Category Archives: Four-legged Companion

Lessons in Gratitude Day 985

Posted on November 29, 2014 by mtchamblee

If you’ve never had a dog or any kind of non-human companion, then you perhaps won’t be able to understand me when I say how grateful I am for the presence of my current four-legged friend. She and for the … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 958–Human’s Best Friend

Posted on October 29, 2014 by mtchamblee

“God protects babies and fools,” the old expression says. And dogs and forgetful humans. This morning Honor wanted to come with me to work. I pondered the idea, as she stood in the doorway to the kitchen, ears perked, waiting. … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 927–Keeping it Simple, Keeping it Real.

Posted on September 25, 2014 by mtchamblee

Tonight I only have the energy for simple gratitude. This is one of those “grateful I made it through” kind of days. Rainy, low energy days. Unlike yesterday, which could best be described as another wild ride on Mephistopheles the … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 878

Posted on December 8, 2013 by mtchamblee

Another Sunday evening. It has been a nasty day, weather-wise. First snow, then sleet, then freezing rain, and now just plain old rain. All of this has happened in the span of about 12 hours. For the most part I … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 834

Posted on October 25, 2013 by mtchamblee

Sometimes I am baffled by life. I am occasionally baffled by the things I say and do, by the world around me. It has been a very long week in some ways and yet I am amazed (and relieved) that … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 756

Posted on August 8, 2013 by mtchamblee

Tonight I am grateful for many things: first for a safe return for me and my sister and her kids from our vacation “down south” in North Carolina. The traffic was a bit heavier upon our return, so the drive … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 752

Posted on August 4, 2013 by mtchamblee

Today was Honor’s first day at the beach–ever as best I can tell. She and I ran across the sands down toward the water and Honor put on the brakes at the first breaker. While she was willing to wander … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 741

Posted on July 24, 2013 by mtchamblee

Tonight I am grateful for the return of my friend, Honor. Honor is my four-legged companion who a little over three weeks ago suffered a small but costly injury when she was attacked by another dog. My sister and brother-in-law bore … Continue reading →

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