I'm continuing the list of my 100 things I'm grateful for.  Part one is here.

26. my husband's family, esepcially his Mom, Shelby, and some special sisters-in-law.

27.  my husband's extended family. His Granny and Grandpa were two of the funniest human beings I've ever met. And his Aunts and Uncles are like my own. If I ever leave Tennessee, I hope it's for South Alabama near hubby's family.

28. my washing machine. Yeah, I know, it sounds silly. But we didn't have one when I was little.  'Nuff said.

29.  Diana Waring's  Christmas study--especially since I can't talk today!

30.  home-grown tomatoes

31. Daddy's Cornbread--it's even better than (dare I say?) my mother's! Oh, and his coffee is always perfect, too.

32.  the red-back Church Hymnal.

33. Melaleucca cleaning supplies

34.  cassettes from the last 12 years of church services from Friendship.  As librarian I have the enjoyable task of cataloging them.  I just love listening to those dear old sermons and songs over again!

35.  the cookbook my Mamaw wrote for me when i was eightteen with her standby recipes.

36. the bedspread my great-Grandma crocheted for her son Roy when he was in World War 2. Several people told her she probably shouldn't "do that right now", worrying in case he didn't come back. She continued making it--a sign of faith that her God would bring her boy home.

37.  classical music

38. Earl Grey tea

39.  homeschooling and homeschoolers--I LOVE IT!! It's really the best Christ-centered option to bring up a generation with a Biblical worldview.  I love the immediate sense of fellowship that Christian homeschoolers have--regardless of denominational affiliation. We are teaching our children for HIM. There's just something special about families that take the Scripture so seriously, that they are willing to sacrifice time, materials, and cultural expectations to raise their children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

40.  I'm thankful for my computer. My husband may not be so grateful for the time i spend on it. But I'm working to cut that WAY DOWN!

41.  Charles Colson's books

42.  the health of my family

43.  old photographs

44. sweet tea (on ice, of course.) I once read that sweet iced tea was the  "house wine" of the South. So true!

45.  Adventures in Odyssey cd's from Focus on the Family

46. Adrian Rogers' sermons on cd--priceless

47.  blogging--it's cheaper than therapy

48.  C.S. Lewis books--The Great Divorce and The Screwtape Letters, especially

49.  avocados [[Hmmmm--are you detecting a theme here? People, books, food....]

50.  taking trips. Doesn't matter where I just like to go.