IF THE ONLY PRAYER YOU SAID IN YOUR LIFE WAS "THANK YOU", THAT WOULD SUFFICE. ~Meister Eckhart

Sunday, December 25, 2005

Merry Christmas!

chester angel ornament1
Chester angel Christmas ornament give to me by Chase.

Today I am grateful...
  • for life in the continuous moment
  • that while answering the phones yesterday at Lambda I had the pleasure to speak for an hour with a young man that is having a hard time staying sober, that took me back to my first try at the program and how far I have come
  • for Christmas dinner with loved ones; prime rib with horseradish sauce, Yorkshire pudding, creamed peas and onions and trifle for dessert
  • for the gifts my Higher Power gives me everyday, especially the gifts I don't recognize
  • that occasionally I may lose sight of my attitude of gratitude, but it is never further than a thought away
  • that I have been willing to maintain this list, it's like hoeing the weeds
  • for prayers for Norris and Chase who are recovering from surgery

7 comments:

Shannon said...

Good Morning and Merry Christmas! Awweeee that looks like Chester :)

I am soo envious of you, spending time doing service work... awesome...

Anonymous said...

"Teacher says every time you hear a bell ring an angel gets his wings"

Bells rang that day in early October for your Chester and now he romps and barks and plays w/o a care in the world.

Merry Christmas my precious brother,

So

johno said...

merry evvfnkdp :-)

dAAve said...

that's the first time i've seen that ornament - sweet!!

Mary Christine said...

My family's traditional Christmas dinner is also Roast Beast and Yorkshire pudding. Sooo goood.

Merry Christmas.

Anonymous said...

Merry Christmas, Scott! Better late than never...

-tbiscuit

Trudging said...

I love cream peas with those little onions too! It sounds like a great meal.