100 Things I'm Thankful

I'm thankful for:

1. For my wonderful husband
2. For my son; who brings more joy than ever imaginable.
3. For Jesus in my life
4. For growing up in a Christian family and having to deal with legalistic hiccups and not too many liberal ones :)
5. For Chad's family and how different they are from mine
6. For grandparents to my son who love him
7. For those grandparents loving to spend time with him
8. For lots of siblings and their spouses
9. For being an aunt
10. For job #1; even if I don't always enjoy it
11. For job #2 and wish it was more
12. For our house and the prospect of selling it
13. For decent financial decisions in our married life
14. For old friends who can show up on Thanksgiving morning and makes you late for family, but was totally worth catching up.
15. For new friends, but kinda old (at least for Chad) that you can just relax with.
16. For enjoying to cook but not always having to do it.
17. For our church.
18. For our life and how simple it can be
19. For the flexibility that is being created in my ventures
20. For learning to relax and be free
21. For our wonderful dog, Gustav
22. For our other wonderful dog, Stout
23. For feeling free to name our dog Guiness Stout because he looked like a stout beer: so dark brown that he almost looked black with a little white "foam" at the top.
24. For some lazy weekdays mornings of snuggling in bed with my husband and son
25. For having an intelligent and healthy child
26. For having a funny son.
27. For learning to be free to spend money sometimes
28. For Chad caring more about his health now than before we were married; I want him around for a while.
29. For having learned to think I'm kinda special.
30. For having learned to let some things go
31. For learning that it really wasn't about me anyways
32. For being able to be free to make traditions work with our crazy schedule
33. For being fine with just me
34. For being open to change
35. For having loved ones around that have pushed me towards being who I am
36. For having loved ones who don't care if I change or not.
37. For being okay with a not so perfect home
38. For loving to love children
39. For getting to tell children about Jesus
40. For teaching children how to worship Jesus.
41. For little rebellion in my life
42. For new opportunities on the horizon
43. For trying new things
44. For questioning what is to be just because it's always been
45. For being able to spend so much time with Steven
46. For new opportunities for spending time with Chad
47. For interruptions in life; especially when the interruption is Steven or Chad
48. For be able to laugh at absurdities.
49. For being contradictory
50. For trying to never settle
51. For a very full life
52. For being given a lot of responsibility as a child/adolescent.
53. For being able to crash friends' Family Thanksgiving
54. and for being asked to join in :)
55. For Chad and I both wanting a real Christmas Tree
56. For learning to be spontaneous
57. For learning to emotions are good...but in moderation
58. For growth
59. For health
60. For seeing the joy Steven brings everyone he meets
61. For not feeling the need to do Black Friday shopping
62. For slowing down life
63. For letting the dishes stay in the sink, sometimes
64. For a good hairdresser; even if I don't go enough
65. For being able to see the absuridty in Sister Wives
66. For being able to admire Michelle Duggar
67. For wanting to be like her, but not wanting to be like her
68. For the hope of becoming a better person each year
69. For a husband who cleans,
70. cooks,
71. does the laundry,
72. bringing my coffee to me in bed even after 7 years of marriage,
73. him being an awesome father,
74. and the anticipation of giving him the opportunity to be a father to more children in the future (just not now)
75. For beer
76. For Tupperware
77. For good role models for my son
78. For my son's teachers and never having to worry about him in their care
79. For music
80. and sharing it with children
81. For learning the office at the office
82. For learning my weaknesses
83. For splurging sometimes
84. For staying up late
85. For going to bed early
86. For crafting
87. For vacation
88. For good health
89. For good healthcare
90. For trying not to be absurd
91. For knowing that I might sometimes be
92. For being open
93. For being convicted
94. For love 
95. For being compassionate
96. For Christmas and the opportunity to celebrate Jesus' birth
97. For laughter
98. For knowing who I am; well for the most part
99. For life and striving to not live mediocre.
100. For taking this challenge and allowing it to make me more thankful