Thankful

So i realize that thanksgiving was a few weeks ago, and I should have been thinking about what I was thankful for then, but its kinda hitting me now.

So I'm getting home for school, and I realized that I didn't have my key. So naturally, I simply ring the doorbell thinking my brother is home. Well, he wasn't. Great. So I called my mom, told her the situation, and then went to sit in the back porch so I wouldn't get rained on. I sat there, in the cold, for 28 minutes. Finally my brother came home and could let me in.

I was sitting there, cold, shivering, and just wanting to be inside. Then I started to think. That was the first time that I have ever experienced something like that. Being vulnerable, helpless, in need. People go through that on a daily basis for years and years, before "their brother gets home to let them in." I never realized how thankful I am for the everyday things that i take for granted.

At small group on sunday, we were talking about being thankful for everyday things. Even something as simple as messy shoes - in the fact that we have enough shoes for them to be messy, and that we have spaces to just leave them. Our small group leader, Erica, encouraged all of us to start a list. of things we are thankful for. instead of doing it just for me, I'm going to put it out here. For everyone. And maybe whoever is reading this, might make on of their own. That'd be sweet. there are so many though. i'll stop at twenty today. i'll give you another list another time (:

My list of things I am thankful for <3

1. my house
2. Jesus
3. the cross
4. love
5. shoes
6. socks
7. my bed
8. blankets
9. pillows
10. friends
11. family
12. my bible
13. my journal
14. brothers/sisters in christ
15. relationships
16. food
17. clothes
18. water
19. school
20. heating

thats just a few to start with. I am thankful for so much. and those 28 minutes of being outside, led to to realizing all of that. the Lord is so cool in the way he teaches you. obviously its hard and frustrating sometimes, but the ending result is just the best. its so sweet.