My 100 Things - 2015

Annual 100 list of things I'm thankful for this year....GO!

1) My Jesus...He loves me, forgives me, and died for me.
2) My dad
3) My brothers Bryan and Mark
4) My (soon to be) sister-in-law Kris
5) My niece Lilly
6) Ryan Joe McClelland...still has my heart at 4 years old
7) My job at Ashgrove
8) My kids at church
9) My Grandma Judy...blessed beyond words by her
10) Ella
11) Lola
12) Frankie
13) Bruce Jenner (the cat)
14) My Jeep Lucy
15) My Florida family - Nate, Cassey, Noah, and Sydni
16) My students at Ashgrove
17) Pumpkin spiced chai
18) Heat
19) My co-workers at Ashgrove
20) The first snow storm of the season
21) The last snow storm of the season
22) Turkey
23) Depot salsa
24) Naps
25) Cracking myself up
26) Life cereal
27) My church family
28) My friend Beckie...love her to pieces
29) Beckie's St. Bernard Blue
30) Flip-flops
31) Perrett's veggie sub
31) The fact that my dad loves musicals
32) My cell phone
33) Toilet paper
34) The Big Bang Theory
35) My pet-sitting clients
36) Running water
37) Friends who let me cry, even over the silly things
38) Facebook
39) Poppycock
40) Sleeping in
41) Indoor plumbing
42) Dark chocolate peppermint mochas
43) A good book
44) Grey's Anatomy
45) Date nights with Ryan
46) Friends I haven't seen in years that still love me and encourage me from afar
47) Good memories
48) Laughter
49) Tears
50) Margaritas from the Depot
51) Living in America
52) My Maggie - still miss her so much
53) Ryan's mom Kristen
54) Ben and Jerry's ice cream
55) Hope
56) Scentsy
57) The Jacobs family getting to bring Mercy home soon
58) Mi Amigos
59) Trust
60) Hot bubble baths
61) Heath insuracce
62) Brown sugar and cinnamon Poptarts
63) The Hutston family
64) Freedom
65) Green lights
66) Mail that isn't bills
67) Hoodies
68) Humility
69) My dad's dog Volt
70) Slightly sweetened iced tea
71) The first flowers in the spring
72) Law & Order SVU
73) Kindness
74) Fireworks
75) Snoopy
76) Honesty
78) Flannel sheets
79) Sugar cookies without frosting
80) Walking on sand in bare feet
81) Camping with my dad
82) Corndogs
83) Christmases in Arizona
84) Compassion
85) Ryan's laughter
86) Truth
87) Thunderstorms
88) The ocean
89) Doctors
90) Pumpkin pie
91) Fires in fireplaces
92) God's creation
93) Grocery stores
94) Turtles
95) 7 Little Words
96) Amazing Grace
97) Rainbows
98) Watermelon
99) Medication
100) Faith

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