Yesterday was a big day! Several of my friends are battling cancer. One had her birthday(Melissa) and another finished her last radiation treatment(Julie L.). Yes, there are many reasons to celebrate today as we close the chapter on 2024.
Melissa posted this thought:
"Even when it’s hard, gratitude always wins."- Melissa Kruse, 12-30-24
Always! Since January 1, 2013, many of you have walked with me. I am so grateful for your company, thoughts, and encouraging words along the way these first 4,018 days.
- 2013: 365 days (regular year)
- 2014: 365 days (regular year)
- 2015: 365 days (regular year)
- 2016: 366 days (leap year)
- 2017: 365 days (regular year)
- 2018: 365 days (regular year)
- 2019: 365 days (regular year)
- 2020: 366 days (leap year)
- 2021: 365 days (regular year)
- 2022: 365 days (regular year)
- 2023: 365 days (regular year)
- 2024: 366 days (leap year)
Total:
- 8 regular years × 365 days = 2,920 days
- 3 leap years × 366 days = 1,098 days
Total days = 2,920 + 1,098 = 4,018 days
I really thought about stopping. 12 is a great number. It is the number of months in the year. Jesus chose 12 disciples. The twelve tribes of Israel is another example.
4,018 days from January 1, 2013, to December 31, 2024. Every single one of them had reasons to be grateful. Some days, the goodness is obvious. Other days, we had to look a little deeper, but we did it.
I think we can squeeze out another year of gratitude.
"I am the Lord, who opened a way through the waters, making a dry path through the sea." -Isaiah 43:16, 18-19
Today, I am grateful for twelve years of gratitude.
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