I am Thankful

I am thankful for my husband - for the awesome guy that he is, all his talents and quirks, and all the ways he loves and provides for me.

I am thankful for my friends and family who build me up, pray for me, encourage me, support my endeavors, love me, tolerate me, forgive me, speak openly and honestly with me, spend time with me and allow me to do the same for them.

I am thankful for my teachers and my students from whom I learn so much.

I am thankful for my mind. God has blessed me with the ability to learn and reason, and this has helped me scale many obstacles.

I am thankful for the time, ability and means to continue my education. Grad school has been so exciting and challenging and has opened new worlds to me.

I am thankful for my voice. It is a gift from God which I so often take for granted, but appreciate all the more when I am without it. As a singer, it gives me the means to communicate my inner self when words alone are inadequate.

I am thankful for my home. I have everything I need and a lot that I don't need. I am comfortable and safe.

First and foremost, I am thankful for my Lord. Who am I that He should think of me? His sacrificial love gives me Life here and hereafter and I will never be able to be thankful enough.

Certainly not an exhaustive list. Thanks for the idea, Mellifluous!