Monthly Archives: April 2013

Lessons in Gratitude Day 646

Posted on April 20, 2013 by mtchamblee

Today has been a good, long day and as is often the case with good, long days, I am tired. My weekend was somewhat shortened by being at a work event this afternoon, but it was a good one. I … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 645

Posted on April 19, 2013 by mtchamblee

I’m sitting in my room listening to a heavy rain falling outside and am grateful to be safe, dry, and warm inside. I think about folks who are neither safe nor warm this evening and I offer prayers for them. … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 644

Posted on April 18, 2013 by mtchamblee

One of the things I’m truly grateful for in writing this blog is that it provides me with a snapshot of where I was at a particular time. I started writing this blog at a very difficult time in my … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 643

Posted on April 17, 2013 by mtchamblee

Tonight I am grateful for something really simple. I think some of the best things are simple. I am grateful for having received a really good camera for Christmas a couple of years ago because with it I have captured … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 642

Posted on April 16, 2013 by mtchamblee

Lordy, I am tired. It has been a longish kind of day. When I wasn’t in a meeting I was on the phone. And even though my phone calls were quite enjoyable (I talked to my son for a VERY … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 641

Posted on April 15, 2013 by mtchamblee

I am trying to find my words. They’re in there somewhere, tied up in the various synapses of my brain waiting for the brain to signal my fingers to hit the keys of the computer so these thoughts can coalesce … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 640

Posted on April 14, 2013 by mtchamblee

Today has been a really good day. I am grateful to have spent the entire day away from my house engaging in a variety of activities, most of which were outside in the wonderful spring weather and all of which … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 639

Posted on April 13, 2013 by mtchamblee

Tonight I am off to a late start and am fighting off a headache as I sit down to write. If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the past two years it’s been how to push through the challenges, obstacles, … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 638

Posted on April 12, 2013 by mtchamblee

This morning I had one of those moments of disorientation that sometimes happens when you first wake up. As I lay there in the dark having just hit the snooze for the third time, I said to myself, “Today is … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 637

Posted on April 11, 2013 by mtchamblee

It took me one hour and 48 minutes to get home from work this evening. When I looked at my navigator and it said it would take 1:53, I grumbled, “No way!” and then the GPS wouldn’t map out alternate … Continue reading →

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