I was inspired by a list of blessings started by my adopted daughter, Claire, and decided to start a list of my own. I tend to focus far too much on the negative things around me, and it seems like a good exercise, especially for someone like me, to look for blessings in my life. Perhaps I will see less wrong from day to day as I look for those things that are right. One thousand blessings seems like a lot, but as I look at Claire’s list I realize that blessings come in all shapes and sizes. Even things that start as difficulties can turn into blessings with the proper perspective. I have no idea how long it will take to get to one thousand, but in the back of my mind I am hoping that as I practice looking for blessings, I will find them more easily.
With that in mind, I am starting simply, with three blessings that are no-brainers and that I suspect will resurface continually in various forms.
- My wife, Sandy, who loves me, regardless of my mood, my quirks, my odd and sometimes scary ideas, not to mention my many faults.
- My son Colby whose passion for his faith is inspiring and challenging and makes me gush with pride and hopeful for the future.
- My beautiful little girl Calli, (who will always be my little girl) who is not so little anymore, but is still beautiful, inside and out.
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