On this page is where I'll try to illustrate the sort of blessings the Lord has given me. Of course, they're so numerous, I'm sure I'll miss a few. Many of the day-to-day things we take for granted are truly blessings from the Lord. Here goes:

• I woke up this morning.
• In a bed.
• My bed is comfortable.
• So is my pillow.
• When I woke up this morning, my wife was beside me.
• For that matter, the house was still here.
• My wife loves me.
• My wife is pretty.
• She's a good wife.
• She's a good mother.
• I can walk.
• I can get out of bed and walk down to where my children sleep.
• I have children.
• Five of 'em.
• My children love me.
• My children are healthy, well-behaved and pretty smart, too.
• I can afford to buy my children all sorts of neat things.
• I have a computer at home. It's my very own.
• My computer works (usually).
• I have the skills and knowledge to enjoy my computer.
• I have the skills and knowledge to make a living out of enjoying computers.
• I have a great job.
• It's only 10 minutes away.
• I have a Jeep Cherokee.
• It usually works, too.
• We also have a Suburban.
• It has leather bucket seats and woodgrain interior and captain's chairs and all the other options.
• We could never have afforded a Suburban like that, but we found a used one for $5000 -- just when we needed one.
• My dad let me borrow $5000.
• I know enough about vehicles to keep my two running smoothly.
• I know enough about vehicles to help others with problems.
• Did I mention I woke up this morning?
• We have a nice, big yard.
• We're living in a home that belongs to the family, so we have no rent.
• We also have an acre of woods we're clearing off to get a new home.
• We'll someday be able to afford a new home.
• In my current home, I can walk into the kitchen and get some food.
• I don't have to worry about where my next meal is coming from.
• I don't have to worry about what I'll wear.
• I get along just swell with my in-laws (that's a big one).
• People tend to like me (usually).
• I don't have a lot of enemies.
• I'm able to spend time with my children.
• I'm able to teach my children about God.
• I can go to church three times a week.
• It's a good church, with a good pastor.
• My pastor's the kind that'll tell you if you're doing something wrong, yet he's not nosy or anything.
• My church is full of good, God-fearing & God-loving people.
• I'm able to send my children to a good Christian school.
• I'm pretty good at bowling.
• I have cats.
• I have chickens.
• I've never gotten in a major automobile accident.
• I've never broken anything major (just my nose).
• I have medical insurance.
• I don't have a criminal record.
• I actually graduated high school.
• It actually only took me 3 1/2 years to decide on a 2-year Associates degree.
• I have an Associates degree.
• I have a couple of certificates, too.
• I'm able to get and keep IT certifications.
• My job will even pay for my certification exams.
• I live in a town where you can still find trees.
• I've had all kinds of neat experiences growing up.
• I have a mom & a dad. I know who they are.
• I didn't give in to peer pressure and lose my virginity in high school.
• I have a shotgun, so my daughters won't have to worry about that sort of peer pressure, either.
• Whenever my family needs something, we have a God we can pray to who gets things done.
• When I die, I have the opportunity to go to Heaven and live with Jesus.
• I can actually choose whether I go to Heaven or Hell by choosing how I live in the here and now. It's all up to me.
• I have angels that protect me and my family. They've saved our bacon quite a few times.
• I have a Heavenly Father that cares enough to send the very best.