I have seen lots of great ideas for blogging on thankfulness this month, but this one REALLY challenged me.  It is to list 1,000 things you are thankful for.  WOW!!! 1,000!

I guess my first reaction was that I could never think of a THOUSAND things to be thankful for!  Then, I thought, how sad.  I have a truly blessed life and my blessings are so abundant that I can surely think of a mere 1000 things to list!  So, I am going to try this... it may go well beyond this month, depending on how many things I can list at a time.  Want to try it with me?  Just go to HolyExperience and grab the graphic!  And leave me a comment so I will know to come visit you!

so without further ado:
1.  I am thankful for my life, for the blessing of being here.
2.  I am so very thankful for my wonderful husband, Scott, who loves me, loves our children, and loves the Lord sincerely.
3.  I am thankful for my daughter, Abbie, whose sweet spirit and gently nature is a gift to my heart, and whose feminine, beautiful girly ways bring out the girl in me.
4.  I am thankful for my son, Luke, who blesses me with his smile, loving heart and fun-loving adventurous spirit.
5.  I am thankful for my son, Will, whose toddler eyes and newly acquired speech show me the world through a completely new viewpoint, and whose enthusiasm bubbles over and makes me smile.
6.  I am thankful for cameras!
7.  I am thankful for my parents.
8.  I am thankful for the beautiful colors of fall around my house.
9.  I am thankful that I have a yard with so many big trees to enjoy the colors right here, and make great big piles of leaves to jump in!
10.  I am thankful for hot chocolate.
11.  I am thankful for computers, the internet, and blogging and the way they allow us to connect to the worl in a completely different way than ever before!
12.  I am thankful that I am an American, and that i live in the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave!
13.  I am thankful that I have such wonderful friends.
14.  I am thankful that there are some hours in the day, even those late at night, where the house is totally still and quiet and i can have time to myself.
15.  I am thankful that, for the most part, everyone at my house is sleeping through the night!
16.  I am thankful that I live in a wonderful little village in the suburbs of a wonderful city that I love.
17.  I am thankful that they make feety jammies for grownups, and that I have a pair!
18.  I am thankful for hot water and for showers.
19.  I am thankful that we have the privelege of owning our own home.
20.  I am thankful for great neighbors.  I didn't even know when we bought the house that we would be living next door to a homeschooling family with 5 children, but God did! :)  YEAH, God!
21.  OK, this is probably horriible that it is #21 instead of #1, but I have to be honest and go with the stream of consciousness way in which I have been writing this.... I am thankful for God, that He made a way for me to be in heaven despite my totally sinful nature, and thankful for Jesus because He is my Savior and He is that way that was made for me!
22.  I am thankful for forgiveness.  For big forgiveness, like that of Jesus' death and resurrection for me, and for littler forgiveness, like the fact that I know I am forgiven for every little wrong thing I do throughout the day.  I am thankful that others can forgive me, and that I can forgive others, so that we can have restored relationships with each other.
23.  I am thankful for love.
24.  I am thankful for my cats.
25.  I am thankful that God made a way for my daughter to be able to have horseback riding lessons, and even a horse of "her own" one day a week!
26.  I am thankful for good health.. for our whole family!
27.  I am thankful that right now, my husband's work allows him to be home with us all day!  I love being with him!
28.  I am thankful for Dave Ramsey and Financial Peace!
29.  I am thankful for my  brothers and sisters and the memories we share together.
30.  I am thankful for traditions and celebrations!
31.  I am thankful for sleep and rest!
And on that note, I am going to go to bed!

Seriously thankful that...