50 Reasons I'm Thankful . . . After Thanksgiving

After reading Marv Knox's 100 Reasons to Be Thankful on the FaithVillage blog, I was inspired. I originally wanted to write a long list of things I'm grateful for before Thanksgiving. Once again, it came and went quicker than I'd prefer. But that's okay. I'll make it work.

Thanksgiving is more than a holiday. It's an attitude that we should put effort into maintaining each and every day - not merely once a year. While that seems cliché, it's true.

Here's 50 reasons I'm thankful - even after Thanksgiving.

1. My strong, handsome, faithful husband Micah
2. My ever-expanding, crazy and beautiful family
3. True-blue friends
4. Bambi & Bananas - the cutest pups in the world
5. Thanksgiving left-overs. Mmmm :)
6. Treadmills, ellipticals and stair climbers - especially on days it's too cold to run outside
7. Gateway Church, Pastor Robert Morris, and all the people involved
8. Pumpkin spice creamer
9. Days to sleep in
10. Frozen yogurt
11. Kidd Kraddick in the morning
12. Stevia - my miracle sweetener
13. Life group on Tuesday nights
14. Leggings, Jeggings and sweat pants
15. Jason's Deli salad bars
16. Facebook
17. Apple products
18. Reruns of Law & Order Special Victims Unit
19. Scented candles
20. Soft toilet paper
21. Our Home Depot interest-free credit card (without it, we'd live in a shack)
22. 89.7 Power FM - The Christian Rock music station
23. Hot bubble baths and long showers
24. Eye contacts because I'd break my glasses if I wore them everyday
25. Photoshop
26. Chlorine to keep our pool clean
27. Socks
28. Air conditioning
29. Cereal and vanilla almond milk
30. Baylor University and the people who make it such a great school
31. The 2011 Baylor Bears football team and what they've done to make up for the four…