"If you think education is expensive wait until you find out what ignorance costs." Barack Obama channeling Ben Franklin

Sunday, July 28, 2019

Appreciating the Small Things

The little things that become important as you die. In no particular order.

Phone calls
Texts
Pictures of kids and grandkids
Mashed potatoes
Fried potatoes
French fries
Bacon bits
Roasted Chickens from Harris Teeters
Ice water
Straightened blankets and pillows
Facebook friends
Amazon Prime
Kindle
IPhone
Tylenol
Decent reruns on TV at 3AM
Electric fans
People with patience
Animal videos
Coughing without difficulty
New oxygen tubing
Somebody closing the shades when the sun is in your eyes
Donuts
GrubHub
Baby Wipes

There is so much to be grateful for if you just take time to think about it.
I wish I had thought about it sooner - just because we take things for granted doesn’t mean we shouldn’t take time to appreciate them.