What I’m Thankful for This Year 2017

Happy Thanksgiving, bub!

Happy Thanksgiving, True Believers!

It’s that time of year again! As usual, I list the many things I’m thankful for since, well, that’s what Thanksgiving is about. It’s not just food, family, and football. Admittedly, this list only changes a little bit from year to year, but I’m thankful for the same things every Thanksgiving.

So, with that, here’s my list for 2017.

God the Father
Jesus Christ
The Holy Spirit
My salvation
The Bible
My wonderful family
My two nephews
My amazing friends
My equally amazing writer friends
The Fort Wayne Ballroom Company (FWBC)
My “dance family” at FWBC
That I continue to perform at FWBC’s showcases and other events with wonderful instructors/partners
Ballroom/social dancing
For all the conventions I attended this year
My car, which I named Silver Sable (235,000 miles and still going!)
My church
My gaming consoles and video games
My book collection
My movie collection
My laptop
My music collection
My new podcast, Kaijuvision Radio
My day job
That I’m 2+ years ahead on my student loan repayments!
My cosplays
That I’m a published author
Hades Publications, which published my first novel and still has me under contract
CreateSpace, which publishes my self-published books
That I’ll have a new co-authored novel coming out soon! (More on that later)
My strong sense of justice
The house I live in
My talent for writing
all for One Productions
Volunteering for afO
My YouTube channel
For being part of the team writing at Children of the Wells
That I’m creative
My intellectual mind
My poet’s soul
My warrior’s heart
That I can read
My iPhone 7S
That I’m an American
That I’m a Hoosier
Summertime
October (the “sweet spot” of autumn)
Changing seasons
Christian Gamers Guild
GameChurch
Theology Gaming
My sense of humor
The North Webster Community Public Library
The Constitution, which lists my unalienable rights.
My “superpowers” (rarely get sick, my “BS” sense, look much younger than I am, heal fast from injuries).
My health
Netflix
That I got to meet Stan Lee this year
My camera
My knack for photography
Pretzels
Exercising at the gym.
My comic book collection
Chimp’s Comics
E. Comics
My board game collection
My nerdiness
The police and their service
The military and their service
My journal(s)
My website (NathanJSMarchand.com)
My fandoms
Gen-Con
The family pets
Bookstores
Spaghetti
Highland toffee (the family recipe)
Amazon.com
Movie theatres
My college degree
Running water
That I’m tall
That I still have all my hair
Football
(Most of) My coworkers
The generosity of others
The TUFW Alumni and Friends Center
That I attended TUFW
The YMCA
For living in the countryside
Plumbing
The Internet (though I sometimes wonder if it’s that great…)
My big tax refund
Facebook (again, sometimes I wonder if it’s worthwhile…)
Holidays
Family reconciliation
My intelligence
Arizona Tea Herbal Energy Tonic (cheaper than any energy drink!)
YouTube (though again, it’s merits are often debatable)
Candy
And finally…MORE STAR WARS!

What are you thankful for this year?

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