Today I am thankful for the ability to still approach things with a childlike perspective. I do not do it as much nowadays, but when I was younger I would attack different tasks with the innate perspective of a person who thought that they could never fail. If there was something that I wanted to …
Today’s Gem of Gratitude #108
Today I am thankful for faithfulness. Faithfulness is a subject that I hold close to my heart, and maybe that is because I know what it is like when those whom you expect to be faithful to you are not. The dictionary defines faithfulness by instead defining faithful. It follows that in order to be …
Today’s Gem of Gratitude #107
Today I am thankful for local bookstores, though not many of them seem to still exist. Years ago, before internet shopping really took off, when I wanted or needed to purchase a book I got into my car and drove to a local bookstore. Sometimes it was a "mom and pop" type of bookstore that …
Today’s Gem of Gratitude #106
Today I am thankful for sunglasses. Prior to moving to the desert I really thought of sunglasses as a simple accessory that was more or less optional despite the obvious benefits of wearing them and the fact that I grew up in a state that is known for its abundance of sunshine. But now that …
