I am grateful for mornings after a rain.

I am grateful for the success we have had with Advocare and for the way it has changed our eating habits and lifestyle in order to shed the extra pounds and become healthier in the process. I am grateful that Mandrae and Karissa shared their success with me and encouraged me to try it.

I am grateful for Zak and Katrina, because they introduced me to Bob Goff’s “Love Does;” for Aunt Patsy and Mark, because they introduced me to John Fischer’s “12 Steps for the Recovering Pharisee (like me);” for Kathy, because she introduced me to “TrueFaced: Trust God and Others with Who You Really Are;” for Ron, because he sent me M.Scott Peck’s book, “The Road Less Traveled;” and Mardel, because it was there that I found the book “Divorce & Remarriage: A Redemptive Theology” by Rubal Shelly. I am grateful for these books that have been instrumental in my healing, along with the Word of God and my daily devotions.

I am grateful for cinnamon and sugar, mixed together.

I am grateful for a dry cleaning company that picks up and delivers.

I am grateful for the picture of the sunrise on the water that Dwight sent this morning.

I am grateful for memories of a beautiful Wednesday wedding, seven years ago, in North Richland Hills, Texas. 

Happy Anniversary

I am grateful for bills paid.

I am grateful for my church.

I am grateful for families who want to make a positive difference in the life of a child who has been rejected or neglected or abused.

Sticks and stones can break my bones, but words can cut like a knife.

I am grateful for moments that I catch myself before allowing my tongue to be a weapon.

I am grateful for another opportunity this weekend to see my Texas grandchildren – three weeks in a row. It will be difficult to say goodbye this time, because I do not know when I will see them again…

I am grateful for a “new” pair of jeans from a co-worker, and grateful that I am struggling to keep them pulled up. 

Hurting someone can be as easy as throwing a stone in the sea. But do you have any idea how deep that stone can go?

 

I am grateful for parents and grandparents who teach their children good manners and who gently train them when they exhibit bad manners.

I am grateful for fast Internet.

I am grateful for the presence and conviction of the Holy Spirit in my life. 

And I am grateful for the music of The Carpenters.