Last year I started a very simple meme called The ABC's of Thanks and posted it the day before Thanksgiving. I was surprised how many bloggers participated and thought that I would once again put the link up again. And you know, I'm resting now since I'm recovering from that shoulder surgery. And yes, I'm thankful for it....even though it's pretty painful right now. :)
It's really a simple act of gratitude. Write a list using the alphabet and then list one item that you are grateful for that starts with the given letter. Here's mine:
A - Apples. Anything with them - sauce, crisp, pies, dried, fresh. How can it not be a thanks? Such an awesome appealing food.
B - BOGO's at the coffee shop. Actually, BOGO's anytime and almost anywhere. :)
C - Chef Alain's Gluten Free Cookbook - make sure to enter to win your own copy in my previous post.
D - Dancing daughters who love ballet.
E - Eggs. We go through 2-3 dozen a week. Cheap food for a big family.
G - Gingerbread Lattes from Starbucks.And just gingerbread - my favorite cookie.
H - Healing. This past year I've seen my Samuel thrive health wise since being diagnosed with Celiac Disease - and being gluten free. Hmmm...I'll have to make gluten free gingerbread this year.
J - Joy. Of course.
L - Laughter. Lot's of it -- laughter is really good for the soul -- I love watching my kids laugh.
M - Matching mittens. Or socks. No words needed to explain.
N - New grill. This spring we purchased it. And have used it all the time - and now in the snow.
O - Oreck. Again, not many words needed. I am grateful to them for my vacuum. And clean floors.
P - Philippians. Yep, copying my answer from last year. But, I love that book of the Bible!
Q - Quick brewing Keurig coffee {wow, there's a coffee theme going on this year, well and Q is hard.}
S - Sling for my arm. I'm sure by today I'll be grateful for it!
T - Twitter. Love it. Find me there. @finding_joy
U - Upcoming opportunities for my blog. So excited to share!
V - Vacations. Like the one listed for W and where you can find those chairs.
X - the letter. Life would be boring without you ol'letter x.
Y - You guys. Thanks for reading, for each sweet comment, and for your prayers. Blessed.
Z - Zany answers that everyone will come up with for the letter Z. And X.
See? That's it. Easy. Till you get to those tricky letters -- but you can do it! So write your post, grab the button and link up your own ABC's of Thanks.
Blessings friends!! And Happy Thanksgiving to you all!!
Blessings friends!! And Happy Thanksgiving to you all!!
