I am grateful that Marcia shared this quote:  Being negative only makes a difficult journey more difficult. You may be given a cactus, but you don’t have to sit on it. I will sit on a soft couch tonight.

I am grateful to have my daughter in my life again.

I am grateful for Mary’s perfume this morning. Someday, I want to smell like her.

I am grateful for the desire to write my story.

I am grateful for a busy week.

I am grateful for real plates for my dinner, instead of paper ones.

I am grateful that God woke me up with the sound of thunder and rain this morning.

I am grateful for this, shared with me by Aunt Patsy:

A cardinal is a representative of a loved one who has passed. When you see one, it means they are visiting you.
They usually show up when you most need them or miss them.
They also make an appearance during times of celebration as well as despair to let you know they will always be with you.
Look for them, they’ll appear.

I am grateful that today is the last day of our challenge. Chips and salsa tonight.

Okay. We will!

I am grateful for a new job to work on, because looking for VPs with infectious disease experience is getting old. Looking for a few good drug development epileptologists who want to be a CMO…

I am grateful for enough money to pay the bills.

I am grateful that I didn’t back over the couple walking their dogs, although I am not so grateful for the mean face the lady gave me.

Each of us may be sure that if God sends us on stony paths He will provide us with strong shoes, and He will not send us out on any journey for which He does not equip us well. – Alexander Maclaren

I am grateful for an email from our pastor/friend Rick. What a wonderful surprise last night!

I am grateful for paved roads to drive on.

I am grateful for Grace, because without her, I wouldn’t have been able to sit and play Bingo last night.

I am grateful that Barb had some company and was late to Bingo so that I could sit in her chair and play next to Katherine for a while.

I am grateful for a beautiful little girl who makes me smile every single day.

I am grateful for my toothbrush.

I am grateful for the smell of french fries.

I am grateful that our office is not painted the ugly yellow that is currently being painted across the hall.

I am grateful for lessons learned through the apostle Paul’s teaching. I would like to become a Barnabas.

I am grateful for memories of teaching songs to children.

And I am grateful for this, because it provided some happiness this morning: