Grateful Friday

I'm grateful that I came through surgery without complications.

I'm grateful for pain medication and a caring doctor.

I'm grateful for all the friends who are concerned about me.

I'm grateful for good books to read (love my kindle!).

I'm grateful for sunshine out my window.

I'm grateful for the company of my cats when it's best I just hang out in the bed.

I'm grateful for all the electronics that keep my mind occupied while waiting for my body to heal.

I'm grateful for hot showers.

I'm grateful that my husband is happy.

I'm grateful for subjects that stimulate my mind to think deeply.

I'm grateful for blogging.

I'm grateful for memories of my mom, although I sure have missed her careful nursing as of late.

I'm grateful that I'm included in the Life Center choir, even though I haven't been able to join them for a couple of months now.

I'm grateful to know that there are congregations that are welcoming, that somewhere there are people who are accepting and for hearts that are not so closed that they can entertain a different perspective.

"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able 
to entertain a thought without accepting it."

~Aristotle

I'm grateful for those that are giving and not self-focused.

I am grateful that Jim saw the danger of Netanya's tire and that she was able to get a replacement.

I'm grateful that the LORD speaks to His own.

I'm grateful for Vitamin Water.

I'm grateful that my children have servant hearts.

I'm grateful for helpful pharmacists.

I'm grateful that Lisa found a new chair for the homeshul!

I'm grateful that time moves on.

I'm grateful the Chaverim is able to help Rosa when no one else is willing.

“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’ “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’ “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’

~Matthew 25

I'm not so grateful for those that speak one thing and do the opposite; admonish others to correct living but have absolutely no intention of doing so themselves, or simply make it appear as such. I am grateful that the LORD does reveal all things in time, and that deception does not remain secret forever.

I'm grateful for smiling faces in the mall.

I'm grateful for times spent laughing and feeling accepted.

I'm grateful to know the unconditional love of my Savior.

I'm grateful that my salvation is not dependent upon my good deeds.

I'm grateful for the beautiful afghan that Katie made for me.

I'm grateful for little, plump chickadees playing in the naked tree branches outside my bedroom window (and the fat robins hopping around in the grass enjoying the sunshine, too).