(18) I am grateful to live close to the Orem Library, which really is a first rate library with a great staff and an excellent selection of books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(19) I am grateful for the two mature apple trees in our backyard and the fruit that they give us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(20) I am grateful that we have space for a garden and were able to have an excellent harvest this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(21) I am grateful for the art that hangs over my computer, which my sister painted back in high school:<\/p>\n\n\n\n (22) I am grateful for my nieces and nephews and the chance to be a good uncle to them\u2014also, that one of them considers me her favorite uncle!<\/p>\n\n\n\n (23) I am grateful for the mountains that surround the valley I live in, and the many opportunities I’ve had to climb them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n (24) I am grateful for my local church community, especially our bishop and ministering brothers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n (25) I am grateful that our family finances are reasonably secure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n (26) I am grateful that I was able to graduate from college debt-free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n (27) I am grateful that I was able to study Arabic in one of the best undergraduate Arabic language programs in the country, and for the experiences that I was able to have while completing that course of study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n (28) I am grateful that I was able to teach English in the Republic of Georgia, and for the experiences that I had while living in that country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n (29) I am grateful that I’ve been able to travel across the United States, including both coasts and every major region of the lower 48 except the Pacific Northwest. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" (15) I am grateful for my American heritage, and the rights and freedoms that I am able to enjoy because of that. (16) I am grateful to have access to many good books, more than I can possibly read in one lifetime. (17) I am grateful that my copy of Destroyer of Worlds by Larry… Continue reading #GiveThanks Day Two<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[1339],"class_list":["post-13118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-givethanks","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7iXK-3pA","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13118"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13118\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13119,"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13118\/revisions\/13119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"\/](\"http:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/themes\/daleri-dark-10\/img\/front.jpg\")
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