Keep the Gratitude Going and a Thank You

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And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, 

to which indeed you were called in one body. 

And be thankful. 

~ Colossians  3:15

I hope that you all are enjoying or have enjoyed a lovely day of thanksgiving with your families and friends.  Unfortunately, not everyone in my circle is doing so.  Acquaintances were displaced by fire late Wednesday; please pray for their comfort and in thanks for the courage, well-being, and wisdom of the firefighters and investigators involved.  Another relative has lost his job through no fault of his own, just more Obama II downsizing; please pray for him and his family.  

One of our FW Lessons deals with Gratitude and its surprising benefits.  One study found that keeping a gratitude list each day helped study subjects to feel happier, exercise more, become more empathic, and strengthen their relationships with family and friends.  Not everyone who keeps a daily gratitude list will experience such fabulous results; however, a daily recording of all the people, actions, and things for whom or for which one feels thankful almost certainly cannot hurt and doing so is a wonderful way to keep the gratitude of Thanksgiving Day going year 'round.

In addition to my relationship with God, my family, and my friends, I want to thank everyone who visits this blog for doing so; it is a privilege to share my thoughts with you.  I wish to thank, in particular, those who donated to help my family as well as those who shopped through Amazon.com.  The funds for this year so far have totaled about $250.00, and those were and continue to be very needed dollars. 

May God bless you and yours always.

Agape always,

Cynthia