Just grateful….

  1. I woke up feeling kind of down.  I watched a story about a little girl who battled brain cancer on Good Morning America.  I have NO problems.
  2. A roof over my head.  It is old and some parts are falling apart but I am warm at night.  Some people are not so fortunate and I pray for them even if I do not know them.
  3. My health.  Back hurting?  Knee hurting?  Did not sleep well?  Big DEAL.  I can get up and live my life.  God thank you!
  4. I GET to go back to work tomorrow.  It has been so many years since I have been out of work, it is hard to imagine waking up to no money to pay my bills.  Very grateful for my job.
  5. My friends and family.  They keep me going even when they do not know it.
  6. My son, Justin.  So proud of him.
  7. My cat, Skeeter.  He is laying between my legs on the chair as I type this.
  8. My church and my A.A. program.
  9. Peace, when I let myself have it.
  10. Prayer. So very thankful for it.
  11. Beautiful scene of Lake Superior as I look out my window.
  12. Good coffee to wake me up.
  13. Reading the book of Luke this Christmas season, along with my other Bible readings
  14. I can listen to the church service online when I cannot get to church because of work.
  15. That I can live one moment, one hour, one day at a time when I am feeling down.

About Karen Teig

I am a 58 year old Native Minnesotan. I work as a Storekeeper at a local hospital here in town. I have been sober since April 18, 1982 and have not smoked since September 8, 2005. I am a Born Again Christian who loves Jesus and am grateful for each day I wake up. Life is really what I make of it, with few exceptions. God always has a plan.

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