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
3 Comments
Jeanie
thank you, again and again.
Tara Figgins
Julie thank you for this perspective – lifts me out of my own spoiled ingratitude. We are so blessed aren’t we??
julie gentino
Yes, friend, we certainly are!