14,000 things to be thankful for

No, I'm not going to write 14,000 things to be thankful for. That was the title of a book I came across this weekend while in a bookstore. It was essentially a list of nice things. I don't remember the list, but I have been thinking about it, and I thought I would make my own list and see how many things I can be thankful for today, or just things I like and would like to be thankful for today. Really, it will end up being a list of stuff I like. This is a change from stuff about me, yet it will still give you insight into me.

1. the smell of the linen closet.
2. new sheet day
3. the snap of the taekwondo pads when you get the kick just right
4. the 'ding' of my oven timer. I just love it. It means the cookies are ready.
5. the sound of rain on the roof
6. the smell of rain. You know the smell. Kind of like wet sidewalks.
7. Big worms on the sidewalk after the rain. It rained this week okay.
8. a well stocked bookshelf.
9. the smell of tomato vines
10. raspberries
11. laundry fresh out of the dryer. I would really like to be thankful for this.
12. a glassy smooth lake with the sunsetting over it.
13. ham
14. pretty shoes
15. stepping on crunchy leaves
16. stepping on that cool ice with the air bubbles underneath
17. marching bands
18. playing in the flour container
19. new notebooks or stationery
20. chocolate
21. blankets to wrap up in when it's a little chilly
22. floor heat. Got to love it.
23. when the trees are starting to get leaves and there's a kind of green haze all over
24. hoar frost
25. the smell of snow when you get up early in the winter to go to Grandma's house.
26. the smell of fresh bread
27. eating fresh bread with butter and cheese
28. sitting around doing nothing with friends
29. nintendo night with slurpees and lots of giggles
30. licorice
31. the northern lights
32. loons on the lake at night
33. hot chocolate at camp
34. wild blueberries
35. stepping on grasshoppers
36. heavy blankets on you feet when you go to sleep
37. waking up to your alarm and then remembering that you don't have to get up so you can just turn it off and go back to sleep
38. flowers
39. bamboo windchimes
40. stained glass windows
41. old church buildings
42. church family
43. singing with everybody
44. potluck
45. small groups
46. sitting around after church and visiting for a long time
47. church in English
48. God's unfathomable love
49. when you can feel God's presence
50. hope

Okay, I think I will stop there. I'm sure I could think of more things to be thankful for, but I will let you continue the list.