“Count your blessings, name them one by one

Count your many blessing see what God has done.”

The blessings always begin with You

For You have always been so True

I think of family who offer love

And Your Church, family from above

For this day a gift to be loved out

For this moment please keep me stout

For all the good things You do provide

For all the bad things You do hide

But lately I must give thanks I see

For that which seems not good to me

For pain and suffering that does not end

For loss and grief that causes my bend

For memories that seem a nightmare

Which drive me to the point of despair

Flashbacks seem more real to me

Than all around me I can see

For screams unheard within my soul

For tears which I cannot control

For knowledge that brings me fear

As I lose all that I hold dear

But I give thanks for I know by You

Good will somehow shine through

And I give thanks for this pain

As You rebirth me again 11/22/16