Happy Thanksgiving, True Believers!

As is my annual holiday tradition, here’s my list of what I’m thankful for this year (it’s kinda what the holiday is about, right?). It’s a great exercise not only to keep one humble but also to remind oneself of what he has instead of focusing on what you lack. It’s a great way to keep perspective.

So, without further adieu and in no particular order (except the first few)…

1. God the Father, for His unfailing love and faithfulness.
2. Jesus Christ, Whose death and resurrection saved mankind.
3. The Holy Spirit, Who guides me everyday.
4. My salvation.
5. The Bible.
6. My wonderful family.
7. That I’m an uncle.
8. My nephew, Landis.
9. My amazing friends.
10. My equally amazing writer friends.
11. For all the conventions I attended this year.
12. My car, which I named Silver Sable.
13. My church.
14. For volunteering with RemedyLive.
15. All my gaming consoles and video games.
16. My book collection.
17. My movie collection.
18. My “new” laptop.
19. My music collection.
20. My day job.
21. That I’ve paid down my student loans almost $2,500 since February.
22. My cosplays.
23. That I’m a published author.
24. Hades Publications, which published my first novel and still has me under contract.
25. CreateSpace, which publishes my self-published books.
26. That I published two new books this year (Ninjas and Talking Trees & 42: Discovering Faith Through Fandom)
27. My strong sense of justice.
28. The house I live in.
29. My talent for writing.
30. all for One Productions.
31. Volunteering for afO (see #25).
32. My YouTube show, “But I Digress…”.
33. For being part of the team writing Children of the Wells.
34. For writing for www.Examiner.com.
35. For writing for www.GigaGeekMagazine.com.
36. That I joined Twitter.
37. That I was able to pitch a book to a publisher on Twitter.
38. For all the podcasts I’ve been on this year.
39. That I’m creative.
40. My intellectual mind.
41. My poet’s soul.
42. My warrior’s heart.
43. That I can read.
44. My “new” iPhone 5S.
45. That I’m an American.
46. That I’m a Hoosier.
47. Summertime.
48. October (wonderful month!)
49. Changing seasons.
50. Fans For Christ.
51. Christian Gamers Guild.
52. GameChurch.
53. My “famous” T-shirt collection.
54. My sense of humor.
55. Puns.
56. The Constitution, which lists my inalienable rights.
57. My “superpowers” (rarely get sick, my “BS” sense, look much younger than I am, heal fast from injuries).
58. My health.
59. Netflix.
60. That I got to meet some awesome celebrities this year (Jenna Coleman, Carey Fischer, Sophie Aldrich, Summer Glau, Marina Sirtis, John de Lancie, etc.)
61. My camera.
62. My knack for photography.
63. Pretzels.
64. Exercising at the gym.
65. My TARDIS cookie jar.
66. Freelance Writers Den.
67. My comic book collection.
68. Chimp’s Comics.
69. B.E. Comics.
70. My board game collection.
71. My nerdiness.
72. The police and their service.
73. The military and their service.
74. My journal(s).
75. My website (www.NathanJSMarchand.com).
76. My fandoms.
77. Gen-Con.
78. The family pets (6 cats a dog).
79. Barnes and Noble.
80. Spaghetti.
81. Highland toffee (the family recipe)
82. www.Amazon.com.
83. Movie theatres.
84. My college degree.
85. Running water.
86. That I’m tall.
87. That I still have all my hair.
88. Football.
89. That I got to play softball with great co-workers/friends.
90. (Most of) My coworkers.
91. The generosity of others.
92. The TUFW Alumni and Friends Center.
93. That I attended TUFW.
94. The YMCA.
95. For living in the countryside.
96. Plumbing.
97. The Internet.
98. Ballroom/social dancing.
99. Dance Tonight and its magnificent staff.
100. And finally…that there’s a new Star Wars film!!! 😀

What are you thankful for this year?