40 Days of Gratitude: My List

November
21–Salvation
22–God’s revelation—special and natural
23–The beauty of nature, God’s natural revelation
24–Relationship with God
25–The church
26–My heritage of faith and questioning
27–My family
28–Family—my wife
29–Family—my boys
30–Family—my mother
December
1–Family—my sister
2–Friends [general]
3–Ministry friends
4–Leadership friends
5–Missions friends
6–Students I have taught through the years
7–My coworkers across the years
8–Influences in my life
9–Education, knowledge, learning
10–Teachers
11–Christian college and universities
12–Churches—my spiritual family
13–My early churches—St. John, Delrose, Okeene
14–My ministry churches—Dierks, 15th Street, Plymouth, Lansing, Ft Gibson, Main and Oklahoma
15–Supporting churches
16–Domestic mission churches
17–Foreign mission churches
18–Ministers and Ministries
19–Missionaries and Missions
20–My purpose
21–My mind/creativity/wisdom/knowledge
22–My stuff
23–My skills
24–My body—the ability to move
25–My heart–emotions
26–My ministry
27–Opportunities to work
28–Opportunities/ability to bless others and to bring joy to others
29–Memories
30–Hope/the future

The 41st day, the last day of 2010, I am calling a day of gratitude. I will be grateful for THE YEAR PAST AND THE YEAR COMING.