It’s officially November, so like everyone else out there, I have moved right on from Halloween straight to Thanksgiving. I didn’t care very much about Thanksgiving in the past, but now I love it because it gives me a strong reminder of how much I have to be grateful for. You can never have enough gratitude in your life, however it can be easy to let the struggles of the daily grind get to you. I know that in the middle of the day when I haven’t even had a break to go to the bathroom, it can be hard for me to be grateful about anything. I also know that things could be a lot worse. All of that being said, I have made a list of five dozen things I’m grateful for, in no particular order. I encourage everybody to make your own list whenever you feel down, it might change your life.

1. The Love of Jesus
2. Mom and Dad who have given me a happy life
3. Talking on the phone to Grandma
4. Mac n Cheese
5. that first hug after you haven’t seen someone in a long time
6. Snapchat
7. college
8. my BAE :)
9. hot showers
10. when someone plays with my hair
11. getting A’s in school
12. the man who makes me feel loved every single day
13. not setting an alarm for days that I can sleep in
14. my role models
15. that friend who relates to me on a whole other level
16. when that class I hate gets cancelled
17. my roommates
18. comfy cardigans
19. when the group chat is lit
20. poems that I can relate to
21. crawling in to bed after a long day
22. surprise bouquets of flowers
23. my friends that turned in to family
24. warm fall days
25. shopping sprees
26. big(ger than usual) pay checks
27. back massages
28. long talks with friends
29. “goodnight, I love you” texts
30. puppies
31. Live music
32. really good dreams that I can remember the next day.
33. dumb tweets that make me laugh really hard
34. embarrassing moments that I can laugh at later
35. prayer
36. warm, fuzzy boots
37. holidays
38. when my dogs are excited to see me no matter how long its been since I left
39. cuddling
40. checking everything off my to do list
41. reading a really good book
42. movies that make me cry
43. painting
44. high school memories
45. my professors
46. opportunities to learn
47. seeing my cousins after not seeing them for a long time
48. Tattoos
49. volunteering
50. food to eat
51. surprises
52. opportunities to travel
53. girls days with my mom and grandma
54. my jobs
55. a roof over my head
56. bible study
57. people who are kind
58. the mountains
59. my car (even when he lets me down)
60. birthdays