30 Days of Gratitude – Day 13: Express gratitude to a relative. “That’s what people do who love you. They put their arms around you and love you when you’re not so lovable.” —Deb Caletti “They” are often those people who are…
November 12, 2015
30 Days of Gratitude – Day 12: Express gratitude to a friend from the past (childhood, college, etc.). “Make new friends but keep the old. One is silver; and the other, gold.” —Unknown It’s easy to get “comfortable” with friends we’ve…
November 11, 2015
30 Days of Gratitude – Day 11: Express gratitude to a veteran. At the age of 15, I left home for a private Christian boarding school. That year, 1976, was our country’s bicentennial, and much was made over our liberty and…
November 10, 2015
30 Days of Gratitude – Day 10: Express gratitude to someone you met this past year. C. S. Lewis is quoted as saying, “Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: ‘What! You too? I thought I…
November 9, 2015
30 Days of Gratitude – Day 9: Express gratitude to a teen who consistently tries to make good choices. From 2000–2003 I had the privilege of teaching music to elementary, junior high, and senior high students in the Detroit area. It…