Quotes About Gratitude

No one ever talks about the power and comfort of a true friendship that endures years. The friend who worries about you, is there when you call, brings soup when you're sick, camps out on your couch when you're sad. There aren't many friends like that. If you have one, be grateful. I know I am.

My mother always told me that if you're embarrassed by a kindness and don't know what to say, keep it simple. "Thank you.

For my parents, Joe and Virginia Miscione We never understand what it means to be a parent until we are parents ourselves. I love you, Mom and Dad. Thanks for everything … then and now.

Thank goodness for grandparents. Paul never seems to get tired

You'll find true happiness in the smallest things.

My husband used to say, 'The past is history. The future is a mystery. The present is a gift.

When you are able to embrace the reality that in any given moment you have everything you need, you'll find a way to be happy with what you have.

The tricky part for me is remembering to give God all the glory and keep none for myself. That's why "we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us."8 Boaz took no credit for his kindness, nor did Ruth. Even Naomi, who at first blessed the landowner, praised God when she learned the man's name. We can follow her fine example, giving God the credit for "every good and perfect gift."9

and they shared her joy. Luke 1:58

and he began to speak, praising God. Luke 1:64 He didn't ask God why he'd been silenced, nor did he bemoan the many conversations he'd missed. Instead, Zechariah "shouted out praises to God

His pride was trampled, and his spirit was humbled, yet he knew the way out: praising God. That's our way out, too. Out of sin, out of misery, out of fear. When we start praising God for all the great things he has done, there's little time left for whining or worrying.

Is there not glory enough in living the days given to us?

There is much to be known," said Adaon, "and above all much to be loved, be it the turn of the seasons or the shape of a river pebble. Indeed, the more we find to love, the more we add to the measure of our hearts.

you have more than you know. And people will want what you have.

Thank you for your childhood.

So," Herbalist said with a smile, "you can't dance or chew meat. But if you can hear the birds sing and watch the wind in the leaves, then you still have much pleasure left.

We thank you for your childhood.

she said, "thank you for your childhood.

tunic back on. "Goodbye, sir," he said. "Thank you for my

I'm grateful to you, Jonas, because without you I would never have figured out a way to bring about the change. But your role now is to escape. And my role is to stay.

So you're saying that I could die at any moment!" "Yes. And this is different from your life yesterday in what way?

Well, it is a particular sin to permit grief for what is gone to poison the praise for what blessings remain to us.

Stand before his grave and use your gift of breath to complain of your limited time. If you dare.

And that was just how it worked, wasn't it? Happiness handed around and around, never stopping. It wasn't something one could hoard tight like a miser. That would be like trying to hold one's breath for later.