Show A housewives thanksgiving by grace evelyn tobin for these please make me thankful lord the things that crowd my daily life the minor joy the petty strife the constancy of daily chores my gleaming glass my shining floors for grubby hands and muddy feet and table with no empty seat to make its plenty less for these please make me thankful lord the homely things that fill my days the tuneless air the beggar plays A faithful dog a fireside cat the easy friendly back fence chat for wine sweet days and windswept wind swept leaves and household where nobody grieves at wearing last years dress for all these must I 1 ask thy aid 0 lord that thou make the thankful prayers to start but for the love which binds me to my days im on my knees with overflowing heart |