During Thanksgiving, we're always asked what we're thankful for. So in honor of turkey day, I compiled a list of 15 reasons to be thankful. If you have anything ya wanna add to the list, be sure to let me know!

I am thankful …

15. That someone else kills the turkey and removes those nasty gizzard things from their bodies.

14. That peanut butter-and-jelly sandwiches are always a safe stand-by when Uncle Dave's trying to cook the turkey in the microwave.

13. For conversation about a bunch of distant relatives you don't know, but you don't care 'cuz the food's so good.

12. For a family that loves you, even if Aunt Dorothy can't stop pinching your cheeks and exclaiming, "My how you've grown!"

11. That Thanksgiving is the one time you can eat for 8 hours straight, feel like ya gotta be rolled away from the table, but you keep right on eating.

10. For the crazy relatives who make you laugh right after you put mashed potatoes in your mouth just so they can watch you blow them out your nose.

9. For getting two days of school off—even though your teachers gave you so much homework, you'll never get it done by New Year's.

8. That this is the one time you don't have to sit next to your little brother who talks with his mouth full—he'll sit across from you instead.

7. For that one food dish you never quite know what it is.

6. For finally graduating from the "kids' table" to the "adults' table." (I graduated a few years ago.)

5. That there's always a football game to snooze through, despite the fact you're sharing a love seat with five of your relatives.

4. For hearing Grandpa pray.

3. That black olives, a.k.a. finger puppets, can add entertainment to any meal.

2. For washing your dishes—and those of 14 other relatives.

And the number 1 reason to be thankful on Thanksgiving …

1. That God loves us so much, he gave us a family to love, a turkey to eat, and a Son to save our souls.

Did I miss anything? Send me an e-mail at CLconnection@campuslife.net. If ya got a good one, I'll add it to the list and send out the new, improved, revised version next week.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Autumn

P.S. Send questions, comments or suggestions to CLconnection@campuslife.net

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