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Category Archives: Family
Lessons in Gratitude Day 863
This seems to be a week of remembrances. Yesterday was the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Across much of the country yesterday people stopped at various points throughout the day to think about where they were … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 855
I know, it’s a broken record, but thank goodness it’s Friday. It has been another long, good week, and I am grateful. I am exhausted, and for the most part it is a good exhaustion, and now I can rest … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 854
Tonight’s post is from a guest blogger: my daughter, Michal. Tonight, despite it being a stressful and physically painful week, I am grateful for many things. It is a good problem to have when I have multiple things I could … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 845
People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you figure out which one it is, you will know what to do for each person. This morning I was writing in my journal about whether … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 844
Tonight I am grateful to live close by to family who are willing to help one another out in a pinch. Over the last few weeks and in the weeks to come one or another of my sisters has been … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 842
Tonight I am grateful for mixed-up seasons. Yesterday as I was leaving work I walked out into a beautiful, sunny, 75-degree day that felt more like June than November 1. As I walked across the lawns toward my car I … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 841
Tonight I am so tired I am going to spin the wheel and the first blog that comes up is what I’m posting. Of course I say that now, but if the first blog that comes up isn’t very good … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 840
In October of 1994 I was at home in South Bend visiting my parents. I can’t really remember for what occasion I was there, but I was flying solo away from spouse and children. My mother was supposed to go … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 828
Tonight I celebrate my daughter’s birth 23 years ago. I have written about her many times in the two and a half years since I first started writing this blog, including a post on her 21st birthday two years ago. … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 827
I can’t help it. I am so grateful that it’s Friday I can hardly stand it. I don’t mean to be a broken record about it, but these days I am ready to collapse when I get home on Friday … Continue reading
