thankful that they put up with every part of me (the good and the bad).
• I am thankful for my wonderful friends who I can count on for anything, be it a good laugh or a well deserved slap upside the head.
• I am thankful for living in a first world country... We take so much for granted every single day and should be grateful for every thing we have; running water, electricity, modern medicine, stable shelter, abundant food, just to name a few things...
• I am thankful for music.
• I am thankful for my health.
• I am thankful for my dogs.
• I am thankful for the wonderful opportunities I have had to travel and see a little bit more of the world and expand my horizons.
• I am thankful for being able to go to school to learn and grow.
• I am thankful for technology that makes life more convenient. (haha)
• I am thankful for every breath I take.

I feel like I truly have been blessed in this life with things that I do not necessarily deserve.  It is sad that we have to have a holiday to remind us to be thankful...  We should all find ways to find what we are thankful for each and every day.  Remembering what you have to be grateful for always puts things into perspective.