About a week ago, Amber told me that in her down time at work she had started making a list of things that make her happy. I thought this a fantastic idea and encourage you to make your own list. As I typed things out for my list, I realized that the 'happy' list equally might be deemed a list of 'things to be thankful for'. Oh how we have way too many of those to count! I was also surprised how many of my list items weren't physical, material possessions at all. For when you really think about it, the things that make us truly happy are the memories and the people and the activities we're blessed to enjoy. And yes, the chocolate ice cream must be included if we're honest, but make you a list and see if you're not surprised at the outcome. Follow that with thanking God for so many blessings.
A list of 100 (in no certain order)
Short checkout lines.
Breakfast burritos with homemade picante sauce.
A stack of clean laundry.
A puppy.
Dwight Schrute and cast.
A morning of smooth traffic.
Orange juice with good ice.
Daisies.
Good art: Ansel, van Gogh, Cezanne, the like.
Micron Archival Ink pens.
The smell of crayons.
Running in the rain.
Heating blankets in the winter.
The feeling after a hard tempo run.
People who are passionate about life.
Standing on a mountain peak.
Making and crossing out items on a list.
The clone tool in Photoshop.
Libraries.
Life is Good paraphernalia.
Jeans that fit.
Summer tan.
Ted Dekker books.
Sundays at Fortress.
Wyatt Cody.
Black and white photographs.
Chocolate chip cookies.
Watching Alias with Kathleen & Amber.
Campfires and s’mores.
Catching up with old friends.
Fresh-baked bread.
Hammocks.
Sleeping during a thunderstorm.
Drive-in movies.
New running shoes.
Good coffee.
Setting up a tent.
Listening to The Afters.
Scrambled eggs at downtown breakfast diners.
Singing old hymns.
Road trips.
Running through sprinklers on a hot day.
Emails at work.
The mini-Gila at the 4N Ranch.
A good font.
Old days at COTH.
Bandanas and sunglasses.
A quiet day.
Things on sale.
Wading in a creek.
Small group Bible studies.
Little surprises.
Hanging out in a bookstore.
Ice cream runs with a best bud.
Walks in the park.
Crossing a finish line.
Kayaking down a river.
Cooking.
Finding good greeting cards.
Being held.
Encouraging words.
Pine trees.
Having people over.
Curling up on the couch.
Sunsets.
Saturday morning breakfast.
Snail mail.
Flip-flops and black heels.
Sandwiches in trees.
Good quotes.
Chick-fil-a billboards.
Monday night gym workouts.
Good test results.
Organizations like World Vision.
Mom’s apple dumplings.
Serving.
Gingerbread cookies and an old stuffed teddy bear.
Fridays at 5:00.
Ninja turtles and micro machines.
Journal writing.
John Denver.
People who are doing amazing things for the Kingdom.
The color blue.
Springtime weather.
Trips to the feed store.
Freedom to worship.
Organization.
Otters at the Dallas Zoo.
Leaves.
Looking at stars.
Fellowship.
Getting at least 7 hours sleep a night.
Did I already mention ice cream? Chocolate please.
Green bananas. So green you can hardly peel them.
Scrapbooking -n- photo albuming.
Having the best roommates.
Riding horses in the mountains.
Wedding cake. Vanilla.
Pride and Prejudice. The new one.
Knowing Someone much greater is in control.
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