Fifty praises between bed and bathroomMay 2012 I vowed not to ask for anything, but to simply praise God during the day. I found fifty things for which to praise Him just between the bed and bathroom: 1. God's protection, providence 2. His love and grace 3. I slept straight through the night 4. No horrible nightmares resulting from real-life trauma 5. I don't work the night shift 6. My CPAP (Constant Positive Air Pressure) machine was a gift 7. I woke up refreshed 8. I can hear the cell phone alarm 9. Cell phones 10. Electricity 11. Birds singing 12. I can see the cell phone 13. I can click "snooze" 14. I have two working hands and arms 15. I can get out of bed on my own 16. Or, I can pull up the covers and roll over 17. I'm not in pain 18. Clean air 19. I'm waking up in a water bed with flannel sheets 20. I'm waking up in a warm, dry house with central air 21. The house isn't in foreclosure 22. I'm waking up in a free country 23. I'm not waking up in a war-torn country 24. I'm not waking up in prison 25. I'm not waking up in a hospital 26. I'm not waking up in a nursing home 27. I can walk unassisted: no crutches, walkers, braces or casts [Walking past closet] 28. Clothes in the closet—and on the floor 29. Walking on wall-to-wall carpeting rather than dirt 30. Sense of touch: toes on carpeting [Walking past photos of kids and grandkids] 31. Loving family 32. Loving, faithful Christian wife 33. Both kids are gainfully employed 34. Both kids are strong Christians 35. Grandkids! 36. All five grandchildren are "normal" and healthy 37. Picture of daughter at seven with mischievous grin always makes me smile [Bathroom across from home office] 38. Being able to work from home since 1982 39. Hundreds of advantages of being self-employed such as being there for wife, kids and grandkids in good and bad times 40. Computers: I wouldn't be a writer if I had to do all that re-typing! 41. Laptop and desk 42. The Internet, email, Facebook 43. Meaningful online ministry 44. Meaningful worktoday 45, Remembering where the bathroom is. No Alzheimer'syet. 46. The house has indoor plumbing 47. My "plumbing" is working fine, I'm cancer free! 48. I can read 49. Freedom of the press 50. Toilet paper You may not have the same fifty, but I bet you could come up with your own list. © Copyright 2012 James N. Watkins
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