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  Prayer of Thanksgiving for the 2023 year-end Heavenly Father, as the final page of 2023 closes, my heart turns to You with deep gratitude. Thank you for being with me through every moment - through times of blessings and of challenges. Your loving presence remained steadfast. Thank you for the many blessings you have poured upon me, for the presence of loved ones and the innumerable moments of love, companionship and laughter. For every sunrise and sunset, for the joyous beauty of your creation, for the unexpected moments of grace - I give you abundant thanks. For your forgiveness when I faltered, for your mercy when I needed it most and for your unwavering guidance every moment of every day - I am truly grateful. Bless those who have been a part of my journey this year. And those who you called to eternal rest in your presence. May we look forward together to 2024 with hope and faith because we know that with you Lord, the best is always yet to come. Amen 🙏🏼✝️

 Gratitude a life-changing attitude Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never ever have enough ~ Oprah Winfrey As 2021 winds down, there is no shortage of reasons to be despondent .. but it doesn't have to be that way. It all starts will a mindset that looks for the blessings not difficulties in life ... it's an attitude called gratitude!  Nature walks Bounties of the garden Gratitude that we are all together, safe and sound. Enjoying family time like gardening, movie nights, board games and cookouts exploring cuisines from around the world .  Plenty to be thankful for ... Lords of Water Deep, Star Wars Rebellion and Obsession South Asian laksa, Portuguese bacalao and  Japanese ramen Gratitude is when a memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind. ~ Lionel Hampton In the words of the wonderfully gifted self-help guru and maven Melody Beattie ... Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life.  It tu