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Good News For Youth (GNFY) published under the oversight of
the Alkire Rd Church of Christ elders and posted by permission of the editor.
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Thankful
for the husband who complains when his dinner is not on time
because he is home with me, not with someone else.
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Thankful
for the teenager who is complaining about doing dishes
because that means she
is at home and not on the streets.
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Thankful
for the taxes that I pay,
because it means that I am employed.
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Thankful
for the mess to clean after a party,
because it means that I have been
surrounded by friends.
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Thankful
for the clothes that fit a little too snug,
because it means I have enough to
eat.
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Thankful
for my shadow that watches me work,
because it means I am out in the
sunshine.
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Thankful
for a lawn that needs mowing, windows that need cleaning, and gutters that
need fixing,
because it means I have a home.
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Thankful
for all the complaining I hear about the government,
because it means that we
have freedom of speech.
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Thankful
for the parking spot I find at the far end of the parking lot,
because It
means I am capable of walking and that I have been blessed with transportation.
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Thankful
for my huge heating bill,
because it means I am warm.
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Thankful
for the lady behind me in church that sings off key,
because it means that I
can hear.
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Thankful
for the pile of laundry and ironing,
because it means I have clothes to wear.
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Thankful
for weariness and aching muscles at the end of the day,
because it means I
have been capable of working hard.
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Thankful
for the alarm that goes off in the early morning hours,
because it means that
I am alive.
- And finally,
thankful for too much e-mail,
because it means I have friends who are
thinking of me.
-– Selected, July 2001 –-
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