Writing about all the big & little things

Our 2014 Thankful Jar Contents

Want to know what we’re each thankful for this year?  Here is it (in no particular order).  Josiah’s will make you chuckle… ah, the things a 3 year old is thankful for.

Chloe:

  • Pumpkins–because they are really pretty and I like orange
  • The new baby
  • Shopping with Mom
  • The 50’s party at my school
  • Rain falling to help the flowers grow
  • Turkeys
  • My brother
  • Friends coming over to chat with us and play with us
  • My beautiful parents
  • Food
  • For Tara coming over to give us nice pictures of our family
  • Stores–so we can go there to buy food
  • My room
  • My cousins
  • My family
  • Snow falling down
  • Jesus.  Because He’s our Savior
  • My toys.  Playing with them and having fun
  • Our home.  It has lot of toys and protects us
  • God

Josiah:

  • Bug Stickers
  • Pizza
  • The House.  And breakfast
  • Yogurt
  • The fridge
  • Mike Wazowski
  • Christmas
  • God.  No I mean Lightening McQueen
  • Daddy
  • Candy
  • Juice
  • Food
  • Christmas
  • Pete the cat
  • Tootheless
  • Trains
  • Straws
  • A kitty
  • Decorations
  • Candy

Erica:

  • Tim being able to be home in the winter
  • My parents
  • My comfortable bed and a good nights sleep
  • Being able to eat breakfast every day with my kids
  • Being able to have a house we can entertain friends & family (space!)
  • Our beautiful spacious yard for the kids to play in
  • Two healthy, adorable sweet kids
  • Perfect, amazing, beautiful snowflakes
  • A treadmill in our basement
  • Washing machines
  • For supportive families in my studio
  • Tim making suppers
  • A husband who let me pick coordinating outfits, do crazy craft projects and family pictures
  • Such supportive church friends
  • Friendly neighbors that we’re getting to know better
  • That we were able to finally share our exciting news (less stress!)
  • The timing of the arrival of the baby (hopefully!)
  • Being able to teach from my home
  • Lazy Saturday mornings
  • Watching Chloe sing in church

Tim:

  • Being able to clear driveways
  • Heat in my truck
  • Work.  Having a job
  • My beautiful family
  • The baby coming in a good month
  • Hamburgers
  • A backyard for the kids to play in
  • A basement to go to while Erica is teaching
  • My beautiful wife (prompted by Chloe)
  • My new necklace
  • Having a close (tight-knit) whole family
  • Working vehicles
  • Technology at our fingertips
  • A self-sufficient wife
  • A healthy family
  • Mountain Dew
  • A good church
  • An able body
  • A family who loves music
  • Having a seasonal job so I’m able to spend 4 months with my kids

2 Comments

  1. chris

    Thanks for sharing those. What a wonderful exercise in thankfulness. Your parenting skills make me feel rather inadequate… ah, but you did turn out fine, despite my shortcomings.

  2. Stacy

    Very precious. I love this idea. I think that even though it is after Thanksgiving I am going to start this for the month of December. I absolutely love Josiah’s list! It made me laugh! 🙂

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