Patience

Today I'm grateful for the patience I've developed over the years. It enabled me not to kill my dog for having somehow found one of the children's stash of chocolates, consumed them (foil wrappers and all), then horking them up in two completely different places on my carpeting.

Patience kept me from killing her, but not from banishing her to the backyard for the day.

BAD Doggy! Bad!

So many things to be thankful for...

I'm grateful for family this time of the year. I'm especially thankful for the unabashed joy on the face of my sister as she gets excited about her favorite holiday, bouncing up and down in her wheelchair as we sing Christmas Carols to her.

I'm thankful for the kindness of my father-in-law, who drove an hour and a half so I didn't miss the family party on Christmas day and another hour and a half (more actually, due to a horrible traffic accident on the freeway) to bring me home.

I'm thankful for the kindness and generosity of family and friends during this time of the year.

I'm thankful for the birth of my Saviour and for the sacrifice He made in my behalf.