Our church service on Sunday has left me singing “Give Thanks with a Thankful Heart” over and over all week.  And with that, I’ve been trying to come up with a list of thanks for tomorrow’s upcoming Thanksgiving holiday:

1.  I am thankful to God – who is the One who has made me what I am today, through His many blessings.

2.  I am thankful to my parents, who gave me life:

3.  I am thankful for the love of my husband, who loves me (and still talks to me) despite all of my faults.

4.  I am thankful for my children, four of the brightest, funniest, lovable, huggable and trying little people in my home…who give and accept love so freely - they make me thirst for more of their love and talents.

5.  I am thankful for the extended friends and family that have enriched my life, kept me grounded and shared of themselves with me – some for many, many years.

6.  I am thankful for my quilting talents, that I am able to share them with others and live a life filled with a passion for the traditional art of quilting.

7.  I am thankful for my clients, who send me work and help me feed my family.

8.  I am thankful for being able to have a thankful, loving heart – at one time in my life, I was told I wasn’t capable of having and showing emotions – they were wrong.  So.  Very.  Wrong.

9.  I am thankful for our pets, who give unconditional love and little doggie moochies.

10.  I am thankful for YOU – who come to visit me and my lil’ ole’ life here in the hills of nowhere, Texas.  You brighten my days and help fuel my creativity.