Installed countertops yesterday, and the bricklayers finished an inside fireplace—both beautiful work. I’m thankful for skilled craftsmen. Am watching one of our famous West Texas sunrises as I write these words, and I’m thankful for it, too.

At a friend’s suggestion, last spring I started every prayer with 10 things for which I was thankful
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Don’t do it with every prayer now, nor every day, but when I do, I’m finding that gratefulness is powerful stuff.

Don’t know if it makes my prayers more effective, but it certainly helps me.

Makes me more positive, less critical; more confident, less fearful; more relaxed, less uptight.

I smile more when I’m grateful.

And, interestingly enough, I find more things to put in this blog.