1. God
2.Not getting my way
3. Contact
4. Just as well
5. Returning with a different attitude
6. The woman knitting who astounded me with the grace of her simple speech
7. Getting at the student’s actual question, in my awkward way
8. She kept smiling
9. Somebody broke the power and someone else fixed it or perhaps many someones, I know not who to thank, thank you nevertheless
10. Electric cello
Ahh, not getting my way, what a wonderful thing to be grateful for. As the song goes, some of God’s greatest gifts are unanswered prayers.