I know there may be people who will roll their eyes at what I am about to post, because I would probably do the exact same thing. Yesterday was Thanksgiving so obviously I should post about how thankful I am and whatnot, but the truth is that I am INCREDIBLY thankful, not just yesterday or today, but every day. I believe our world has heard enough negative thoughts lately so I hope this post serves as a fantastic reminder to all that we really do have a lot to be thankful for.
I am immensely thankful for my family - they are such a bunch of loons! I am thankful for the voice-mails that my dad leaves me on his way to work or before one of my games if he isn't able to make it. I am thankful that my mom sends me care packages and makes me coffee and sits at the kitchen table with me just to catch up whenever I come home. I am thankful for my brother and the annoying way he tries to give me a hug when he knows I am insanely upset with him. I am thankful for my twin sisters - for the movie quotes Ellie and I say to one another and the cuddling that Emily and I get to do when we hang out.I am incredibly thankful for so many great friends. I am thankful for the roommates who put up with my messy room, my talking addiction, make me hot chocolate, and are living lights for Jesus to me every single day. I am thankful for my guy friends who play basketball or cards with me, who let me barge into their rooms unannounced, and don't care how blunt I am with them. I am thankful for my boyfriend who goes great lengths to make long distance work, whether its driving hours to hang out or sending me text messages in the morning with Bible verses to remind me where my focus really should be.
I am overwhelmingly thankful for my teammates - girls who make me shake my head in disbelief and cause an abundance of laughter every single day. Girls who wake up early on Friday mornings to go eat pancakes. Girls who listen to me rant about papers I wrote and I know are probably not in decent enough quality to turn in. Girls who I miss after not seeing in the last 48 hours.
I am really thankful for my education, even though I will admit to spending an enormous amount of the time complaining. I am thankful that I get to go to college, write papers, make videos, and God-willing, graduate in a year and a half with a degree! I am thankful, specifically, for my private university, no matter how many stereotypes there, ones that we even fall into, at our small Christian community.
I am thankful for coffee and the way that it gives me enough energy some days to make it to my morning classes.
I am thankful for water because it hydrates me after my six cups of coffee along with chocolate and good books.
I am thankful good smells and a messy kitchen to come home to whenever I am able. I am thankful I live on a farm so I have an abundance of meat to eat and my mom makes my favorite caramel bars.
I am thankful for Target as it has saved me many times and also provided me with many unnecessary items, but a lot of really good deals!
I am thankful for the pranks that have been pulled on me, as it means I get to be a prankster as well, but also because it reminds me of the weird, but great, friends I have.I am thankful for fleece blankets and warm winter boots as I live in the Midwest tundra, but I am also thankful for seasons and the knowledge that although it may be nine months, summer will eventually be here again!
My list could go on and on, as I could write of the vast joy and thankfulness that overwhelms my heart each and every day. After writing so many of these things out, how is it possible that I ever lose sight of the goodness that abounds me?
Psalm 107:1 "Give THANKS to the Lord, for he is good; His LOVE endures forever."
Most of all, I am thankful for a God who endures my unfaithfulness and graciously loves me every day that ends in "y." Even after posting this, I know I will forget - I am only human, after all - but my hope and prayer is, that I will be more likely to take a step back and remind myself of the greatness of God.
I am feeling so thankful.
-Courage, dear heart. C.S. Lewis
Lexi