Day Twenty-six: Forty Days of Gratitude

This day I am thankful for:
     - Today I am grateful for all those things we take for granted

     - Electric plugs and electricity

     - Toilet paper and paper towels

     - Air conditioning

     - Paved roads

     - Traffic lights and stop signs

     - Computers and printers

     - Cameras

     - Movies

     - Radio

Day Twenty-five: Forty Days of Gratitude

This day I am thankful for:
     - For new ministers

     - For Regional meetings

     - For open minded people who believe in Soul Freedom

     - For love

     - For holding hands

     - For making funny faces

     - For hand prints on the windows

     - For tears at night

     - For ungrateful children

     - For grateful children

Day Twenty-four: Forty Days of Gratitude

This day I am thankful for:
     - For friends that come to dinner

     - For laughter

     - For tears

     - For 50^th birthday parties

     - For folks who move away

     - For folks who move back again.

     - For my job as Pastor

     - For the Word of God

     - For Sermon helps

     - For children sermons

Day Twenty-three: Forty Days of Gratitude

This day I am thankful for:
     - Hamburgers on the grill with ripe tomatoes

     - Eating many apples

     - For clean water

     - For efficient meetings

     - For people who are good with numbers

     - For people who have a sense of humor

     - For those who need our care

     - For heaters on cold rainy days

     - For cars with radios

     - For eggs, hard boiled

Day Twenty-two: Forty Days of Gratitude

This day I am thankful for:
     - Engaged couples that seek to learn

     - Plumbers

     - Gardeners

     - Teachers

     - VBS planners and helpers

     - People who care

     - People who push

     - The teens on their cell phones outside my window

     - Sleep

     - This task

Day Twenty-one: Forty Days of Gratitude

This day I am thankful for:
     - Dogs

           - Bunnies

           - Lambs

           - Ponies

           - Horses

           - Turtles

           - Worms

           - I guess, cats, if I have to

           - Gerbils

           - Gold fish

Day Twenty: Forty Days of Gratitude

This day I am thankful for:
     -  Litanies

           - Plays that make you think

           - Movies that challenge

           - Art that motivates

           - Protests that call attention to the poor

           - Public servants

           - Libraries

           - Librarians

           - Fireman and firewomen

           - Medics

Day Nineteen: Forty Days of Gratitude

This day I am thankful for:
     - Prayer

           - Meditation

           - Worship

           - Singing praises

           - Listening to God

           - Listening to others

           - Reading

           - Service

           - The opportunities for offering Care

           - Liturgical dancing

Day Eighteen: Forty Days of Gratitude

This day I am thankful for:
     - Oregano

           - Basil

           -  Lemon basil

           - Rosemary

           - Thyme

           - Turmeric

           -  Dill

           - Tai basil

           -  Salt

           - Pepper

Day Seventeen: Forty Days of Gratitude

This day I am thankful for:
     - My garden

           -How much work it is

           -How good it feels to do the work

           -The colors

           -The textures

           -The smell of  dirt

           -Digging

           -Mulch

           -Pots of flowers

           -Spiky plants

Day Sixteen: Forty Days of Gratitude

This day I am thankful for:
     -  Pictures of children

           -Pictures of older adults

           -Pictures of weddings

           -Pictures of nature: streams, parks, trees, birds, sky, fields

           -Blogs about horses

           -Blogs about vintage clothing

           -Blogs about cheese

           -Blogs about parenting

           -Blogs about grief

           -Blogs about growing things

Day Fifteen: Forty Days of Gratitude

This day I am thankful for:
     -   Printers

           -   Newsletters

           -  Hand written letters

           -  Cards

           -  No occasion cards

           -  Notes

           -  Email

           -  Facebook

           -  Curtains

           -   Lamps

Day Fourteen: Forty Days of Gratitude

This day I am thankful for:
     -   Nieces

           -  Nephews

           -  Grandsons

           -  Granddaughters

           -  Adopted relatives

           -  Cousins

           -  Grand Parents

           -  Aunts

           -  Uncles

           -  Legal Guardians

Day Thirteen: Forty Days of Gratitude

This day I am thankful for:
     -  Books

           -   Movies

           -   Comics

           -   Acrylics

           -   Watercolors

           -   Calligraphy

           -   Blown glass

           -   Metal sculpture

           -   Wood sculpture

           -   Chewing gum sculpture (My mom liked to have us do this at showers.)

Day Twelve: Forty Days of Gratitude

This day I am thankful for:
     - Friends

           - Friends

           - Friends

           - Friends

           - Friends

           - Friends

           - Friends

           - Friends

           - Friends

           - Friends

Day Eleven: Forty Days of Gratitude

This day I am thankful for:
     -  Clocks

           -  Watches

           -  Ipods

           -  CD players

           -  The Mail person

           -  The Post office person

           -  My doctor

           -  My dentist

           -  My mentoring pastor

           -  My Regional Pastor

Day Ten: Forty Days of Gratitude

This day I am thankful for:
     - Computers, when they work.

          -  Rain, rain, rain.

          -  Grey skies, shows how many different greys there are.

          -  Green Trees, shows how many different greens there are.

          -  Pianos.

          -   Little friends.

          -  Big friends.

          -  Cell phones, I guess.

          -  Almond Butter.

          -  Music.

Day Nine: Forty Days of Gratitude

This day I am thankful for:
     - BIG mistakes that are forgiven.

     - Little mistakes that go un-noticed.

     - People who nag.

     - Perfectionists even when sometimes all they teach is how not to be like them.

     - Judgmental people, and even more, non-judgmental people.

     - Professionals.

     - Those with big egos and I am thankful for those who are humble.

     - Pens.

     - Datebooks .

     - Alarm clocks.

Day Eight: Forty Days of Gratitude

This day I am thankful for:
     - Puzzles.

     - Work.

     - Dirty Dishes

     - Clean clothes.

     - Phone Tag.

     - Counselors: all kinds.

     - Lamps.

     - Light.

     - MY DOG.

     - My Children.

Day Seven: Forty Days of Gratitude

This day I am thankful for:
     - Friends that support in grief.

     - Good books.

     - Prolific Authors.

     - Cell phones and that I most of the time hate cell phones.

     - Sisters and brother-in laws.

     - Family stories

     - Babies

     - Singing.

     - Hymns.

     - Soloists.

Day Six: Forty Days of Gratitude

This day I am thankful for:
     - Adult children who make you really think hard about what is important in life.

     - Sunshine.

     - Green grass

     - Green trees

     - Tulips

     - Light blue-green paint.

     - Clean bedroom.

     - The community of church.

     - Hard work.

     - Cookies.

Day Five: Forty Days of Gratitude

This day I am thankful for:
     - My flexible administrative assistant, Caitlin.
     - The knowledgeable plumber who stopped the flooding in my basement.
     - How wonderfully generous my administrative assistant is.
     - Tools.
     - Texting.
     - Long distance phone service.
     - My sister, Kara.
     - Affectionate children.
     - Leftovers: turkey, noodles, peas.
     - Too many cookies (also leftovers.)

Day Four: Forty Days of Gratitude

This day I am thankful for:
     - People who will serve on Councils.
     - People who write poems about women who sing at church.
     - Aunts and uncles.
     - Clean sheets.
     - Flowers that bloom in the spring.
     - More rain.
     - Complaining people who remind us not to complain.
     - Forgiveness.
     - Telephones.
     - Hugs.

Day Three: Forty Days of Gratitude

This day I am thankful for:

       - Rain.

       - Umbrellas.

       - Baby ducks that live along the canal I walk and the mother ducks who protect them.

       - Church women who bake cookies.

       - Computers when they work, and for remembering how temporary everything is,

         when they don’t work.

       - People who serve God with their heart, hands, feet, spirits, money, fearlessly.

       - My doggy socks that my niece gave me.

       - Work, even on rainy days when I want to stay in bed with the covers over my head.

       - My dog.  How loving, soft and fun he is.

       - For our human ability to care for each other when those among us are suffering.