By Lois Hewitt

This morning I rose early to an outside temperature of 19 degrees. It was chilly to say the least. So I laid in bed under a very warm comforter and thought about a few things.

Thankful I was first and foremost.  Things, I do not possess like I used to.  But there is peace in my life without all the stuff I used to think I needed to live.  It is amazing how much you don’t need.  Thankful I am.

With my change in diet, my health is better. Not perfect, but it’s good. Thankful I am.

Simple is my life now. Drama, a thing of the past (for the most part anyway).  I used to crave the drama as it somehow justified my existence. No longer is it necessary.  Thankful I am.

So many blessings in God’s yes’s and no’s.  So many changes not only in latitudes but in attitudes (sorry I had to steal that line!).  My eyes open as is my heart. Thankful I am.

Thankful I am for my husband. A good man he is.  His faith falls on science and not on the spiritual.  This worries me so very much.  I hope he comes to know our Father who art in Heaven, that is my sincerest hope.  In the meantime we understand, without bitterness or anger, the other’s point of view.

We neither belittle or insult the other one’s beliefs. He allows my free expression of faith and I allow science to live in our home…even if I don’t understand science most of the time.  Differences of opinion yet peace prevails. Thankful I am.

Gratitude is my new go to.  Prayer is my new super power because of Who I pray to, not because anything I have done.  Faith is my new growing experience, as I used to put faith in things now I place it in God. 

As the time came closer to get up and start the day, I thought of all the ways life changes. All I could think was thankful I am!