I AM THANKFUL

• …for the husband who is on the sofa being a couch potato, because he is home with me and not out at the bars.

• …for the teenager who is complaining about doing dishes, because it 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 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 have been blessed with 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 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 I am alive…

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