Thanksgiving (Repeated from 2007)

(Again, I just returned to the U. S. a few weeks ago. Different places, same problems. I am grateful for our USA.)

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving.  We have so many things for which to be greatful , and, if like me, you have just returned from outside the United States, you have even more. It only takes a few hours in other places around the world to appreciate what are so many blessings that are ours.

I am thankful for the traffic congestion in the DFW area. . .I spent a day and night in Cairo Egypt. I am thankful for the lines in which I stand at the bank, or the retail store, or the Post Office, because I have spent several days being pushed and shoved without mercy in the hassle of getting into the sights in Greece, Israel, and Egypt. I am thankful that our States are United. . .I spent over an hour waiting to get across the “border” between Bethlehem and Jerusalem. I am thankful that I can drink the water everywhere I go in these United States, and I can eat the lettuce without fear of contamination (at least most of the time).

Funny how you can learn to be thankful for small, even difficult things. Did I mention that not everyone knows about chicken fried steak?