It's amazing to me that we seem to have lost the art of gratitude. We have to remind children to say "please" and "thank you". Unfortunately, we live in an age of entitlement, and it affects teens as well as adults. However, research now shows that being thankful is not only good for you, but it has some surprising health benefits. 1. People that are generally thankful tend to spend more time thinking about what's good in life. They're more positive and less likely to suffer

For the last three weeks our house has been in construction mode. It's amazing how one little project can grow in the blink of an eye. We decided to replace our well-worn, 28 year-old carpet in the living room and my office. Sounds easy enough, right? Well, that's where "easy" comes to a screeching halt. Since we were going to be replacing the carpet, we decided to scrape the "popcorn" texture off our vaulted ceilings. So, we thought that we may as well repaint the room. Wel