Monday November 28, 2016 

Dear Hope,

If you had a face I would have laughed at it. For you have been cruel and you have misled me...until now. You must have felt some shame, because you turned out to be real after all. Thank you.

Love, Me

Every year, Americans set aside one day for gratitude. But why shouldn’t every day be Thanksgiving?

Not the part of the holiday that calls for gorging on turkey and pumpkin pie or lazing about with family and friends, but the part where people deliberately pause to reflect and count their blessings.

On most days, gratitude manifests as an emotional reaction to a favorable event or outcome. But it also can be a way of life. People who consciously choose daily to seek out things in their lives to be thankful for are, research has shown, happier and healthier.

In one 2003 study, gratitude experts Robert Emmons of the University of California at Davis and Michael McCullough of the University of Miami asked some participants to keep a record of what they were grateful for, while others were asked to list the hassles in their lives. After several weeks, those in the gratitude group had a more positive outlook...READ MORE

I pray that God heals my heart as I am going through this separation. The pain is too much for me to bear. I am so heartbroken and feel rejected by the person I loved for a long time. He has left me. pray that I get past the pain and move on with my life. Pray that God’s will be done in my life.

~Diana G.