| my wife who hogs the covers every night. |
she is not out with someone else. |
| the teenager who is not doing dishes but is watching TV. |
s/he is at home and not on the streets. |
| the taxes that I pay. |
I am employed. |
| the mess to clean after a party. |
I have been surrounded by friends. |
| the clothes that fit a little too snugly. |
I have enough to eat. |
| my shadow that watches me work. |
I am in the sunshine. |
| a lawn that needs mowing, windows that need cleaning, and gutters that need fixing. |
I have a home. |
| all the complaining I hear about the government. |
we have freedom of speech. |
| the parking spot I find at the far end of the parking lot. |
I am capable of walking and that I have been blessed with transportation. |
| my huge heating bill. |
I am warm. |
| the pile of laundry and ironing. |
I have clothes to wear. |
| weariness and aching muscles at the end of the day. |
I have been capable of working hard. |
| the alarm that goes of in the early morning hours. |
I am alive. |
| too much e-mail. |
I have friends who are thinking of me. |
| the problems I face each day. |
God is still helping me through them. |