I am not supposed to write this until later this year but....

I am not supposed to write this until later this year but....

I am full of thanksgiving.

Some of the things I will write about here may be things that you don't know personally and some of you have also experienced these.

I am thankful for
-Good mental and physical health.

-America, the home of the brave and the land of the free.  Here I was given a free, public education.  I learned to read and think for myself without having to follow dictators and religious bigots.

-Scriptures.  For thousands of years people have done what they could do to preserve and translate the words of Jesus into my own language.

-Family and friends who have shown me an example of how to live a great life with as few regrets as possible.

-A wife, children and grandchildren who cause my cup to overflow.

-My friends who are a lifeboat.

-Training and open doors for me to work as a teacher/minister/writer.

-Pick-me-ups after I have fallen down which has given me resilience.

Thank you God.

Larry Wishard