I am Thankful for…

A couple of weeks ago while teaching clinical in the hospital, I saw the article below posted on the white board in the nurses’ station. After I read it, I immediately took it down and made a copy so I could share it. I have no idea where it is from, but at the bottom of the article, it said it had been submitted by “Frances Shipp, Weaver High School, Weaver, AL”. With Thanksgiving a few weeks away, I think it is good to remember all our many blessings. Not just at Thanksgiving, but all year long. If everyone looked through the eyes of this article, the world would be a much different place. I hope you find it as inspiring as I did!


I am thankful for the wife who says it’s hot dogs tonight because she is home with me and not out with someone else.
I am thankful for the husband who is on the sofa being a couch potato because he is home with me and not out at the bars.
I am thankful for the teenager who is complaining about doing dishes because it means she is at home, not on the streets.
I am thankful for the taxes I pay because it means I am employed.
I am thankful for the mess to clean after a party because it means I have been surrounded by friends.
I am thankful for the clothes that fit a little too snugly because it means I have enough to eat.
I am thankful for my shadow that watches me work because it means I am out in the sunshine, and for a lawn that needs mowing, windows that need cleaning, and gutters that need fixing because it means I have a house.
I am thankful for all the complaining I hear about the government because it means we have freedom of speech.
I am thankful for the parking spot I find at the far end of the parking lot because it means I am capable of walking and have been blessed with transportation.
I am thankful for my huge cooling bill because it means I am comfortable.
I am thankful for the lady behind me in church who sings off key because it means I can hear.
I am thankful for the pile of laundry and ironing because it means I have clothes to wear.
I am thankful for weariness and aching muscles at the end of the day because it means I have been capable of working hard.
I am thankful for the alarm that goes off in the early morning hours because it means I am alive.


“In every thing give thanks”
I Thessalonians 5:18
Beth