Today I have been thinking of how many "little" things in my life I am grateful for, along with all the "big" things. I wake up every morning thanking God that I have His grace, mercy, and love for me, and the Christ spirit within me, for family and friends and the love they share with me. I ask Him to bless them all and to show His love and mercy to those who are suffering through illnesses, distresses, and grief, and I thank Him for the abundant supply he affords me for all I NEED, not what I want. And at night when I go to bed, after this, I think of the "little" things that have been given to me today - such as tonight I will thank Him for the badly needed rain we had this morning, that I was able to drive to Walmart and back without incident, conversations with my neighbor about some computer technicalities. Oh Lord, I am so grateful for what limited computer skills I have - it is such a source of fun, enlightenment, contact with other family and friends, and sense of accomplishment for me.
Having just come back from a few days in Knoxville, TN at a genealogy conference, I realized even more how much our computers mean to soooo many people. One lecturer made the statement that family historians make up one of the largest users of computers and have been behind much of the progression and advancement in computer programming. What is so neat about it is - that most people don't become family historians until in their later years - so senior citizens make up one of the larger units using their computers on a regular basis.
This is my first attempt at blogging, but am doing it at the urging of several of my friends, so to them I say "Remember what you ask for!" I love to write and this may get out of hand!!!!
So till next time, I'll sign out with my mantra - Hugs and love.
Well done, Nancy! Writing is among your many talents.
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