What is one thing (little or big) that you’re grateful for this year?

Amazing friends and discussions on Revive.

That Jesus Christ my Lord and Savior has taken away my sins so I can serve Him and worship Him through all of eternity =D

My church, they have no idea how much they’ve helped me.

And to a lesser extent, chocolate because why not.

My dad had an old car. We were having some trouble with it so we took it the car garage. The car was so rusted out that they had trouble even getting it onto the lifts even to look at it. So we trashed that car and took it to the junkyard. We started test driving cars and finally got one. A 2012 Ford Fusion. Not even a full week had passed and my dad got into a car accident. The car was T Boned and totalled. My dad was ok, just a big bruise and scratch on his knee that hurt for a few weeks after that. So anyway, long story short, God is looking out for us. If our repairman had not told us to get a new car and we had not taken his advice. My dad would have been folded inside the car, in the accident, like and accordion.

My salvation and heavenly Father, my family’s good health, my many siblings, and the privilege of owning a Bible.

The ability to serve others! It’s such a blessing!

I am thankful for eyes to see, lungs to breathe. Legs to run, hands to serve, a brain to think, a heart to love others. And most of all for the grace of God, for without Him I would be nothing.
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I know this is supposed to be one thing but it’s just so hard to choose just one thing! ☺️

I’m grateful for circumstances God has used to grow, teach, and mature me.

Oftentimes life isn’t easy and throws challenges that seem only to hurt and cause lasting pain; but as I look back on those experiences in my life this past year, I see now how much stronger I am on the other side! I do have scars…situations did cause pain; but ultimately God had a plan and purpose and I see now at least some of the ways God used those circumstances to His glory and also to shape me and mold me to prepare me for the future. =)

Gods unending faithfulness. It’s incredible to se how he provides for my family and I.

I am grateful that I had the same dog, Wiggles, for twelve years. We just put her down a week ago. It’s funny how sometimes you realize how grateful you were for something after it’s gone.

I am thankful for the opportunities God has allowed my mom to allow me to do. My spine is in a rather precarious condition, and my mom has never really let me go anywhere or do anything.
But in June, she let me go on a week-long camp, where I grew spiritually. I also got to go to 3 other camps, and she just signed me up for a missions trip to Panama (I am like SO happy!!!). Anyway, I am so thankful for what God is doing in my own life and in the lives of my family.

I know how hard it can be to lose a pet, I’ve been through it. One thing that has helped me is seeing my grief as a reflection of the love I had for my pet. After all the more you loved and enjoyed them the harder it is to say bye.:)

I’m thankful for trials. My year seemed like one big difficult trial. It was really hard, but God used my trials to grow me and strengthen me. I’m extraordinarily thankful for that.

Also, Jackie Hill Perry. Her music and poetry are so GOOD! “Suffering Servant” has been an anchor for me this year.

I agree. And isn’t it amazing what those trials can do FOR us?

Coffee and striped sweaters (;

That God created our brains so amazingly 🙂

Life in general… And then practically everything else everyone has written on here. lol

With you on this one too @lianaseager:disqus … I’ve learned so many important lessons!!

-Hayley
agirlsavedbygodsgrace.wordpress.com

Absolutely! 😀

Seriously!?! Group hug, fellow MKs.

Yah! My parents served in central Africa doing Bible translation. The fam is staying in the states now though.

So true. A bunch of my MK friends from where I loved are having a reunion in Arizona.

Thats WONDERFUL. I hope that you have a good time. Just curious, but where in Arizona? I have a set of Grandparents that live in Tucson.

Oh, that is perfectly alright. Most of the time I have no clue where I am going {in furlough} until I’m there

I’m cheating since I already mention something earlier in this discussion. But I am thankful for the “Do Hard Things” website, and books. It has been an immense encouragement to me this year. I mean, think about it….. We wouldn’t be able to be here encouraging each other, if it weren’t for this website.

Isn’t it amazing what He does?

Have you ever typed into a search engine, You know you are an MK when…, it comes up with some pretty true stuff. Like ,you know you are an MK when people ask where you are from, and you don’t know how to answer.

EXACTLY . lol. I just found one that said, you know you are a MK when you have memorized the safety intro on the airplane. And it is SO true. We get so bored when they start the instructions

Indeed there are many things to be thankful for, but what I wrote is just one of those things.

WOW REALLY. That Is great. I always wanted a way to find more MKs, I just never thought of using this website to do it. If you don’t mind my asking, what mission board are you on? I have been wanting to create something {I am not sure what though} that is for MKs , since we just llive completely differnt lives than other teen-agers, and can relate to just about anything

Just curios, but I wonder how many hours time change there is between South Africa and Paraguay.?. Right now, it is six-thirty.

Well I’m not really allowed to share information about my family and I to people I don’t really know… no offense

Earlier in the year, the Lord encountered me in a big way. I haven’t been under the influence of the Holy Spirit quite like that before. He told me some amazing things and loved me. What else could you ask for?

None taken. At all ..I’m sorry I put you in that situation, but trust me, I COMPLETELY understand.. You can never be to careful

Sure

Did you mean to ask me “may I ask why you want to know”? If so, I was just curios to see if we might be on the same mission board, and because of that I might have seen you at one of the conferences before. But it is definitely not info that I need to know, if you wish to keep that a secret. If so, I completely understand

We are with Baptist World Missions.

I didn’t mean to mention another thing I am thankful for AGAIN, but hey, you can never be too thankful. I am SO thankful for mothers. Let me tell you. My mom and my sister recently went on a trip for two weeks, and so that meant that it was going to be just my dad, and my little brother. That meant that I was going to have to be cook,chore person, home-school supervisor, laundry person, moper, and church pianist, all at once.It doesn’t sound like much, but let me tell you… I have never been SO thankful for my mom, IN MY LIFE. You never realize how thankful you are for someone until that person isn’t there anymore.

I thought of more stuff. My friends, and music, and family, and…… oh, I already put that stuff. Whatever. And life, and school, and God, and a lot more stuff I will probably think of later.

Yah, only here and there, since my mom is the church pianist. I mainly play the viola in church, but I enjoy the piano better. Do you play on a regular basis? I am so excited about being able to play

well last year we found out that my mom had cancer. she was done with her treatment in March 2016, But I was still scared that it could happen again so I am thankful that she is curantly living cancer free! although it could happen again I am thankful that I don’t have a not worry about it this Christmas.

Even though it’s 2017 now, I want to say I am so thankful that Alex and Brett Harris wrote Do Hard Things. I would not be here if it had not been for their book.