Today is November 1.
I don’t want to skip thru to Christmas like the stores do. I want to be grateful for each day.
Every day of November, I’ll be posting something I’m thankful for. I hope you’ll pause with me and leave a comment with one thing you appreciate about your day.
It won’t be longer than a sentence and it might just be a word.
Today: I am thankful my sixth grader invited me to lunch and hugged me goodbye.
What are you thankful for today?
eating meals together as a family.
a knowledgable adoption agency.
I am thankful that I came here to gently be reminded of all I have to be thankful for!!!!! Thank YOU!
love this idea! today i am thankful for a sweet, random picture of haden from one of the daycare girls! love them. ♥
My husband (it’s his birthday!)
I am thankful for you reminding me to slow down and be thankful
So very thankful we got our adoption finalization date today – November 18!!!
Wow! Thanks so much. I am not having such a good day. And, I got on my laptop, and was just scrolling through Compassion blogs, clicking on the ones that sounded neat. Thanks!
I’m thankful for marriage and the hand of God. With Him marriages really can last a lifetime!!!
I am so thankful to have had the chance to celebrate my nephew’s birthday with him for the first time in 3 years! It’s good to be home!
i am thankful that i was able to just spend a week with my mom, and watching her interact with my 6month old.
I’m thankful for my husband who woke early to fold the laundry. How sweet!
I’m thankful for a fun job!
Such a lovely idea… I am thankful that all my kids are tucked up in bed, safe and sound, with full tummies… getting reading for a fresh day tomorrow!!!
For swimming.
http://jewelsinmycrownsomeday.blogspot.com/2011/11/time-for-thanksgiving-day-1.html
thankful for grace…upon grace…upon grace.
With God’s help and strength . . . sharing my testimony at my MOPS meeting this morning.
Phenomenal idea! I’m joining you. Hope you don’t mind! http://wp.me/prDEy-uj
FB (and IRL) friends who make me laugh.
I am doing this on my FB page too! Love the idea! My day one reads: To prep for Thanksgiving, a Daily Thankful. Today: that the kids are at school and cannot guard their Halloween loot! I am sure I will get more sincere as the month passes, but I have never been one to pass up a chance for a laugh!
That the Halloween snow is melting and the power is back on!
Thankful for a God that supplies our EVERY need!
For a caring and thoughtful dentist and the means to pay the $600 bill
I am thankful that I have a great job teaching first graders who love to learn…especially with all their energy on the day after Halloween!
Thankful for storytime with the kids.
I’m thankful I got all my laundry washed yesterday!
I’m thankful for a little boy who has the wit to tell me he can’t go to sleep tonight because he loves me too much.
I am thankful that all my 11 children are all safe and well…and that we can afford christmas gifts this year…but I would really love it for you to send it to us…shameless begging!!
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kidding
Holly
I’m thankful for miracles.
http://www.not2us.net/blog/lindsay/2011/nov/30-days-thanks-miracles
I am thankful for my husband! He has a difficult job…12 hour days, constant physical demands, swing shifts, etc. Yet, when he came in this morning from his night shift he said, “I’m so thankful I have a job.”
I am thankful for all of the people who are making calls and sending e-mails to help my husband find a new job since his company is downsizing and he will be unemployed very soon.
I’m thankful for a recent doctor appt. Blogged about it. I think I might take your challenge and post daily. So I’m also thankful for your encouragement.
I am thankful for my seventh grade daughter, who told me I was the coolest mom ever because I still help her with her homework.
Today I am thankful for my health, my husband, and my kids.
Today I am thankful that we paid off our house and are DEBT FREE!
I’m thankful for my sweet 5 year old daughter prayed to receive Christ as her savior tonight at dinner!!!!!
No greater joy!
Your blog and honesty
I am thankful for some amazing friends who are throwing my daughter a bridal shower!
53 degrees and the warmth of the sun on my face .
I am thankful to have had the privilege to gather with other women of faith today and study the Word of God at our Ladies Bible Study.
So very thankful for a beautiful 4 year old who loves to give hugs and kisses!
I’m thankful for the (few) nights I get 8 hours of sleep.
I am thankful for our great church community and the support it offers our teens in today’s world.
I’m thankful that God gave me the perseverance to push through and get a lot of work done that NEEDED to get done today.
May I join you in this challenge, Kristen? I haven’t had time to blog much because of a new job, but this I think I can do.
I dinner invite from my bro and his family
I’m thankful that by the end of the month our adoption will be final and our sweet Deanna will be ours forever.
today I am thankful for reminders in sleeping baby’s sighs.
I am thankful for the unexpected doubling of every coupon I used tonight. It wasn’t a huge amount but it just showed me God is with me everywhere, even the check out line.
I’m thankful there was enough coffee in the house to make a cup for every family member that wants one this morning…truly a good thing.
I am thankful for my wonderful husband whose birthday we are celebrating today.
Today I am thankful for that extra hug Lil Man gave to me this morning.
My daughter left me a beautiful note on this subject yesterday. I wrote about it on my blog:
http://simplythingsfamily.blogspot.com/2011/11/giving-thanks.html
I’m thankful for the note my hubby left last night: “What time are you planning to clean the house tomorrow? I want to help.”
Yesterday I was thankful my almost 13 yr old son smiled and waved goodbye to me before getting out of the car at junior high. Made my day!!
Today: I am thankful that same boy now turned 13 and oh, what a joy these years have been. He is God’s gift.
My 12 year old daughter super-cleaned the kitchen this morning without being asked!
I am thankful for a place to live when our house sale closes.
lunch with my husband
I’m thankful for kids (teens!) who love veggies and milk with their dinner. It’s the little things sometimes.
I am thankful that through another Blog I found yours! Youare very inspirational!