Today I'm thankful for food to eat and a roof over our heads.
I'm thankful for the years I have been given. I watched part of Ted Kennedy's tribute to John F. Kennedy, Jr. a few years ago. The Senator stated, "Like his father, he had every gift but length of years." I feel I've been given length of years, some days more than others. . . .I'm thankful for the years our son has been given. Some children in our community, while not facing his challenges, have been gifted with fewer.
I'm thankful for money to buy books, most recently Kathleen Norris's Acedia. I was privileged to hear her speak at Calvin's Faith and Literature Conference. Norris's path through the topic is sometimes wandering, but always rich and discursive. Her account of her husband's illness and death is both generous and thoughtful.
Indeed. I suspect that I've got more years than you, and I'm thankful. I actually patted JFK on the back when he was running for President in 1960.
ReplyDeleteWow,Martin. That was a privilege, to have been present when national history was being made.
ReplyDeleteEvery time I come here it's a different color. :)
ReplyDeleteRebecca,
ReplyDeleteYou know I'm avoiding responsibility when those colors start shifting. :-) Cheap stress relief. :-)
I am thankful that books are so plentiful in this country and so accessible. In many countries in this world, that is not the case.
ReplyDeleteYes, and we're fortunate so many of us who are able are taught to read.
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