For the past several years, I have participated in a November Thankfulness challenge. It’s usually on instagram, and involves a picture and a few words, but this year, I had a lot of words, so I challenged myself to post a story here each day on not only the things that I was thankful for, but also for the details surrounding those things, the stories of my life and why particular situations, people, and places are important-why I am thankful for them. But ultimately it is for the LORD, who has been so involved in my life and my story since the beginning. I publicly thank Him today for being my Savior, my Father, my Guide….my Friend.
Story Links Here:
(*’s for the most popular stories)
November 30th: Thankful for Time
November 29th: A Wandering Glimpse of Fuengirola, Spain in November
November 28th: Thankful for Looking Forward
November 27th: Thankful for Birthday & Burdens: dealing with grief the first year, birthdays, holidays.
*November 26th: Thankful for Fishing with Dad and how he taught me to value nature and the God of nature.
November 25th: Thankful for Learning Spanish : a review of how I began learning Spanish and developed a love for the people around this world who speak this language
November 24th: Thankful for Spanish: a post poorly written in Spanish, lol
November 23rd: Ode to Fourteen: a funny little poem discussing all the reasons that being 14 is the worst year, but how Claira is still the best, written to my daughter Claira on her 14th birthday 🥳
*November 22nd: Thankful for Our Lives: the story of Claira’s Birth
November 21st: Thankful for a Universal God– experiences on how God works in peoples’ hearts all over the world.
November 20th: Thankful for Travel Delays-when we missed our plane but learned a lesson and plan for our lives.
*November 19th Thankful for Stones-learning to trust God through one of the hardest years of my life.
November 18 Thankful for Blessings-100 counted and named one by one
*November 17th Thankful for Church-thoughts on my church and honest and raw thoughts on how church is sometimes hard
*November 16th Thankful for Books-how I learned how to read novels and now teach them to my class
November 15th Thankful for Writing– a short poem on when and why I write.
*November 14th Thankful for Somebody Comin-memories on hospitality of friends and offering that for others in my own life and in my own home.
November 13th Thankful for a Song-when the Lord gave me a small miracle and put a Psalm on my egg carton!
November 12th Thankful for Old Recipes-my favorite breakfast muffin recipe
*November 11th Thankful for Our Boy-Hunter Logan’s story and what a blessing he is to our family
November 10th Thankful for Salvation– a continuation of the story on seeds and how it has a deeper meaning and represents the second birth.
November 9th Thankful for Seasons-A pome I wrote in the middle of a year filled with challenging changes
*November 8th: Thankful for Spring-a lesson on seeds and how they represent the resurrection and hope of heaven
*November 7th: Thankful for our Love Story-my favorite high drama story of the week before Nathan and I were engaged
November 6th: Thankful for Teaching-memories of my 18th birthday and how I became an English Teacher
November 5th: Thankful for the Storm-reflections on Hurricane Harvey and our home being flooded
November 4th: Thankful for the Sky– when the Lord wrote a message of love for me that I literally saw in the sky
November 3rd: Thankful for my Business-How the Lord heard my prayer for help from fear and anxiety and brought me puppies
November 2nd: Thankful for the Season-a sweet little story cementing in my memory the joy of decorating for Christmas with my teen girls this year
November 1st: Thankful for the Starving Time-an introduction to this months writing challenge and the thoughts in my heart.
Carrie Cox’s Corner 