Thankful Thursday: June 25

I Am Thankful For:

A clean puppy

Homemade Key Lime pie

The puppy's surgery went well

A chance to get everything swept and mopped

Benedryl

The puppy feeling better

Grandkid excited about the beach

Music

The Mand of the House making me a smoothie

Puppy in a cone

Prescription refills

Sleeping dogs

Movies that make me laugh

My dad

Blessings upon blessings

Thankful Thursday: June 18

I Am Thankful For:

Bubbles

The puppy barking at a squirrel

Talking with a neighbor

Morning mist rising on the mountains

Puppy "zoomies"

My handsome husband

Baking cookies with the grandkid

The sound of thunder

Feeling rested

Red sky sunset

The Man of the House bringing home dinner

Puppy playdate at the dog park

New socks from my daughter

Homemade pizza

Starting a new book

Pretty summer days

Sunday nap during a storm

Thankful Thursday: June 11

I Am Thankful For:

Perfect blue skies

The cat and puppy chasing each other

The puppy finally lost his retained canine

Growing and learning as a person

Last day of "school"

Decongestant medicine

Sunshine

Nectarines

Trimmed puppy nails

Quiet afternoons

Hummingbirds

Breakfast smoothies

The puppy playing with the basketball

Watching movies at home

The sound of silence

Watching a chipmunk

Filling the bird feeders

Thankful Thursday: June 4

I Am Thankful For:

A quick trip to Lowes - fully masked

Back porch set up for summer

Ribs on the grill

Leftovers

Potential new customers

A day well spent

Short "school" days

Working on an order

A ramp for the puppy

Rain showers

An unexpected "Mean Girls" reference

The puppy was a good boy at the vet

So was the grand kid

Friday evening chats

My son

Birthday presents to wrap

Chocolate cake

Fresh morning air

At-home pedicures

Planning for the month ahead

Thankful Thursday: May 28

I Am Thankful For:

Listening to the rain

Being able to rearrange the living room

Grapes

Gray days

Silly little poems

Soft, well-moisturized hair

My daughter

The Man of the House picking up my prescription

The puppy burrowing under his blanket

Sunlight hitting the mountain

An unexpected day tot myself

A little DIY shirt for the puppy

Another beautiful morning

The puppy didn't need an Xray

The grand kid's laughter

Wake up kisses

An evening walk

The puppy passed the button

Benedryl

A new little storage table for the porch

A beautiful sunset

Thankful Thursday: May 21

I Am Thankful For:

Grosbeaks at the feeder

Going to sleep earlier than usual

Cool "blackberry winter" days

Quiet time to write

Learning something new

Strawberries

The biggest cardinal I may have ever seen

The Grand Kid reading to me

Morning coffee

Beautiful weather

Virtual field trips

Being silly

Watching movies

Getting work done

Spotting cowbirds at the feeder

Freshly painted chairs

Homemade gumbo

The smell of eucalyptus

Thankful Thursday: May 14

I Am Thankful For:

Knowing when to bite my tongue

Banana muffins

Puppy "hugs"

My nephew's birthday

Leftover pulled pork

Walking the puppy in the rain

Sun rise

A project completed

Watermelon

When God's Word speaks deep into my heart

Laughing with the grand kid

The puppy stopped vomiting

Pet wellness plan

Ice cream treats with the grand kid

The falling tree didn't damage anything other than the gutter

The Male Offspring helping me out

Take out dinner

Quiet time

Mother's Day texts

Big set of colored pencils

New oil diffuser

Thankful Thursday: May 7

I Am Thankful For:

Coloring with the grand kid
The puppy napping on his new bed
Going for a walk
Puppy barks
Less sinus congestion
Kisses in the kitchen
Puppy hiccups
Shipping Etsy orders
Writing blog posts
Delicious fish dinner
The Man of the House coming home early
Cute buttons
Cuddling on the couch
Rocky's fried chicken
Going for a drive
Taking a nap
Playing games with the Female Offspring and family
Sunday morning
Margaritas
Chips and queso

A Spirit of Gratitude: May 31

I Am Thankful For:

A perfect weather day

Fruit pops

Hearing a mockingbird

Making a decision

Start of a 3 day weekend

When a song I haven't heard in a long, looong time comes on the radio

Meeting my health goals for the whole week

The Indigo Bunting at the bird feeder

Lemon pound cake

The smell of meet cooking on the grill

All the little cousins playing together

The breeze just before the rain starts

Rain all day

Having my guys home for an extra day

Disney planning

We didn't flood

Orange seltzer water when I'm craving a soda

Squirrel on the porch

What are YOU thankful for this week?

