Gratitude

My niece, Chaunine, posted this on Facebook this morning: "Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings." ~William Arthur Ward. Perhaps one of the greatest challenges in this time of instant gratification, is to find time to be grateful for all the things that we enjoy. As I read about other nations and times, I cannot believe how fortunate we are to live in a country and time that offers us so much when others have so little. Thanksgiving is a time to express gratitude to a Heavenly Father who gives us so much as well as to our family and friends (and acquaintances), who all teach us to become our better selves. So, this holiday season, let's give thanks!