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It Is Good to Be Thankful: Appreciation makes the world a better place\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I am not one who longs for the good old days. In fact, I appreciate modern conveniences\u2014especially those involving water. I\u2019m thankful for flushing toilets, built-in dishwashers, hot water at my fingertips, pulsating showers, and washing machines without wringers that you have to hand-feed clothes into, then turn a crank to squeeze enough water out so they could line dry quicker. Believe it or not, this contraption was one time considered a modern convenience. I still remember how thrilled my mom was to get one for her birthday. Unlike many, I still remember outhouses, chamber pots, and bathing in a washtub with heated water from a wood burning stove. The good old days???? I don\u2019t think so. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It may sound like I\u2019m older than dirt, but not really. Let\u2019s just say that I\u2019ve experienced life in two eras\u2014one bygone and one a little more modern. Plus, we have done some extensive travel and been to places where you had to literally pee in a pit. And did you know there are over two million people in America today who lack connections to piped water? I truly believe that indoor plumbing is a privilege not be taken lightly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We recently had to have all the pipes in our older home replaced. We knew we would have to do it eventually. Well, \u201ceventually\u201d happened during Thanksgiving. Fortunately the work was completed before Christmas\u2014giving a whole new meaning to Happy Holidays!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m also thankful for plumbers who crawl under your house and go where no man should have to go to bring us running water. There is a reason they get paid big bucks. It\u2019s a dirty job and they are willing to do it. Maybe that\u2019s why the Bible tells us a skilled laborer is worthy of his hire (Leviticus 19:13; Matthew 10:10; Luke 10:7; I Timothy 5:18).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So I lift my water glass high in tribute to running water and those who bring it to our houses. I am indeed thankful for indoor plumbing.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cIt is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord..<\/em>.\u201d ~ Psalms 92:1 (KJV)<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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