Thankful
I am giving thanks today for:---
Salvation through the atoning blood of Jesus Christ
Angi and Elijah, who are the greatest blessing God has ever given me
A great marriage to a great wife
My very kind and generous family - mom, dad, brother, sister, nephew, grandparents
Angi's wonderful family, the best in-laws I could hope for and much better than I deserve
Sanity and healing through Celebrate Recovery
A great church with a heart for the broken and poor, a missional outlook, and a solid, faithful, wise eldership
Friends like the LJs, Stephen Bell, Stephen Maple, the Adkins, the Hobbs, the Browns, the Utleys, and others
The entire hardworking CR leadership and the TEAM
The CR Dinner Team, especially Charlie and Mary who show up EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT!
People who step in and GET THINGS DONE, clean, do dishes, make food. I absolutely love people who just take care of it, and I appreciate them
Charlie (the same as above) who checked out academic books for me from his job which I really needed for this massive paper I'm writing
Opportunities and responsibilities to serve that keep me sane and focused on others rather than myself
A home with heat, air conditioning, and a very comfortable bed
Abundant food
A great job with people I like and a very generous owner (two days at Thanksgiving and three days at Christmas, a suite at the Ford Center, benefits, a good salary, etc..)
My great boss
Accidental skills, completely unrelated to my academic training, with which I make a living
A very good liberal arts education from Oklahoma Christian University and the dedicated professors who provided it
Academic opportunities (Texas Tech MATC program online) and great professors who challenge me and affirm me
Hard work, difficult challenges, and interesting problems
Academics who are much smarter than me but allow me the opportunity to stand on their shoulders and write papers that will someday get me a masters degree
Being a native speaker of English
The beauty and diversity of the English language - all those marvelous words
Elijah's great public school and great teacher (and MRCC Sonshine School and great teacher)
Word365 and the Word365 volunteers who make it all possible, particularly Andy, Aubrie, Stephen, and Jessica
Being born and living in a free, safe, democratic, prosperous country
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