I looked to the sky and gave thanks

to my creator for all things unseen.

I felt the sun, warm my face,

I gave thanks for growth.

I found peace in the midst of the trees,

I gave thanks for sanity.

I looked in my Grand-children's eyes,

I gave thanks for another chance to get it right.

I looked in my children's eyes,

I gave thanks for a kind of perfection.

I looked around and I was not alone,

I gave thanks for friends and family.

I looked at depleted countries,

I gave thanks for the United States.

I looked into loving eyes,

I gave thanks for your patience.

I looked at a life gone wrong,

I gave thanks for 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th chances.

I looked at a broken tree on an ancient hill,

I gave thanks for salvation.

August 3^rd, 2010

2 Corinthians 9:15

Thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift...