Salvation belongeth unto the LORD: thy blessing is upon thy people. Psalm 3:8 KJV Thankfulness, it has been said, originates in the heart that recognizes all it has been given, but I disagree. It is really the loss of things that often casts us into the spirit of appreciation for what we have. True gratitude is only reached when something has been taken away. It is what we have lost in life, the people that are no longer with us, and the heartache and disappointment of failur

Before we were born, or shortly after, we were given a name. We had no choice in the matter, no list of three names from which to make our selection. Our parents held all the power to hang a tag on us for our entire lives. Seems a bit unfair but perhaps it was all for the best. The pressure to choose what people would call us throughout life would have been too great a burden to bear. The anxiety would have sent us into teething before we were weaned. Our names give us a conn