I neglected to post my annual “thankfulness” blog last year for Thanksgiving. It wasn’t because I wasn’t thankful; I just forgot to do it. I’m remedying that this year. So, here are 100 things I’m thankful for in 2019.

1. God the Father
2. Jesus Christ
3. The Holy Spirit
4. My salvation
5. The Bible
6. My wonderful family
7. My two nephews
8. My amazing friends
9. My equally amazing writer friends
10. The Fort Wayne Ballroom Company (FWBC)
11. My “dance family” at FWBC
12. That I continue to perform at FWBC’s showcases and other events with wonderful instructors/partners
13. Ballroom/social dancing
14. For all the conventions I attended this year
15. Tatsumaki (my car)
16. My new church
17. My gaming consoles and video games
18. My book collection
19. My movie collection
20. My laptop
21. My music collection
22. My new podcast, The Monster Island Film Vault
23. For being a PFW grad student
24. My graduate teaching assistanceship
25. My cosplays
26. That I’m a published author
27. Hades Publications, which published my first novel and still has me under contract
28. CreateSpace, which publishes my self-published books
29. That I have some exciting writing projects in the works
30. My strong sense of justice
31. The Fortress of Solitude (my apartment)
32. My talent for writing
33. all for One Productions
34. Volunteering for afO
35. My YouTube channel
36. For being part of the team writing at Children of the Wells
37. That I’m creative
38. My intellectual mind
39. My poet’s soul
40. My warrior’s heart
41. That I can read
42. My iPhone 11
43. That I’m an American
44. That I’m a Hoosier
45. Summertime
46. October (the “sweet spot” of autumn)
47. Changing seasons
48. Christian Gamers Guild
49. Nerd Chapel
50. Theology Gaming
51. My sense of humor
52. Allen County Public Library
53. The Constitution, which lists my unalienable rights.
54. My “superpowers” (rarely get sick, my “BS” sense, look much younger than I am, heal fast from injuries).
55. My health
56. Netflix
57. Disney+
58. My RodeCaster Pro
59. My knack for photography
60. Pretzels
61. Exercising at the gym.
62. My comic book collection
63. Chimp’s Comics
64. B.E. Comics
65. My board game collection
66. My nerdiness
67. The police and their service
68. The military and their service
69. My journal(s)
70. My website (www.NathanJSMarchand.com)
71. My fandoms
72. Gen-Con
73. The family pets
74. Bookstores
75. Spaghetti
76. Highland toffee (the family recipe)
77. www.Amazon.com
78. Movie theatres
79. My college degree
80. Running water
81. That I’m tall
82. That I still have all my hair
83. Football
84. (Most of) My coworkers
85. The generosity of others
86. The TUFW Alumni and Friends Center
87. That I attended TUFW
88. That I moved to Fort Wayne
89. For living in the countryside
90. Plumbing
91. The Internet (though I sometimes wonder if it’s that great…)
92. My gig with InstaCart
93. Facebook (again, sometimes I wonder if it’s worthwhile…)
94. Holidays
95. Family reconciliation
96. My intelligence
97. Arizona Tea Herbal Energy Tonic (cheaper than any energy drink!)
98. YouTube (though again, it’s merits are often debatable)
99. Candy
100. And finally…MORE STAR WARS!

What are you thankful for this year?