Thank God!

Thanking God every day is as necessary for me as breathing. ~  OvereatersAnonymous. For Today (Kindle Locations 784-785). Overeaters Anonymous, Inc.

Months ago I asked an app to remind me
on getting up to tell God, "Good morning!"
Since the first thing I do each morning is dogs...
carry a fat chihuahua, a feisty miniature poodle
bounding after me, then pausing at the utility room door
to wake an ancient once-soft coated wheaten terrier
and help him to stand, then guide the parade to the back yard,
and freshen the outdoor water, I normally wander through the chores
muttering the 3rd Step, 7th Step and Serenity Prayers, tagged with,
"Your will, not mine be done. Then among my morning readings
after breakfast today suddenly this one grabs my heart,
reminding me that gratitude is as necessary as breathing.
I wonder if in the morning and in days to come
the dogs will know the difference.
I know for a fact, though, God and I will!