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Why Bother Being Grateful for a Good Night’s Sleep?

Good Sleep Ever have those nights when you wish you could find the switch that turns your brain off? Me too-which is why when I do have a good night’s sleep, I am grateful. Thankfully, restless nights are not a chronic issue for me, just occasional. The last time I wanted to flip the switch…
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Misc

Why Bother Being Grateful for Order?

Order What do clocks, calendars, personal limits and realistic expectations have in common? They are helpful tools that can bring order, regularity, and predictable patterns to our lives.  Bringing order to our lives is a good thing. It gives our lives structure, a bit of security and lets others know we are not fly by…
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Faith

Why Bother Being Grateful for Working Men?

Working Men According to David Bahnsen, author of the book Full-Time: Work and the Meaning of Life, millions of men are not working and neither are they seeking to work. It is not because there is a shortage of jobs, but because there is, “A collapse of will.”  Even though the federal government shut down “non-essential…
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Gratitude

Why Bother Being Grateful for Ordinary Times?

Ordinary Times The other day at the grocery store, I ran into a long time acquaintance. This acquaintance of mine used to live in my neighborhood, and my youngest son and her only son were good buddies in high school.   Whenever we see each other, of course we want to get the latest news of…
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