Things for Which to be Thankful

Trains, cars, airplanes, horses and buggies that allow us to travel great distances to share Thanksgiving with our loved ones.

The spouse who complains when dinner is not on time, because s/he is home with me, not with someone else.

The teenager who is complaining about doing dishes, because that means she is at home & not on the streets.

The mess to clean after a party because it means I  have been surrounded by friends.

 The taxes I pay because it means that I'm employed.

 The clothes that fit a little too snug because it  means I have enough to eat.

 My shadow who watches me work because it means I  am out in the sunshine.

 A lawn that needs mowing, windows that need cleaning  and gutters that need fixing because it means I have a home.

 All the complaining I hear about our government because it means we have freedom of speech.

 The space I find at the far end of the parking lot because it means I am capable of walking.

 My huge heating bill because it means I am warm.

 The lady behind me in church who sings off key because it means that I can hear.

 The piles of laundry and ironing because it means I have clothes to wear.

 Weariness and aching muscles at the end of the day because it means I have been productive.

 The alarm that goes off in the early morning hours because  it means that I'm alive.

 Getting too much email bogs me down but at least I know I  have friends who are thinking of me.

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