1.  A – thank you for these ARMS that have hands at the end that can type, hug, hold, lift, wave and more!

2.  B – thank you for BOOKS — oh how I love books!

3.  C – thank you for my name, CAROL — which means joyful song.  I was born on Christmas Eve.

4.  D – thank you for DELIGHT!  What a wonderful feeling — I feel delight when I see my grandsons, Nate and Andrew!

5.  E – thank you for EVERYTHING!  Even when I feel broke, I have everything I need and I appreciate that I am so blessed.

6.  F – thank you for FLOWERS!  Spring is always a celebration of flowers, and thank you to Amy, the amazing amaryillis who has just burst forth with her NINTH blossom!

7.  G – thank you for GOODNESS — the goodness of friends and family, and of this life.

8.  H – thank you for HAPPINESS!  I know everyone can’t be happy all the time, but most of us can make other people happy fairly easily — and that is the best happiness ever!

9.  I – thank you for INK!  Ink in my pens, so many colors and kinds!  Yippee!  Ink in the printer for copying and printing.  Ink everywhere that makes so many things possible.

10.  J – thank you for JUICE!  What could be better than fresh squeezed orange juice?  Hooray for all kinds of juices!