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Gratitude for Little Things

The fact that I’m blogging at 7:00 p.m. instead of 7:00 a.m. like I usually do indicates just what kind of day today was. It’s been a productive day, yet nothing happened how or when I thought it would. In … Continue reading

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Gratitude for This Moment

Over time, I’ve noticed that the more I practice gratitude, the easier it is to have patience and acceptance, especially when things don’t go as planned. This has been the case this week as we await test results that will … Continue reading

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Gratitude for Perspective

Since we’re staying put indefinitely, I’m choosing to look at the bright side and “make hay while the sun shines,” as my mom used to say. Overall, the weather here in the Ozarks has been pretty good, and some days … Continue reading

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Gratitude for Uplift

I have a knack for always managing to get into the slowest moving line at the checkout counter. Even if it had the fewest number of people at first, something would invariably happen to grind things down to a halt. … Continue reading

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Gratitude for Problems

The best thing I can say about tough times is that they rarely last forever.🙏🏽 And that’s a blessing, because they sure are hard as heck to go through at the time. Yet, over and over, the Bible instructs us … Continue reading

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Gratitude in spite of

I’m grateful for my picture window which, in actuality, is the windshield of our motorhome.🙏🏽 I love gazing outside from the comfort of my recliner. A cold front moved through last night, bringing much needed rain.🙏🏽 It’s overcast and very … Continue reading

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Gratitude for Persistence

We made the decision yesterday to delay our plans of heading south for the winter, and I’m grateful.🙏🏽 The peace I have about the decision far outweighs any disappointment I might have felt—and actually, there was little.🙏🏽 And actually, the … Continue reading

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Gratitude for Memories

Whilst praying my morning prayers this morning as is my habit, the thought of a man I’d worked with in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina 17 years ago popped in my head. Over the years I’d occasionally thought of George … Continue reading

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Gratitude for Today

I am writing this on Thanksgiving Day, 2022. For me, today is very much like any other day, the only real difference being that I’ve received and sent quite a few “Happy Thanksgiving “ wishes to friends and family. I’m … Continue reading

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Gratitude for Gumption

The ways God puts people in our lives never ceases to amaze me. I recently met a woman whose world had drastically changed within the past year, and we’ve walked together a couple of times. Almost immediately we discovered that … Continue reading

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