I decided "Hey, I'm new to blogging and you may or may not know that much about me, so what a great way to start my bloggers with what I'm thankful for? After all Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, not only because I have GREAT cooks in the family but also because I have soo much to be thankful for." I love through the fall season to look back and ask myself, "What am I thankful for and why?" just like any Thanksgiving season. It helps me get my persepective back and not to get in a pitty party of "boo hoo me" stage that everyone gets in every once in a while.
Things I am thankful for:
- Jesus.
- School.
- Family.
- Friends.
- Laughter.
- Teachers.
- My Laptop.
- Gymnastics.
- Scholarships.
- A Running car.
- My Cell Phone.
- My Pell Grant.
- Bath and Body Works.
- A Roof Over My Head.
- My Home Comupter and Internet.
- Food to Chow Down on Each Day.
- Peppermint Hot Chocolates from McDonald's.
Why I'm so thankful for...
... My God. I give Him all the Glory and Honor for everything I've achieved, for who He's created me into today, and who He's creating me into becoming. He's given me a countless amount of opportunities. He has died on the cross for my sins so that I may enter into Heaven and have an everlasting joy, happiness, and praise in my heart. He sits up in Heaven, awaiting when He wants me to come and sit with Him.
...My friends. My friends continually cheer me up on any given day. They bring me joy and happiness to an uneasy day. My friends are my world! I have to say a special thank you to: Karla, Nicole, Jener, Hannah, Ashley, Nancy, Heather, and all my girl girlies, You all mean the complete world to me!!! :) I love you all!! :)
...Gymnastics. Gymnastics has been played a huge part of my life since I was a little muchkin at age three. It's been my stronghold and a steady place I can always call home. I've continued have a strong support from all my teamates, those who have came and gone and those who are currently at my practices as well. They push me to do my best and help me learn lessons through out my life.
...School. I love learning and going to school. If I could go to school and take every class there is, I would do it in a heart beat, but as we all know: It's just not going to happen. Learning new things and about how do things, how things came about, why things the way they are now, how to please a person, how the body functions, how we are able to do ______. It all amazes me and I want to know it all! I just find it all so interesting! Goodness I'm getting all hyped up just thinking about learning and my biology test I have this coming Monday!!
...A roof over my head and food to eat. Lately I have been watching movies, reading, and learning about the children in Africa and China and Prostitution. My heart just reaches out to those poor children!! My friend Skyler Dieselberg's parents are in Thailand doing missions work for prostitutes; giving the hopeless feeling girls a job in a factory making jewerly to help them out of the "business." I just have to turn to God, and say "Thank You, for keeping me healthy, giving me a family that gives me a roof over my head and food every day" I just watched a movie called Beyond Borders with Angelina Jolie and Clive Owen which is about the people in Ethiopia who are dying of starvation and living in extremely harsh conditions. It helps remind me that I live safely, in a house, that when I get a boo-boo, I have band-aids and Tylenol for any pain I'm having, and that I'm given food to me whenever my stomach comes a calling and more.
... my green 1990's Chevrolet Astro Van I drive. Thank you to Skyler, who says you have name everything, my van's name is Grace full of Joy. She has given topfulls of grace; not once have I got a ticket with her as well as she's done a great job to prevent me from getting me into an accident since I've recieved my license. She listens to me very well, She will turn in any direction I ask her to and go any speed as well. She does get a little down and broken sometimes, but I do my best to keep her in her best shape. She gets me from point A to point B with fail every time so far. By getting me to my joyful destination, brings joy to my heart. Also, she's never failed in the amount of passengers she can hold. I love her most for that! :) Thank you Grace!
...my pell grants and scholarships. Those awesome treasures are allowing me to further my learning and my college education towards receiving my degree in Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement. I'm sooo stoaked until I get to start my "big girl" job as a Police Officer! I want to work with Criminals but more with a special cases involving abused and neglectic children. God has a strong hold on me and children, my heart just aches for them.
...Peppermint Hot Chocolate from McDonald's. I always get addicted to a drink in each season; in the summer I get addicted to strawberry-banana smoothies from McDonald's and in the Winter(or any cold day) I get addicted to their Peppermint Hot Chocolates. When I go into work at Bath and Body Works I remember to bring my drink for a GREAT day at work, with my wonderful co-workers, whom I love!:)
...Bath and Body Works and all it's employees at store #648, in Monroe, Michigan. One of my jobs is working as an associate at the store, Bath and Body Works. I've been working there since July 2011. I love it and wouldn't change it for the world! I love all my managers and co-workers. All the girls there always cheer me up and we are always having a good time and laugh so much! God has blessed me with a third family here.
...lol. The amount of laughter that it's my life is just amazing! Laughter makes the pain leave, relieves stress, and just plain fun to do! Laughter is the best medicine. I laugh at myself so much, I think I could heal myself just about every day. lol. I love laughing, it's seriously the best thing in the world!! Try it, laugh today!! :) I'm sure I have today!! Laugh at others' funny laugh, the randomness of someone talking like me, the cute little old man at the grocery store, the littles little baby in your family that is halarious!! Just know this: laughter heals and relieves all stress and pain. lol
So those are the things I'm extremely thankful for. I hope you learned a lot about me.
