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I thought the view of the sunset from my back door was pretty last night... and then I saw the sunrise out my front door this morning, and I couldn't decide which one I liked better. I am glad I was up early enough today to see the sunrise. I wouldn't have wanted to miss it. Lord, for the beauty in the rising and the setting sun, let me be truly grateful.

I really like the lyrics of this song. I hope you have a Sunday full of blessings. Grateful (lyrics) sung by Art Garfunkel I've got a roof over my head I've got a warm place to sleep Some nights I lie awake counting gifts Instead of counting sheep I've got a heart that can hold love I've got a mind that can think There may be times when I lose the light And let my spirits sink But I can't stay depressed When I remember how I'm blessed Grateful, grateful Truly grateful I am Grateful, grateful Truly blessed And duly grateful In a city of strangers I got a family of friends No matter what rocks and brambles fill the way I know that they will stay until the end I feel a hand holding my hand It's not a hand you can see But on the road to the promised land This hand will shepherd me Through delight and despair Holding tight and always there Grateful, grateful Truly grateful I am Grateful, grateful Truly blessed And duly grateful It's not that I don't wan...

Today is Veteran's Day, so the library was closed. However, instead of having the day off, we "dedicated" library employees (not really, we were required to be there) showed up at the library anyway for an in-service training day. I was signed up to attend four different meetings. We were to be at the library at 7:30 this morning, and the program ran until 2:00 this afternoon. Before the meetings began, flu shots were available for free to anyone of the staff who wanted one. I got my shot (which didn't hurt at all, AND I got a Bugs Bunny bandage with the deal!!) and then sat down with a doughnut, (a powdered sugar-covered, jelly-filled delight that, if you eat too many of, will cause you to end up looking like a doughnut, and which was a mistake to choose because I was wearing black pants which don't go well with white powdered sugar, which, of course, sifts off into your lap with every bite you take), a cup of strawberry yogurt, and a bottle of water f...

There are leaves falling in the park that are as big as my face!! Lord, for the fact that I don't have to rake the leaves in the park, only the ones in my much smaller yard, and for the fact that, the leaves in my yard are a much smaller size, let me be truly grateful.

It was a beautiful day yesterday. I decided to take advantage of the weather. I went for a drive. The leaves on two of the maple trees in my yard are still very green. The leaves on the tree in the back have gone straight from green to brown. I think this was caused by the dry weather we had this past summer. I thought that maybe if I drove out in the country a bit that I might find some leaves changing colors for fall. I was richly rewarded with what I found. I decided to drive up to George Bible Park which is about a ten minute trip north of where I live. George Bible Park is named after a man named George Bible (of course!). It is a quiet park with a pond that I like to visit occasionally. In the spring and summer, fishing tournaments for kids aged twelve and under are held around the pond. Various prizes are awarded to the kids for first fish caught, biggest fish caught, smallest fish caught, and so on. Even those who don't win one of the prizes are given a bag ful...