Thank You God

Funny how I receive the messages I need to hear - like I should be thanking the Lord more for what I have! In the course of our busy days, how often do we focus on the minor annoyances and ignore the blessings that grace our lives?

Thank you, God, for dirty dishes for they mean we are well fed.

Thank you for the mortgage payments and rent notices, for they mean we have a roof over our heads.

Thank you for the seemingly endless pile of laundry, for it means we are clothed and warm.

Thank you, God, for scuff marks and crayon marks and smelly tennis shoes, for they mean our children are healthy and active.

Thank you for loud stereos and busy telephones for they mean our teens are safe at home.

Thank you for the notes from school, for they mean our children have teachers who care.

Thank you, God, for speeding tickets, for they mean our police officers are protecting us.

Thank you for morning traffic jams, for they mean we have jobs to go to.

Thank you for doctor's waiting rooms and deductibles and co-pays, for they mean we have access to health care.

Thank you, God, for his/her snoring, for it means he/she is safe beside me.

Thank you for little disappointments, for they mean you are teaching us patience.

Thank you, God, for ordinary days.
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