I have neglected this blog for a very long time. I had great and grand plans when I started this almost a year ago. But as you can see, I haven't done a very good job following through with those plans. So what better way to jump back into my blog than by doing a 10 on Tuesday, and what better 10 things to write about than the 10 things I'm thankful for.
The first and most important thing I am thankful for is my family. I am very lucky to have wonderful, healthy children and a very supportive husband. But I am also very fortunate to still have my parents and extended family, who are still constantly teaching me new things. I also have wonderful in-laws who are alway there for us when we need them.
My wonderful, giving friends. My best friends are the friends with whom I went to highschool. They have always been and continue to be my biggest supporters and sometimes instigators.
After the financial crisis of the last few years, I feel so very thankful to own our home. It's not big, or fancy but it is ours. It keeps us warm and dry, what more could a person ask.
I have enough. There is always more that I want, but I'm thankful that I have enough: enough food, enough love, enough of everything that is truely important.
I have always struggled with having faith in a power greater than myself. I believe in God, but it seems to be a constant struggle to maintain that faith. So when I am content with that belief, I'm thankful for simply having faith and not doubting it. Even though I know tomorrow I may be struggling again, just for today I'm not and that makes me thankful.
I am healthy and started the couch to 5K program. I never thought I'd be a person that enjoyed running, but I really enjoying conquering each workout.
I have a good job, which I enjoy. I work with some really great people and the work is challenging. I am blessed to work with people who not only think about their own careers, but also do what they can to help mine advance as well.
I am thankful to be able to sew, knit and spin because I want to and not because I have to in order to clothe my family. I enjoy these hobbies, often time they keep me sane. However if I had to do them, I think they would lose their enjoyment.
Social Media. I have learned so much from people all over the world due to Plurk, Twitter and Ravelry. I have seen how, no matter what country we live in, our lives really are not very different. I love being able to turn on my computer and read the thoughts of someone a hundred miles away and realize that they are going through some of the same things I am. It makes the world less large and scary.
Podcasts, both audio and video have taught me about knitting, spinning, history. They have given me an appreciation for classic literature, even when I haven't always loved it. Just like social media, I've learned that we are all more similar than we are different.
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