Melissa Billions

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25 Things I'm Grateful For On My 25th Thanksgiving Day

1.  God's grace.
2.  My family.
3.  My friends.
4.  Being able to do the work that I do every day. (And getting paid for it!)
5.  My health and my body.  I mean 'body' in the most shallow way possible, too... IT LOOKS GOOD! SHOOT! lol
6.  Love.
7.  Life.
8.  Music.
9.  Forgiveness.
10.  Peace.
11.  The Bible.
12.  Being born and raised on the South Side of Chicago.
13.  Laughter.
14.  Good food & drink.
15.  Developing a true and deep relationship with God this year.
16.  Being able to forget.
17.  Time.
18.  Airplanes, cars, trains, buses, etc. ... They get me closer to the people and places that I love most.
19.  The ability to dream. (BIG)  I have an awesome amount of optimism.  I'm good at executing, too!
20.  Memories.
21.  The good & the bad.
22.  Growing up in a home with both of my (married) parents.  That's a special kind of love.
23.  My crazy, mixed-up, imperfect, strange, wild, and odd life experience.
24.  Knowing what bad, hurt & darkness look like so that I can truly appreciate the goodness, healing and light of life.
25.  Living on Earth right now & in this age.