Thankful

Okay, I’ll jump on the bandwagon (does it count as a bandwagon if it’s the purpose of a centuries-old holiday?) and tell you some of the things I’m thankful for. In no particular order:

1. Notre Dame football
2. Jesus

   

3. Bacon
4. Princess books
5. Lilacs
6. My nephew and nieces
7. Hulu
8. The Blessed Mother
9. Being a nomad
10. Music
11. Old friends
12. New friends
13. Strangers who share their hearts with me
14. Fingernails
15. Audiobooks
16. Blogging
17. John Donne
18. Saints

19. 

    Tickling small children

20. The Triduum
21. Berries
22. Colors
23. The Mass
24. Beauty
25. Waffle House
26. Jeans
27. Nutella
28. St. Damien of Molokai
29. A comfortable bed–or really any bed at all
30. Parishes in Hawaii that want me to come speak
31. Spring
32. The elderly
33. Storytelling
34. So You Think You Can Dance
35. The end of the election
36. Truth
37. Impressionist art
38. Toddlers
39. Snuggling with little ones
40. Excedrin

    

41. Facebook
42. Pope Benedict
43. Being a Domer
44. Confession
45. St. Catherine of Alexandria
46. The games children play
47. Coffee
48. Laughter
49. Reunions
50. Butterflies
51. Rome
52. The mountains
53. Easter eggs
54. Cooking
55. The Cross
56. Chick Fil-A
57. The color pink
58. Polka dots
59. Scripture

    

60. Grammar
61. Pinterest
62. Naps
63. The priesthood
64. This video
65. 96-count boxes of crayons
66. Mashed potatoes
67. BOOKS!
68. White chocolate
69. The Eucharist
70. New haircuts
71. Stained glass windows
72. Cardinal Dolan
73. Land O’Lakes hot chocolate
74. The way kids laugh when they’ve still got tears on their cheeks
75. Gelato
76. G.K. Chesterton
77. The internet

    

78. My cute brown boots
79. JPII
80. White chocolate
81. Perpetual adoration
82. Manti Te’o
83. Crocheting
84. Family
85. Prayer
86. Limeade
87. E. Nesbit, Eward Eager, L.M. Montgomery, Louisa May Alcott, Noel Streatfeild, and all the authors of my continued childhood
88. Comfy shoes
89. Peppermint
90. Memories
91. Hoodies
92. The joy of knowing my Savior
93. Puppies
94. Sleeping in
95. Crunch ‘n Munch
96. Snow
97. Cooking competition shows
98. Slinkies
99. Freedom and democracy
100. Knowing that I am loved

So there you have it–the first hundred things I thought of. I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised at the number of foods on the list given what Thanksgiving is really all about…. Now get off the computer and go cook something!

Author: Meg

I'm a Catholic, madly in love with the Lord, His Word, His Bride the Church, and especially His Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity in the Eucharist. I'm committed to the Church not because I was raised this way but because the Lord has drawn my heart and convicted my reason. After 2 degrees in theology and 5 years in the classroom, I quit my 9-5 to follow Christ more literally. Since May of 2012, I've been a hobo for Christ; I live out of my car and travel the country speaking to youth and adults, giving retreats, blogging, and trying to rock the world for Jesus. View all posts by Meg