
T-minus one day until Thanksgiving! I know we are all thankful for the obvious blessings in our lives like family, friends, health, etc., but what about the not so obvious?
- Having just enough milk left for another bowl of cereal
- Finding your passport the morning of your flight
- Paid time off
- The Starbucks barista spelling your name correctly
- The Starbucks barista saying your name correctly
- Waking up after a full night’s sleep
- Puppy kisses
- Any type of all you can eat buffet
- Satisfaction after an amazing parallel parking job
- Not chipping a nail immediately after getting them done
- When everyone finishes the dessert you brought to the party
- Having just enough layers on
- Unknowingly stepping over the dog poo on the sidewalk
- The first words in a new journal
- Waking up to sweet messages from your friends
- Fast WiFi at a coffee shop
- Good drama on the real housewives
- Hitting 10,000 steps before dinner
- Getting to the front of a line
- Music with good lyrics and a great beat
- Coworkers that make you excited to go to work
- Having a dance party of one every now and then
- Coming home to a hot meal
- Making dinner with food just before it expires
- Getting the middle seats in a movie theater
- Finding those pair of discounted shoes in your size
- Not getting frisked at the airport… 🙂
- Candles that burn for a long time
- Peace that comes after a yoga practice
- Lying down on top of warm laundry
- That full belly feeling after a fantastic meal
- People who use apostrophes correctly
- Big bear hugs
- The comfort of a towel after a shower
- Friends who know you without you having to explain yourself
- The thorough anticipation before a drop in a song
- The thorough satisfaction after a drop in a song
- Saving enough miles for a free trip
- Finishing a work day
- Submitting your taxes
- Familiar faces in public
- Journals that take you back to a moment
- Pictures that take you back to a feeling
- No hair growing on your toes
- Free drinks on a night out
- Taking out the trash without ripping the bag
- People who take a chance on you
- Having just enough bobby pins
- Front facing cameras so I don’t have to guess what I’m shooting at
- Socks with no holes in them
- When the Advil finally kicks in
- Remembering to use both base-coat AND topcoat
- Finding a seat on the tube during morning commute
- Color
- Willy Wonka memes
- Harry Potter references in everyday conversation
- Apologies from unexpected people
- Hunt for the Wilderpeople
- Babies’ wrinkly hands
- Tea – peppermint, masala chai, earl grey, all of them!
- The elegance of pearls
- Grandmother kisses
- More options than salad for a vegetarian
- Actually pulling off that outfit you didn’t think you could
- Rejection from something I thought would be best for me
- Symmetry
- Baristas who make amazing foam art in my latte
- Lipstick that both moisturizes and looks fabulous
- Orlando Bloom’s shiny blonde hair in Lord of the Rings
- Using a coupon
- The feeling of sand under your bare feet
- Waking up to sunshine in your face
- Finding out there’s chocolate at the bottom of your ice-cream cone
- Hitting all the green lights
- People who say naan instead of naan bread
- Presidential terms lasting only four years long
- The overwhelming smell of fabric softener when you accidentally use too much
- Auto-save on Microsoft word
- Fuzzy blankets
- Fuzzy socks
- Saying compliments to the chef after a fantastic meal
- People saying “bless you” after I sneeze.
- Man buns
- Cinnamon buns
- Actually knowing the lyrics to a Rihanna song
- Cable-knit sweaters
- Heels that don’t destroy your feet
- People who save me the trouble of wondering if they’re mad at me by using emojis and punctuation in text messages.
- All of my husband’s clothes
- The triangles on your carpet after you vacuum
- A firm handshake
- That one french fry that’s just a little bit burned
- Twelve weeks past your last haircut and you still don’t have split ends!
- Cold water on a hot summers day
- Hot chocolate on a cold winters day
- Articles that educate
- Being greeted at the airport
- Uber drivers that don’t get lost
- Breakfast tacos (raises hands in the air like a hallelujah)
- When a house turns into a home
- Making people laugh, even just for a second
So tell me, which one is your favorite? Do you have any odd things to add to the list? Comment below friends!
Hey — I wrote a book about all of this.
Living Open-Handed is the devotional I wrote during a season when I really needed to hear these words myself. If you're in a place where you need to be encouraged by scripture and softened by grace, it might be for you too.
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