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furtheradu

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28. My only "child" Home from Iraq, & OUT.

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Mon Apr 24, 2017, 10:10 PM

Apr 2017

Mind, Body & Spirit.. whole, healthy, & strong. I AM truly lucky & Blessed. Every day, my morning prayer is thanking Spirit for THIS. Some days I am exhausted, depressed, or down to my last $.. & then I remember. MY Son is HOME, & OUT. Thank YOU for the question.. I needed to remember, tonight. 💖

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What are you MOST grateful for in your life ? [View all] steve2470 Apr 2017 OP

sobriety A-Schwarzenegger Apr 2017 #1

Buddhist dharma vlyons Apr 2017 #2

That's way up there for me as well, vylons. Tools for dealing make everything better. JudyM Apr 2017 #15

That and .... yuiyoshida Apr 2017 #45

My wonderful family. femmocrat Apr 2017 #3

Breathing Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2017 #4

I'd have to echo that...thanks! Heartstrings Apr 2017 #27

Being alive. n/t malthaussen Apr 2017 #5

It has to be health for me as well True Dough Apr 2017 #6

Grand kids nt duncang Apr 2017 #7

My son, his wife and Lola....and my dogs. :-) Raven Apr 2017 #8

Family NobodyHere Apr 2017 #9

Music. Doc_Technical Apr 2017 #10

Family benld74 Apr 2017 #11

I'd go with basic good health, too. sarge43 Apr 2017 #12

My incredibly kind, loving, patient and always curious husband... Tikki Apr 2017 #13

Wow, you are lucky! JudyM Apr 2017 #14

Thank you JudyM...Yes I am...our grown sons and our grandchildren are the loves of our lives, too. Tikki Apr 2017 #16

Adorable! JudyM Apr 2017 #17

He was raised by a truly fine set of parents. I adored them both. Tikki Apr 2017 #19

Ha! As you should! JudyM Apr 2017 #20

Awesome cilla4progress Apr 2017 #30

My spread-out, yet very intact family DFW Apr 2017 #18

how is your wife doing ? steve2470 Apr 2017 #21

Tough one, so many things. Yonnie3 Apr 2017 #22

My dog. Texasgal Apr 2017 #23

I'm so sorry for Your recent losses. furtheradu Apr 2017 #32

............. steve2470 Apr 2017 #35

My dogs have been my rocks thru hard times... Duppers Apr 2017 #39

... Kali Apr 2017 #42

My wife and daughters n/t Still In Wisconsin Apr 2017 #24

My wife Generic Brad Apr 2017 #25

My wife. My kids. Their kids. Family. dchill Apr 2017 #26

My only "child" Home from Iraq, & OUT. furtheradu Apr 2017 #28

Family. applegrove Apr 2017 #29

My husband and our wonderful cilla4progress Apr 2017 #31

My boyfriend. He vexes me daily, but I can't imagine life without him, or pnwest Apr 2017 #33

My wife and my health Best_man23 Apr 2017 #34

My animals Bayard Apr 2017 #36

My family: Husband, kids, grandbaby LeftInTX Apr 2017 #37

My husband Corgigal Apr 2017 #38

Family and friends Hula Popper Apr 2017 #40

My family - both the two leggers and the four leggers. hamsterjill Apr 2017 #41

My relationship with my parents Va Lefty Apr 2017 #43

Flush toilets Major Nikon Apr 2017 #44

once read a book... oldcynic Apr 2017 #48

Music..... fNord Apr 2017 #46

My wife and fur babies retrowire Apr 2017 #47