This blog will recognize and emphasize all the things we take for granted in our lives for which we should be truly thankful! The idea for this site started in a Michigan winter when the electricity went out. OK - I have candles and flashlights, but they do not warm the house very much when the electrical motor on the furnace does not allow the furnace to work and provide the heat we need to survive comfortably.

Extensions of my for-granted thankfulness message abound.

Our family is number one! We tend to assume they will always be here!

So many more will be placed on this blog, and input will be solicited from you to hear your own stories about the parts of your life you take for granted that you should really gives many thanks for.

After I registered this site with a "dot com" domain, the Haiti earthquake happened! If you think being without something as simple as electrical power is a hardship, just imagine life as it was in Haiti then. I doubt that many in Haiti took much for granted anyway, but just imagine a world without not only power, but without food, water, medical supplies, sanitation, etc. - and even the basic security of family members and literally an unshakable foundation!

Be thankful for the many things you take for granted!!!

Stay tuned as I build this blog! 

Dr. Bob