but let the thankful heart sweep through the day
and, as the magnet finds the iron,
so it will find, in every hour,
some heavenly blessings!"
~ Henry Ward Beecher
Whatever the season of life.. give thanks...
for piles of laundry because you have a family
the locking of hands on a slow walk
for a sister's loyalty
seeing my great-grandfather's cavern... a shelter when working the fields far from home
her hot chocolate-rimmed mouth
smiles and other extra-ordinary moments in a ordinary day
a procession of tutu's running out of class
a sore back from mountains of weeding
his white-haired crown of wisdom telling me what a great man his brother was... reminding me to redeem the time
sun-ripened tomatoes
the wondrous beauty of a new baby girl in the family
old warm slippers on a frosty morning
the gleaming floorboards laid by his own hands
yes, thank You.
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