” Oh, the Lord is good to me ,
And so I thank the Lord for giving me
The things I need,
The sun and the rain and the apple seed.
The Lord is good to me . ”
( THE JOHNNY APPLESEED BLESSING , anonymous )
No one can say it better. It is the simple things, with family, faith, and friends always being first in my prayers. But moving from the majors to the minors, I am forever grateful for small blessings, those that indeed fill a need and those that just make me happy.
Thank you, God, for :
—–warm socks on a cold night
—–a dog who loves me
—–clean sheets every Tuesday
—– young adult grands who call to share good news or just to say, ” Hey ”
—–sasanquas blooming at Christmas time
—–potato chips
—–church chimes at noon and eventide
—–a pat on the fanny from my high school sweetheart
—–garbage collectors
—–sunsets on St. Simons
—–cuddle duds
—–pop-in visits from our daughter and 8:30 Sunday morning phone calls from our son
—- fudge ( Annette’s ) every Christmas without fail
—–snow in the woods
—–my needlepoint canvasses
—–three sweet white churches in the middle of Canon
—–words
——oreo pie from Main Street 211
—–rainy nights
—–a table of bridge once or twice a week
—–clouds that look like white cotton candy
—–sweat shirts and sweat pants
—–the dainty flowers and aroma of confederate jasmine
—–and memories , always the memories.
…………………………..” Oh, the Lord is good to me
And so I thank the Lord…….”
I have some of the very same blessings. God is good to us too.
Haha. Also have some things I’m not too cranky about that God seems to think I need.
I’m with you——all the way ! Thanks.
Beautiful, as always! We have to be grateful for the long lives God granted us! Much love to you, my dear friend
Love you back ! So many everyday, ” take-them-for-granted ” blessings that make us happy. Life is deep with simplicity.
All the things I am thankful for, also. But I can think if manymore things. First and foremost are my 4 children, so, so proud of them, and their dear spouses. God is so good to me!
Family, friends, and faith come first, always. I focused on the small blessings that too often I forget to appreciate. Simple is significant in everyday living———and much appreciated. Thank you for reading and responding.
Thank you for reminding us of the little things around us that are so important to a happy existence!
I have to remind myself. And they range from the most obscure ( potato chips) to the most important ( connections with family and friends ). But I feel that most of us count our blessings if relationships are healthy. It’s the little white Canon churches, the pat on the fanny, chimes, the rainy nights, the garbage collectors———all those seemingly insignificant things that we take for granted. Thank you for reading.