Year: 2019

Month of GratitudeDay 18 I have access to no less than ten grocery stores or supermarkets in the area in which I live. At any given time I am moments away from quality, reasonably priced food. And like many people in our country, I take that fact for granted. I am very grateful for the

Month of GratitudeNovember 17, 2019 I suppose it will come as a surprise to no one to say that one of the people in my life I am most grateful for is my Mama. She is always available to listen or give advice, always puts the needs of others first (sometimes to a fault) and

Month of GratitudeDay 16 This weekend we took what has come to be our annual “pre-Christmas” trip to Branson to go to Silver Dollar City. While I will write more about that later, I had the thought yesterday that I was grateful for not only for the current experiences we were having but of the

Month of GratitudeDay 15 I am a neat freak. She is messiness personified. I talk about my feelings constantly. She prefers not to discuss things that are bothering her. I plan my calendar down to the minute. She flies by the seat of her pants. We are so very different that I oftentimes find it

Month of GratitudeDay 14 I suppose in every family’s home, everyone has their “spot”. For me it is the right hand seat of our sectional with a small side table where I keep my journal, books, and folders, and an ottoman in front of me where I always prop my feet, since the reclining part

Month of GratitudeDay 13 Since Sarah moved back home and she works in my office, we spend a LOT of time together. Between commuting time in the car and evenings at home, we often joke that we run out of things to talk about because we have already talked about everything going on in our

Month of GratitudeDay Twelve For Tuesday, November 12, I am thankful for this guy. We have been married for twenty three years now and have really put that for better or worse, in sickness and in health thing to the test. He works very hard to provide for our family and always has so that

Month of GratitudeNovember 11, 2019 Today is Veteran’s Day, and I am grateful for all who have served or are currently serving our country. I have the privilege to work with veterans and veterans’ families in my line of work, and also have many family members who are either retired from the armed forces or

Month of GratitudeNovember 11, 2019 “The Peace of the Lord be always with you.” “And also with you.” These words are spoken after the Prayers of the People during each service of the Episcopal church. And that is what feel during services at St. Peter’s…peace. I am grateful for this church that I began attending