I need this

I've told this story before, but maybe this is your first time hearing it. A few years ago, my colleagues did an exercise where they would come up with 3 things they were grateful for. Each day had to be something new and different. They asked me to join in, but I blew it off as a waste of time. Well, I was wrong.

A few years ago, Julie and I started doing gratitudes. We were both experiencing a valley in our lives. Julie suggested we try counting our blessings. So we did! and we felt better!

Today, someone asked me in an email, "How are you?" I said grateful. I'm so grateful for my family. I'm grateful for my friends. I'm grateful for a live comedy show I got to watch with my dad. I'm grateful the semester is nearing an end, and I'm grateful my students were awesome this semester. Most of all, I'm grateful for God.

The person I shared this with responded, "I needed this today. I can't tell you how much I needed this." When we are grateful and we express it, we are transforming the lives of others as well as our own.

So, tell me what you are grateful for?

Yours in Christ, Michelle