Several of my favorite bloggers are featuring posts of thanksgiving this month, so it seemed fitting to write one of my own. In no particular order, here are several blessings for which I am very thankful:

• Snuggly Sunday mornings. As rowdy and stubborn as little boys can be, I love it when they snuggle up to my elbow, want to hold my hand or pull my arm around their shoulders during church.
• Running water. Until there is a leak that forces you to shut off the water to the house and spend the weekend away from home, it’s easy to take things like bathtubs and toilets for granted.
• Sugar-free chai. I love the funky, little eclectic coffee shop on the edge of campus.
• Pictures. I’m not a great photographer – and an even worse scrapbooker, but I take lots of snapshots. Thanks to pictures, I can still see the sparkle in my brother’s eyes every day.

There are many, many more, of course, but these are a few that came to mind off-hand. I’ll try to post others before Thanksgiving.