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On Mondays, I usually post some sort of Prayer. This Monday, I want to post my own thanks to God who is in charge. Some of these things I have learned to be thankful for in retrospect. Other things on this list I\u2019m definitely not sure about, but I\u2019m hoping I can thank God without gritted teeth. My aim is to put down a marker in hope.<\/p>\n
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I\u2019m thankful for a wife who snaps back at me: she has the strength to ensure I don\u2019t walk over her and the wherewithal to manage a house of rambunctious kids.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m thankful for three kids that are smart, loud, energetic and annoying: it will likely be something I hold onto in my later years when I start (or continue) to forget.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m thankful for the times I thought I would die from asthma: it helps me understand my daughter and my son when they\u2019re having an attack.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m thankful that my wife and I opted for the non-well-paying arts careers: our home is full of drawings, color, rhythm and music.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m thankful for a considerable lack of money: it makes me appreciate help, gifts, and freelance projects whenever any of those come in.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m thankful that what I do have is still more than most people in the world and I\u2019m thankful that that embarasses me.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m thankful for vehicles with too many miles and people with open hands: if they didn\u2019t get that high, people wouldn\u2019t feel comfortable giving them away.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m thankful for the 1%: they pay over 55% of the national taxes since the rest of us (who work) can\u2019t cover it and wouldn’t even if we could.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m thankful for rainy days and Mondays for several reasons, Karen Carpenter being one of them.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m thankful for having to move to Connecticut: I probably would never have gotten a chance to preach there otherwise (still might not).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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