- I have a roof over my head. True, it did come with a big mortgage, but I am sleeping warm at night.
- Along with the above, my neighbors are great, and watch out for the neighborhood.
- I have enough to eat - so much so, that I am having to spend energy on dieting.
- I have money from my job to pay for that mortgage and other things. True, I was unemployed for almost 7 months this year, and had to dip into retirement savings, but I had savings to dip into.
- The job I have now is the best I've ever had - great co-workers, good kids, excellent administration. I have to pinch myself to make sure that it's not a dream.
- I have good kids and wonderful grandkids (yes, I DID notice that the adjectives changed, but that's due to the fact that I don't HAVE to discipline my grandkids). They're working and making lives for themselves.
- I have a husband who has stuck by me for many years. He is supportive of my endeavors (in general), and we're currently on our 39th anniversary year.
- BTW, over the last 1-1/2 years, my youngest grandchild has moved from illiterate to literate - it's amazing, that transformation that happens in so short a time. God bless K-3 teachers!
- I live in America. On an American's WORST day, they're living better than perhaps 90% of the world. Our poor people live better than middle-class people in most of the world.
- I have 24/7 access to the Internet. For a reading junkie like me, this is like living in a crack library.
- I belong to a strong and caring Catholic community - both at my church, and through association with others - in my daughter's community, in the parishes we attend when traveling, and on the Internet. Bless them all.
Nothing else special in this - I just wanted to express my gratitude for all that God has given me.
