Category Archives: Simple Blessings/Gratitude

Lessons in Gratitude Day 784

Grateful for tonight’s blog guest written by my “big brother,” Alan Chamblee. Enjoy! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I have read this gratitude blog each and every day that my sister has written it. At some point, she asked me if I would like … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 783

I am grateful tonight for staying power, for the power of perseverance. I know I write about perseverance a lot, but when you deal with a lot of tough stuff on a semi-regular basis, or you’ve been through a lot, … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 751

Tonight I am grateful to be safe and sound sitting in the living room in the beach house my sister has rented in North Carolina. I drove for six hours, of which the last two were in the dark and … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 734

This has been quite a week and it is only Wednesday. Tonight is going to be one of simple gratitude and then perhaps a recycled reflection from an earlier post. I am grateful for and humbled by the folks who faithfully … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 732

Tonight is a good night to spin the RNG wheel and let my previous words speak for me. It is only Monday and I am already ready for the weekend. I am going on strike today (again) and unlike the … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 701

It has been another long week. I am so sleepy I can hardly sit at the keyboard this evening. I am grateful that the weekend is here, though I will have to work this weekend to finish two work-related projects. … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 699

Sometimes I have no idea how to gather the threads of these disparate thoughts and somehow weave them together into coherent speech. It has been another long day and while I would love to express gratitude for all that I … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 697

Tonight I am grateful for something ridiculously simple: I love the tastes of summer. I am a cherry nut. As soon as the cherry season hits, I overdose on them. Where I lived in California they were abundant and cheap. … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 675

I’ve taken to watching the eagles again. This year it’s a different nest in a different part of the country, but am watching a pair of bald eagles care for two gray-feathered eaglets. I am also watching a red-tailed hawk’s … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 666

Today I did something unusual for me: I left work early (well, a little early–3 p.m.) I called my sister as I was commuting home to see if she wanted to play hooky too and go get a margarita or … Continue reading

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