Being Thankful

I have been reading and being blessed by Ann Voskamp's blog and the challenge to be thankful. Today in the mail a package arrived. How fitting on "Multitude Monday" that it should be her book! And thus I begin my own list of a thousand gifts.

I am thankful for:

1. the confession of a child
2. forgiveness freely given
3. relationships restored
4. new beginnings
5. long distance conversations with a good friend
6. winks from my youngest daughter
7. the sister-friendship growing between my girls
8. surprise Valentines from those who matter most
9. the thoughtfulness of my beautiful niece in her offer to bring my eldest home and save me from going back out in the cold!
10. snuggles with my children