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I saw this thread on another board and that it was great!!

1. A band date

2. My family

3. Most of all GOD

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1. God's patience with me.

2. My loving husband who understands me like no other, and still adores me.

3. My family and how good life is for all of us right now.

4. For the chance to really live again that the band has given me.

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This question is like saying "how big is the sky?".

I guess I have two catagories, the things that I am grateful for, and the things I take for granted, which I SHOULD be grateful for.

While sitting here, thinking on this, it occurs to me that so many things I take for granted should be appreciated, and thanks given for it.

Anything from this job (which I'm starting to dislike) to the means of transportation that I used to get here.

I'm unworthy of so much, but I don't give thanks for that which is freely given me.

I can't put down a list because its going to take hours to detail it all. The more I think on it, the more overwhelmed I am at just how rich I am.

I shall finish with this:

Dear God,

I am undeserving of your good grace, I can not repay you for the gifts given me, and you know from my heart of just how much I appreciate everything you do for me. Thank you for this thread, and giving me the chance to say thank you.

I am proud to be your humble servant.

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My family and dearest friends.

And the thing I think about every morning when I get up...that I am not paralyzed. I was in a horrible car accident 11 years ago, and the spinal trauma surgeon at mayo Clinic was absolutely amazed that I wasn't a quadraplegic...he said he had never seen that kind of injury where that wasn't the outcome. I KNOW it was a miracle and that God allowed me to walk so that I could finish raising my two sons on my own.

That I have a job I like (most days!) that allows me to support myself.

That I was able to get my band and that insurance paid for all but $2500 of it.

So many things that I take for granted and don't even think of until someone asks a question like this. I am truly blessed.

Emily

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1. God's Love

2. My Wonderful husband, (3rd time charm)

3. 2 good Kids, (how did that happen)

4. 2 sweet grandchildren

5. A full time job I can come home and fuss about every night

6. Friends who love and support me....I am truly blessed!!

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1. My God

2. My calling

3. My children

4. My wife

5. The lessons having (and not having) the band have taught me.

6. This forum

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My husband whom I love dearly

My parents who I coudn't live without

My health which is better now from the band

My job that I hate but keeps me from being homeless

My baby girl Sissy, the cocker spaniel of my dreams!

A brain that is getting me A's in school

My Jeep!

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