Al-A'raaf Ayat 199-202

Mirul, the fourth from the right.

For the wife who says "It's spagetti tonight", because she is home with me and not out with someone else.

For the husband who is on the sofa being a couch potata, because he home with me and not out doing haram.

For the teenager who is complaining about doing the dishes, because it means she is at home and not on the streets.

For the taxes I pay, because it meens I'm employed.

For the mess I have to clean up after an openhouse, because it means I have been surrounded by friends.

For the clothes that fit a little too snug, because it means I have enough to eat.

For the shadow that watches me work, because it means I am out in the sunshine.

For the lawn that need mowing, windows that need cleaning, and gutters that need fixing, because it means I have a home.

For all the complaining I hear about the government, because it means we have freedom of speech.

For the parking spot I find at the far end of the parking lot, because it means I am capable of walking and I have been blessed with transportation.

For my huge heating bill, because it means I am warm.

For the sister who is reciting the Quran too loudly, because it means I can hear.

For the pile of laundry and ironing, because it means I have clothes to wear.

For weariness and aching muscles at the end of the day, because it means I have been capable of working hard.

For the alarm that goes off in the early morning hours, because it means I am alive.