Daily Question, May 25 How is where I live a blessing? 35 Reflections Share Click here to cancel reply.Please log in or Create a Profile to post a comment. Notify me when someone replies to my comment via e-mail. Ed Schulte11 months agoEd Schultethey help each other 1 Reply Allen11 months agoAllenwe have all we need. we have each other. we can walk among the trees. 2 Reply Katrina11 months agoKatrinaWe chose this place a little over a year ago, and moved in almost exactly a year ago. We call it Grace Place. Mornings and evenings on the back porch surveying our flower and vegetable gardens, the birdhouses, the rabbits and listening to the mournful bellows of neighboring cows grant us peace. The lot is large enough that it now holds two huge 10 person tents in which most of our grandchildren are currently sleeping. Two extra bedrooms are keeping our grown children, or when they come - my si...We chose this place a little over a year ago, and moved in almost exactly a year ago. We call it Grace Place. Mornings and evenings on the back porch surveying our flower and vegetable gardens, the birdhouses, the rabbits and listening to the mournful bellows of neighboring cows grant us peace. The lot is large enough that it now holds two huge 10 person tents in which most of our grandchildren are currently sleeping. Two extra bedrooms are keeping our grown children, or when they come – my sisters or best friends, or other guests. The whole place is just close enough to town to shop or dine out if we want, dash to the close by hospital if the need arises, but far enough away from the sirens, traffic and stress of more densely populated living. I miss our neighbors from our previous town, but we are making new ones. Read More6 Reply Carla11 months agoCarlaLast Sunday was my birthday & a neighbor created a booklet for me with kind greetings & thoughts from about 10 neighbors who live near me. I wept. I value “community” & realized I’ve helped to build It here the past 25+ years. There’s a nurturing group of unrelated people nearby, with good boundaries & supportive presence with each other. 5 Reply Julian Daal Childers11 months agoJulian Daal ChildersI have unlimited opportunity to work on myself, help others, and to achieve my highest self. I am so grateful to live where I live. 3 Reply Cathy11 months agoCathyI was born, raised, and aged in Northeastern Ohio, USA. My small hometown is situated on the shores of Lake Erie. Winters were long and hard. If you've ever driven in Lake Effect Snow, you understand. Warm, reasonably dry summers lasted about two months of the year. I had a SAD lamp (light therapy) that I used every single morning. It was supposed to help with mood since the long, dark winters were blamed for my bouts of depression. Just writing this out is depressing! Forty-eight yea...I was born, raised, and aged in Northeastern Ohio, USA. My small hometown is situated on the shores of Lake Erie. Winters were long and hard. If you’ve ever driven in Lake Effect Snow, you understand. Warm, reasonably dry summers lasted about two months of the year. I had a SAD lamp (light therapy) that I used every single morning. It was supposed to help with mood since the long, dark winters were blamed for my bouts of depression. Just writing this out is depressing! Forty-eight years of that life-style was enough. We upended our lives, sold our home and almost all of our possessions, invited my three sons to join us (within two years, all of them did), and left for Southeast Florida in 2005. Best decision of my entire life. This climate is perfect for me! The heat and humidity soothe my body every day. It took years to shed that feeling of, “hurry up, soak up the sunshine because it might be gone tomorrow.” The ocean breeze lifts my spirit as nothing else can, except maybe its refreshing saltwater and powdery sand between my toes. I am so thankful that we were brave enough to give up everything we knew and follow that dream. This tropical climate blesses us every single day of our lives. Read More3 Reply Pilgrim11 months agoPilgrimI moved here a few years ago because on my own I could no longer maintain the large house and beautiful yard where I had raised my family. Here, many maintenance type things are included - from batteries in the smoke detectors, appliances maintained and replaced every so often, grass and trees/bushes in the main areas, also, and snow removal which is huge. Twice since I moved here, I had to call maintenance on holiday weekends to take care of (significant) issues. They were here within the hour....I moved here a few years ago because on my own I could no longer maintain the large house and beautiful yard where I had raised my family. Here, many maintenance type things are included – from batteries in the smoke detectors, appliances maintained and replaced every so often, grass and trees/bushes in the main areas, also, and snow removal which is huge. Twice since I moved here, I had to call maintenance on holiday weekends to take care of (significant) issues. They were here within the hour. I also appreciate the general safety of the area. Plenty of birds and butterflies, and safe walking in the neighborhoods, and dogs to greet with joy. Biggest bonus is living near one of my daughters and her family. So, yes, a blessing. Read More5 Reply devy11 months agodevyBlessing having all the amenities we have such as electricity, drinkable water, medical care a roof over our head, access to good food. Living in a democracy where I cannot be persecuted and have a voice and freedom to speak my words. 3 Reply Maeve11 months agoMaeveYes. 2 Reply Antoinette11 months agoAntoinetteI’m from the USA but live in Norway. Norway is a blessing for many reasons. Health care for everyone, clean water, clean air, peace, freedom and compassion are all here! This country is amazing and I’m so very grateful to all of the countless people who work hard everyday to help others. 6 Reply Samuel11 months agoSamuelMy pretty but remote little town in the mountains of Western North Carolina, just outside the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, has had many wonderful blessings for my late wife and I for the past ten years. However, I did not realize the full extent of the blessings of its small size and remoteness until the age of Covid-19. Almost six months into the pandemic, we still have no confirmed cases of this disease in my little town. That could change soon as North Carolina businesses slowly reopen...My pretty but remote little town in the mountains of Western North Carolina, just outside the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, has had many wonderful blessings for my late wife and I for the past ten years. However, I did not realize the full extent of the blessings of its small size and remoteness until the age of Covid-19. Almost six months into the pandemic, we still have no confirmed cases of this disease in my little town. That could change soon as North Carolina businesses slowly reopen, but in the interim, I have gratefully enjoyed this unexpected but very welcome blessing… sb Read More3 Reply Kevin11 months agoKevinI, with my wife, have the privilege of living in a home where we raised our children, and one that we remodeled for ourselves 15 years ago to better suit our needs as we age. Our neighborhood is peaceful, and, compared to some areas, crime free. I can accidently leave my keys in my car’s ignition in the driveway overnight and the van is still there in the morning. Nobody (yet) is throwing rocks through my windows and the only time a police cruiser pulls up to our house is when my police friend...I, with my wife, have the privilege of living in a home where we raised our children, and one that we remodeled for ourselves 15 years ago to better suit our needs as we age. Our neighborhood is peaceful, and, compared to some areas, crime free. I can accidently leave my keys in my car’s ignition in the driveway overnight and the van is still there in the morning. Nobody (yet) is throwing rocks through my windows and the only time a police cruiser pulls up to our house is when my police friend stops by for a visit, a person I have known since he was a boy. Ours is a blessing we count every day and is one that I pray for everyone to have. Read More6 Reply « Previous 1 2 My Private Gratitude Journal Write an entry in your private gratefulness journal Get Started This site is brought to you by A Network for Grateful Living, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. 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