The Beautiful Life

Learning Gratitude

“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.”–William Arthur Ward

I’ve been given so many gifts, but how many times do I just grab them and run, ignore them or even reject them?  And I’m missing out.  With every blessing that God gives me, I have an opportunity to bless God back.  I am going to learn to be grateful.  It doesn’t come naturally, and it’s not easy, but I am willing to learn.  To look past what I don’t have and see what I do have.  To appreciate and savor, and to praise him for these endless gifts.  So today, I begin.

1.  Dinner and laughter with old friends.

2.  Children who pile into bed with me in the morning.

3.  The hush at the end of the day.

Father, teach me to treasure these gifts from your hand and may my life be a life of thankfulness.