"These are grateful days my friend"

I often hear people talk out loud of things they are grateful for and many put post-its up on mirrors or walls as reminders of such things too. I have participated in both of these activities and as corny as they sound in theory, in reality, it kind of works. And the end of a bad day or just a long day, you walk into your bathroom or makeshift gym-look up and see all the notes and pictures of what you have declared as important in your life and a lot of the day is washed away.
So I decided to make a list of what I am grateful for and ask those who read it to do the same. I have had and continue to have many challenges in my life that are tough and difficult but this exercise has helped me put those items where they belong...at the bottom:)
Here they are:
My wife Laura
My faith in Jesus...and His faith in me
My kids Katy, Tommy & Meghan and how they have renewed my love of teenagers
My quintessential Mom & Grandmother Ruth
My memories of my Dad
Leukemia & my transplant and how it has opened my eyes
Surviving this long
My sister Beth who is my perfect match
My sister Cyndie and our relationship
All my relatives "back East"
My colleagues and how they have responded to my cancer
My friends...wow...all my amazing friends who continue to pat me on the back when they see me
Mango my dog
Today