Category Archives: Gratitude

Lessons in Gratitude Day 969

Posted on November 9, 2014 by mtchamblee

This evening I find myself once again in the interesting space of uncertainty. I want to zero in on what I am feeling to be better able to articulate it and yet I can feel I am not quite there … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 968

Posted on November 8, 2014 by mtchamblee

I have started this blog a few times. I have a lot I want to say but discover that because I am feeling under the weather I haven’t been able to stay awake long enough to write a fully coherent … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 967

Posted on November 7, 2014 by mtchamblee

Long day, long week, but work is done and I will look forward to spending some time with a good friend. It’s very comforting being here in her home, listening to her in the other room interacting with her husband, … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 966

Posted on November 6, 2014 by mtchamblee

Tonight was a good one to spin the wheel. I’m worn having traveled early this morning to take care of some business and visit with friends this weekend. When I spun the wheel, I landed on a post about resilience … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 965

Posted on November 5, 2014 by mtchamblee

Tonight’s lesson in gratitude is a guest post from my youngest kid, Michal “MJ” Jones. Enjoy. It has been a long, trying few months. We can seldom predict what lies ahead, regardless of our efforts to plan out what we … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 964–Peace at the Center

Posted on November 4, 2014 by mtchamblee

This evening I am almost too tired to write. I knew when I conked out on the nightly news this evening I was in some trouble. And so we shall see how far I get before conking out again. I … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 963

Posted on November 3, 2014 by mtchamblee

Tonight is a good night for simple gratitude, appreciation for the simple, basic things in life that we often take for granted. As I look around my bedroom and think about my life as it exists in this moment, I … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 962–It’s a Family Affair

Posted on November 2, 2014 by mtchamblee

Outside the wind is howling for the third straight night. There is something in the way my house sits in proximity to one next door and another behind me that creates this wind tunnel effect that generates the howl. Today … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 961–Multitude of Counselors

Posted on November 1, 2014 by mtchamblee

“Where there is no counsel, the people fall; but in the multitude of counselors there is safety.” Proverbs 11:14 I am fortunate that I am surrounded by people who provide advice and support whenever I need it. Family members, friends, … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 960

Posted on October 31, 2014 by mtchamblee

Somehow when I wasn’t looking, October happened. One day it was September, the next it was October and tomorrow it’s November. Wow. Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those … Continue reading →

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