November 19, 2006
Thus begins the time of respite. For exactly fifty days now I will live life like it was in the “olden days”, with the exception of the weekly blood draw to keep track of how things are going inside of the system.
A LITANY OF THANKSGIVING
For all the sunrises and sunsets that have framed my days,
I praise and thank you, Lord.
For the comfort of prayers in the wakeful hours of some of the darker nights,
I praise and thank you, Lord.
For Charles who defines love in all its ways,
I praise and thank you, Lord.
For family health and well being, and busy children taking time
to send love and show concern,
I praise and thank you, Lord.
For angel’s guardianship of grandchildren growing tall and strong,
I praise and thank you, Lord.
For caring friends whose thoughts, prayers and words widen and
brighten my world in countless ways,
I praise and thank you, Lord.
For people’s voices sounding in mundane conversations
in ordinary time and daily peace,
I praise and thank you, Lord.
For a medicine that can reach into my bones and do battle in indefinable ways,
I praise and thank you, Lord.
For giving me moments of perfect happiness and joy,
I praise and thank you, Lord.
And finally, for all blessings, known and unknown, that weave
beauty and balance into the texture of my earthly existence,
I praise and thank you, Lord.