Two Lists

Marcus picked up a pen and drew a line down the middle of a piece of paper to make two columns. His Sunday school teacher had asked the class to bring in a list of things they were thankful for and a list of things they were not so thankful for. Let's see
I'm thankful for Mom and Dad, thought Marcus. He wrote "parents" on his thankful list. And I'm thankful for my dog and my friends and for food and for my new shoes. I'm thankful for our church too, and especially for Jesus. Marcus's list of things to be thankful for was getting long. There are so many things, it will take a while to write them all down, he thought. I'd better start on the things I'm not thankful for.

Marcus remembered how his mom had sent him to his room for telling a lie. He wrote "discipline" in the second column on the paper. And, uh
oh, I know! Memorizing verses. I hate memorizing. Marcus quickly wrote "memorization" on the list of things he wasn't thankful for. Chores, he thought. I don't like doing chores eithe