#givethanks 2023 Introduction

This is the start of my Thankful Journal for 2023.  I’ve done this for the past three years and I have been uplifted by the experience.  Some of the topics have been reiterated in other years, that’s OK….  I am thankful for these on a daily basis apparently year after year.  This year, in this introduction, I am doing something for the first time:  I am giving you a look ahead at what I will be writing about this year. The following topics will be talked about during my #GiveThanks posts.

ü  The usual topics:  Wife, kids, grandkids, faith, Mom and Dad.

ü  Good decisions that I’ve made in the past.  Repentance and forgiveness for bad decisions.

ü  Friendships that have endured.

ü  Beauty of the earth.

ü  Wireless inventions: cell phone, tv, etc.

ü  Doctors and their Staffs and the way my body has responded to treatments.

ü  My Ward family.

ü  Faithful people who serve without hesitation or grumbling.

ü  A public forum where I can write and post my innermost thoughts and feelings.

ü  Friends in our past that we’ve lost track of or who have passed on to a different sphere.

ü  Callings and opportunities for acts of service.

ü  Temple.

Whew!  Sounds like a lot of writing (or reading).  I hope you read each one I’ve written and ponder the addressed topic in your lives.

Don