counting gifts,  s. asia

gratitude, #782-802.

782.  a home to live in with a real roof, real windows, real floors

783. my husband has a job that provides for our family

784. parents who did not force me to marry before I became a teenager

785.  education, the ability to read and write, two jobs where I was treated with dignity

786. choosing my husband, choosing when I wanted to start having babies

787.  never having to leave my children with strangers in front of a television all day while I go to work

788.  never knowing hunger pangs, never suffering from diarrhea and typhoid due to unclean drinking water

789.  I do not have to stand in line at 6 a.m. for my family’s daily supply of water

790.  flush toilets, showers, hot water

791.  a passport

792.  money to buy school books for my son

793.  clothes to wear, shoes to wear, contact lenses, multi-vitamins, allergy medication

794.  I have never had to sell my wedding rings to pay hospital bills.

795.  I have never had to ask strangers for money

796.  a car that our whole family can fit into, with A.C.

797.  a real bed with a frame to sleep on

798.  blankets for cold weather

799. my children have had the experience of eating pizza and ice cream and chocolate many, many times

800.  I don’t have to reuse Amie’s disposable diapers

801.  my family did not disinherit me when I came to faith in Christ

802.  I can worship the Living God in safety

 

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