Thanksgiving is Coming!

For Family Home Evening tonight, we set a timer for 5 minutes and made individual lists of things we were thankful for.  Then, at the end of 5 minutes, we compared our lists.  We combined our lists and added a few more; here is what we came up with!

101 Things We Are Thankful For…

1.         Each Other

2.         Loving Parents

3.         Family & Family Gatherings

4.         Friends

5.         Prayer

6.         The Gospel

7.         Jesus Christ

8.         The Plan of Happiness

9.         Temples

10.     Marriage for Eternity

11.     The Scriptures

12.     The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

13.     Missionaries

14.     Friendly Strangers

15.     A Reliable Car (even if it burns oil and its dashboard doesn't light up)

16.     Financial Stability

17.     A Place to Live

18.     A Job

19.     Days Off and Vacations

20.     The Warmth of the Sunshine

21.     Sun Rays through the Clouds

22.     Pretty Flowers

23.     Mountains

24.     Beaches

25.     Grain Fields

26.     Snowmen

27.     Hot Chocolate

28.     All Other Forms of Chocolate

29.     Blankets to Keep Us Warm

30.     The Dollar Theater

31.     Redbox

32.     Walks in the Snow

33.     Walks not in the Snow

34.     Babies with Goofy Grins

35.     Fun Animals that make Us Smile (especially baby ones)

36.     Our Bed and Pillows

37.     Dancing, Running, & Hiking

38.     Cookies

39.     Brownies

40.     Blueberry Muffins

41.     Airplanes

42.     Bubbles

43.     Warm Showers

44.     Orthodontia

45.     Insurance

46.     Smiles

47.     Chapstick

48.     Olive Garden

49.     McDonald’s

50.     Arby’s

51.     Wedding Pictures

52.     The Last Name of ‘Francis’ (so glad it isn’t a crazy weird one)

53.     Brigham Young University

54.     Scholarship Money

55.     FAFSA

56.     Our Matching Bathroom Decor

57.     The Internet (used responsibly)

58.     Our Wedding Rings

59.     Personal Computers

60.     Padding Under Carpets

61.     Our Couch

62.     Our Waffle Maker

63.     Running Water

64.     Electricity

65.     A Refrigerator

66.     A Microwave

67.     Macaroni and Cheese

68.     Happy Music

69.     Christmas & Holidays

70.     Living Apostles and Prophets

71.     A Television (even if we don’t get cable on it)

72.     Board Games

73.     Frosty’s

74.     Chicken Nuggets

75.     Berry Smoothies

76.     Costco

77.     Papa John’s Pizza

78.     Little Kids Waving

79.     The Cutest Trick-or-Treater Ever

80.     Blogs

81.     Slippers

82.     An Education

83.     Opportunity to Succeed

84.     Tall Buildings

85.     Bicycles

86.     Exciting Public Transportation

87.     Gmail

88.     Clothes to Wear

89.     Warm Towels Fresh out of the Wash

90.     Movies

91.     Reusable Water Bottles

92.     Pasta Roni

93.     Good Health

94.     Traditions

95.     Jokes & Laughing

96.     Lots of Colors

97.     Paper Airplane Competitions

98.     Laying in the Grass

99.     The BYU Duck Pond

100.Road Trips & Audiobooks

101.Counting Blessings