"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, and confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger to a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow." 

Melody Beattie

I remain so grateful for my life, for sunny days and family, for friends and texts, for books and words, for laughter and tears, for scars and swollen joints telling the story, for a hope and a future, for a God who reached down and took my hand, for joy every day.