Today I am thankful for safe water. Where I am here in the town of Entebbe, Uganda, we have safe water. Where I’m going up North tomorrow to work for this month, not so much. In the rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa, making sure we have water that is safe to drink it is a big part of how many people spend their days. Many, many women all over the world spend a huge amount of their time carrying water. I see them around me all the time, heavy jugs on their heads. If you are fortunate to have access to clean, running water, that is something for which you might consider yourself very fortunate.

Welcome! Today, we are grateful that you are here at our blog! In an effort to made gratitude a more conscious part of our lives and faith, St. Stephens will be posting messages of gratitude on this blog. We hope it helps everyone to find a multitude of reasons to be grateful.

Today I am grateful for the way things grow in cracks in pavement. It reminds me that no matter how hard we try to pave the world, nature and life will win.

Usually, it's just grass, but today I saw these petunias, which had seeded them selves from last year’s planting in a nearby planter next to an office building.

Our members will be blogging about gratitude here starting soon.