There is thankfulness...

...And then there's clinginess.  I can be grateful for the lovely weather in Southern California, for the calm, safe, quiet atmosphere of the suburbs of Laguna, etc etc.  But if I'm not willing to let it go, it's an idol to me.  I should learn to love the things I have, but remember that keeping the good things in life is not all that important.  If God calls me away from everything I know and like, then so be it.  I should be willing to listen.