Dear God, please give to me
a thankful heart for little things--
for sunshine on my kitchen floor,
for news the postman brings...
grant me appreciation
of small joys that are mine--
the children's birthday parties,
my honeysuckle vine;
the clean, fresh smell
of clothes just washed;
the ivy on my wall
the children's thrilled delight
to wake and find the first snowfall.
for robins in the springtime,
and autumn's crispy weather--
for leaves that crunch;
friends in for lunch
and laughter shared together.
...I do not ask contentment
that would ambition stay--
but let me love the little things
I find along the way.
-Helen Lowrie Marshall
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