Growing….

  1. My mother-in-law said I have turned into a strong, independent woman.  I am thinking may be she is right.  I could not always believe that
  2. Reading Matthew in the Bible.  A nice part of the Bible to start reading.  I have never read the Bible all the way through before.  I am grateful I am enjoying it.  It has become a favorite book.
  3. I choose to give money to a lady at work who is running for charity to raise money for a women’s treatment center.  We don’t get along normally and don’t like each other but I chose to donate anyways.  It is about the cause, not the person.  Grateful to be able to separate the person from the cause.
  4. God.
  5. I am grateful for another day above ground to live, love and laugh.
  6. Sober and nicotine free another day.
  7. Good music.  I have been getting into some older music this week.  The band America is currently on my Spotify.  Bay City Rollers also. :)
  8. We are getting rain.  I hope it will clean up the streets.
  9. My Bible group friends.  I love those ladies.
  10. Celebrating another brother’s birthday today.
  11. Working on me.  I have lost over 7 pounds since January, most of which has been the past couple weeks.
  12. Trying to work on my insides also to match the outside.
  13. My son, family, pets.
  14. Coworkers who are like family.
  15. A burst of energy one day this week I had not had in a long time.  Very productive day at work.
  16. Still having a relationship with my step-kids.  I do not see them too often but we are still invited to theirs and the grandkids’ birthdays.
  17. Dreams.  They can be happy, weird and/or scary but they seem to teach me things.
  18. Good food.  For some reason I am enjoying it more and looking it more as fuel for my body.
  19. God woke me up another day.  :)

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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