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Time for Gratitude: Day Twenty

Today I'm grateful to know a variety of skilled people who share their talents.  My father-in-law helped us do a variety of household projects this weekend and I'm simply grateful for his help, his patience, and his skills. I'm so honored to know this man and honored he shares so much time and energy with…

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Time for Gratitude: Day Eighteen

Today I'm grateful for reflections of light coming in the window through suncatchers and crystals. Growing up, my Grandmother always kept sun catchers and crystals in her kitchen window. So when the light came through in just the right way, light spots and rainbows came in to light up the kitchen. I one upped my Grandmother by…

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Time for Gratitude: Day Seventeen

I'm grateful today for a wonderful lunch date with my sister Trish, niece Cora, and nephew Ethan. It's a nice break in the middle of a workday and they make my heart happy.   It's also fun to mingle the work and the personal. I remember fondly visiting my parents' places of work in awe…

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Time for Gratitude: Day Fourteen

Today I'm grateful for the peace of prayer. I don't describe myself as a religious person. I worry I disappoint my parents as they are United Methodist ministers and I grew up living and breathing the church. I spent eighteen years attending church weekly and deeply involved in various church community activities. If I need…