A Spirit of Gratitude: November 2

I Am Thankful For:

A lazy rainy Saturday

The first cold and blustery day of the season

The first snowflakes

Lunch with my dad

The Male Offspring making dinner

Another birthday

Birthday wishes

A sushi lunch with the Female Offspring and her sweetie

The Man of the House bringing home dinner so I don't have to cook on my birthday

Cheesecake 

All my awesome presents

Leftovers for lunch

Twin spiders

A Spirit of Gratitude: April 2017

You could have knocked me over with a feather when I looked at the calendar and suddenly realized that next week is May.  April completely got away from me.  I went to visit my sister's family in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, then it was Easter and I kept thinking there was another week or two in April.  But... no.  I need to slow down a bit and take some time to appreciate May!

I Am Thankful For:

My beautiful new pen made by the Man of the House

Road trip with my dad

Visiting the Fort Worth Stockyards

Celebrating my sister's birthday with her for the first time in years

Botanical gardens

The Male Offspring calling me almost every day while I was away
Coming home
A husband who makes me laugh
A quiet Easter Sunday
Rainy days full of crochet

Plenty of coffee
The grandkid registering for kindergarten

30 Days of Gratitude & Thanksgiving: November 16

Today I Am Thankful For:
Playing pretend with the grandkid that he is an elephant
Cardinals at the birdfeeder
Keeping dinner simple
The cat playing like a kitten

30 Days of Gratitude & Thanksgiving: November 5

Today I Am Thankful For:
Waking up early
Enjoying the pre-dawn quiet with a cup of coffee and my Bible
Lunch with the Man of the House
New ankle boots
The grandkid "making Cpa feel better"

(Little C is the one who is sick, but is petting his C-pa's head to make him feel better)

A Spirit of Gratitude: October 20

I can't believe I have gotten this deep into October without writing a single gratitude journal post!  Yikes!  I could blame it on the month being very busy, in a good way - which is one more thing to be grateful for!

I Am Thankful For:

The Man of the House's birthday

Soup in the crockpot

Going to a Styx concert with my sweetie

Beautiful Autumn weather

Listening to the male offspring play guitar

The silliness of the grand baby

Late night crocheting

A Spirit of Gratitude: July 21

I Am Thankful For: 

The female offspring's birthday
Eclair cake

Time to plan for the week ahead
Potential opportunities
Laughter
Veggies from the garden
Rainbows
Stress relief
The male offspring putting his nephew down for a nap
Walks at the park
Beautiful sunsets

A Spirit of Gratitude: May 5

I AM THANKFUL FOR:

Grandbaby playing outside with the dog

the NFL draft

Playing cards with the grand baby

Nutella crepes made by the female offspring

Sitting in the Man of the House's lap

the male offspring making dinner

Enjoying a glass of wine with the Man of the House

Rainy evening

New asthma medicine

Finishing a project

Blackberry winter

A decent night's sleep

A Spirit of Gratitude: April 14

It has been a while since I have done a gratitude post.  I think that's a regular feature that needs to make a comeback - don't you?

I AM THANKFUL FOR:

Sunshiney mornings

Quiet time

Bright blue dragonfly flying around the yard

An afternoon outside

The grand baby dancing

Little crocheted baby shoes

Ice cream

A cup of hot tea when your throat feels scratchy

Lunch with my dad

Celebratory dinner

The Man of the House and the Male Offspring laughing in the next room

Yummy garlic bread

Weekly planning

Completing everything on the To Do list

Healthy and delicious lunch

Help with making dinner

April showers

Open windows

A positive attitude

Play doh

Legos

Leftovers

The sunrise this morning

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Days 6, 7 and 8: The November Gratitude Challenge

This Weekend I Was Thankful For:

Homemade pizza night

Rainy Saturday's

Looking for tile

Dunkin Donuts

Babysitting the Grandbaby

The male offspring working around the house

The female offspring taking pictures for me

Having the moms over for dinner

The Man of the House making pulled pork

The Panthers go to 8-0!

A chance to get some things off my chest

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Day Three of the November Gratitude Challenge

Today I Am Giving Thanks For:

A wonderful husband

Two crazy offspring sending me texts to make me laugh

The grandbaby at play

A silly dog
Quiet mornings

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November Gratitude Challenge

It's November!  And here in the US, that means one thing!  Ok, really it means many things... but the BIG thing is Thanksgiving.  That one day each year when we gather with family and friends and give thanks for all our many blessings.

But why should we only give thanks one day in November??  Gratitude should be a regular, on going process!  Daily.  Every minute.  Every heartbeat.

In that spirit, let's make November a month of gratitude and thankfulness.   Take a moment each day to ponder your blessings and give thanks.  Each day create a list of at least three things for which you can give thanks.

Are you in?

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