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I have so much to be grateful for I don't know where to start.. First I grateful for my Father God and Jesus an the Holy Spirit. If course my family and friends. I turned 80 in June and never believed I would live so long as both parents died at 78& 79. I had cysts throughout my whole body all my life and finally am rid of them. I have been prone to bladder infections since I was 20 years old. So now I use an intermittent catheter, hope it helps. Now have #2diabetes controlled with diet an medication.. All my illness have been minor compared to others on you page. So I feel really blessed. I pray daily sometimes hourly depending on circumstances. I married a man 44 years older and was told because of his Medical conditions he would not see 65. Through diet and constant care he lived to 84. I know that God has blessed us and took care of my husband. Had a druggie son who was in prison 3 times and now has been clean for30 years. Just found out last year he had a 10 year old son who was Autistic with a druggie mother. Social services ask him to take custody and they are both very happy. My daughter is a successful paralegal who goes on mission trips with her husband to 3rd world countries and enjoy life and each other. One grandson was into drugs and is now clean. So you see with God's guidance and love I now have much to be grateful for. I could go on but I don't want to bore you. I thank God every day for all of you because you let me see how wonderful my life truly is. God bless you all and may he answer all prayers for your good.
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@janclaire
Thank you for your enlightening and uplifting post. I too believe in God and shutter to think where or how I’d be without him. Regardless of our problems we all have the ability to be happy. My cousin is mentally handicapped and I go occasionally to the sheltered workshop where he works and see severely handicapped kids and adults, deaf unable to talk and unable to walk but probably the happiest person I’ve ever seen. He cheers me up every time I see him. When my Dad became a Quadriplegic I thought it doesn’t get any worse. Then the Quad with no legs, the Quad with no arms or legs I took to the dog races, the one in the iron lung. I could go on & on. Not to mention the horrible deaths I’ve witnessed. My life wasn’t all I had hoped it to be but so what, I survived numerous times that doctors said I wouldn’t. If you can breath even with assistance, be happy 😃 There will always be people far worse off.
Blessings,
Jake
What a story @janclaire! God is good all the time! Thanks for sharing.
I am 76 years old and enjoyed your comments! I too pray to our Father God like you do but never enough. I never thought I’d live to be 76. I have been under tremendous stress lately. I have a son who left without a trace in May not to hear anything else about him. You may have read some of my posts ? Would appreciate your prayers for me and will be praying for you. I have Fibromyalgia and other things and all of this hasn’t helped but one day at a time sweet Jesus has really helped me. God bless you ❤️
Wow @janclaire - thank you for sharing your beautiful story of gratitude. You DO have much to be thankful for. Hope those blessings just continue to grow.
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It was so good of you to share all that you are grateful for, @janclaire. While you have had a number of challenges as well as illnesses I appreciate the fact that you can still look back and see how much you have been given. Your post really brightened my day!!