Authors-choice: Hope & Revival

I am thankful:

• For the husband who complains when his dinner is not on time, because he is home with me, not with someone else.
• For the teenager who is complaining about doing dishes, because that means she is at home & not on the streets.
• For the taxes I pay, because it means I am employed.
• For the mess to clean after a party, because it means I have been surrounded by friends.
• For the clothes that fit a little too snug, because it means I have enough to eat.
• For my shadow that watches me work, because it means I am out in the sunshine.
• For a lawn that needs mowing, windows that need cleaning, and gutters that need fixing,
because it means I have a home.
• For all the complaining I hear about the government, because it means that we have freedom of speech.
• For the parking spot I find at the far end of the parking lot, because it means I am capable of walking and I also have transportation.
• For my huge heating bill, because it means I am warm.
• For the lady behind me in church who sings off key, because it means that I can hear.
• For the pile of laundry and ironing, because it means I have clothes to wear.
• For weariness and aching muscles at the end of the day, because it means I have been capable of working hard.
• For the alarm that goes off in the early morning hours, because it means that I am alive.
• And finally– for too much e-mail, because it means I have friends who are thinking of me.