Things I Take for Granted, But I'm Really Thankful For...

Here's a few things I thought of...thanks, Anne for getting me thinking!

• fresh ground Columbian Cucaramunga coffee
• electricity (ours was out for 9 hours because of a storm yesterday)
• making a pot of coffee BEFORE the lights went out
• getting served coffee in a real mug at the local coffee joint
• wireless connections
• cell phones with internet capability
• passing Economics with a B without ever opening the textbook
• getting to preach most Sundays
• having a sermon where everyone can participate
• being able to build a birdhouse out of old cedar fence boards
• being able to paint a Mother's Day card for Linda
• habanero sauce
• fresh, hot, homemade tortillas
• Izzy-isms (things my 3 year old granddaughter comes up with...I'll do another post for that)
• lightning and thunder
• beagles
• sunsets
• sunrises
• clouds (the sky is God's canvas, and it changes every day)
• finding the perfect picture frame at a garage sale for 50 cents
• buying a book for $1 at a garage sale and selling it for $20 on Amazon
• rocking Izzy to sleep
• being forgiven when I least deserve it
  
• being able to come up with so many things I'm thankful for

It would be too easy to come up with a list of things that irritate me. In fact, last week, as part of my final English exam, I had 2 hours to write a final persuasive essay from scratch. One of the choices of topics was "The most irritating qualities a man/woman can have." My challenge was keeping it to 3 points and less than 500 words...

Feel free to add your own to this list!