I’m thankful for a quiet day to get things done. I’ve got a pretty long list of things I want to accomplish over the next month or so, and it feels good to cross a couple of items off. I’m thankful that God gave me the time and energy and know-how to do them.

I’m thankful that those in my family who were ill are back on their feet and either completely well or getting close to it.

I’m thankful for opportunities to serve—making meals, baking cupcakes, ordering books and cataloging them.

I’m thankful that because of what Jesus has done I do not have to fear dying. I’m thankful that death cannot separate me from the love of God in Christ Jesus. I’m thankful that for the believer, dying “however hard and hurtful in physical terms” is, to quote J. I. Packer in Eighteen Words, “a journey into joy.” 

What about you? What are you thankful for?